A new dataset from AMI Consulting shows the challenges facing the European plastics industry in 2022 and through to 2027. It covers all of Europe including Russia and former CIS countries. GDP forecasts for 2022 still look quite healthy. The IMF in its October update forecast 2.6% ...

The shipments of primary plastics machinery (injection molding and extrusion) in North America slowed in the third quarter according to the statistics compiled and reported by the Plastics Industry Association’s (PLASTICS) Committee on Equipment Statistics (CES).

Order intake grew in the first three quarters by 44.1% to €4,599.7 million. At €3,449.0 million, the order backlog as of 30 September 2022 was almost twice as large as a year earlier. Krones recorded stable growth under difficult conditions in the first nine months of 2022. ...

Gerd Liebig, CEO of Sumitomo (SHI) Demag, concludes that K 2022 was overall a ...

Due to the continued very strong demand for Krones products and services, as well as good management of supply chain shortages, the company expects to maintain good production capacity utilisation in the fourth quarter of 2022. Based on current planning, Krones is therefore raising ...

Several European Plastics Converters are at risk due to the high Energy prices. ​ Converters like many other energy-intensive industries, are shocked by the dramatic increase in electricity and gas prices. Although some companies have so far been able to avoid a cost increase due to ...

An international team headed by the Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR), the ...

Very strong demand for Krones products and services. Order intake up by 52.0% in first half year to €3,106.4 million. At €3,014.6 million, the order backlog as of 30 June 2022 was almost twice as high as in the previous year. Revenue growth accelerated in the second quarter ...

At the K-Preview press conference, Gerd Liebig, CEO of Sumitomo (SHI) Demag, hailed the 2021 financial year as the Group’s most successful to-date.

The parent company’s Members’ Assembly approves the consolidated financial statement ...