GERMANY
Polymer demand of injection moulding industry at 1.9 tonnes in 2001 / Packaging in the lead
The German injection moulding sector, clearly the largest in Europe, consumed almost 1.9m tonnes of thermoplastic resins in 2001, nearly 27% of the overall consuption of 7m t. With 660,000 t, polypropylene is in the lead, followed by polyethylene with 315,000 t, polystyrene with 260,000 t, polyamide with 380,000 t, ABS/SAN with 175,000 t and polycarbonate with 89,000 t. The packaging sector with a share of 24% is the largest individual market segment for injection moulded products in Germany. Electrical / electronics used 19%, while automotive applications consumed 18% of injection moulding products.
This is the conclusion of British market research company Applied Market Information Ltd. (AMI, Bristol; www.amiplastics.com) in the recently published issue of its two-volume guide to the German injection moulding industry. In this guide, AMI lists the names of more than 2,300 injection moulding companies, roughly 300 less than in its last publication four years ago. However, the number of production facilities rose by 200. AMI sees this as a “significant volume of consolidation measures,” but does not elaborate further. Information on volume should be taken with a grain of salt, as it is difficult to obtain exact figures for industries as fragmented as injection moulding.
AMI calculates an annual growth rate of 3% in thermoplastics consumption of the German injection moulding industry during the 1990s. In 2001, each production facility had an average consumption of 800 t as opposed to 650 t in 1996. According to AMI´s estimate, more than 50% of the German injection moulding industry is made up of direct or indirect suppliers to the automotive industry.
For each of the 2,300 companies listed, the new AMI publication includes the following information: address, telephone number, fax, e-mail and internet address, managing director/ management board, processing range, industries supplied, conversion and fabrication methods, ISO certificates, part weights, number of injection moulding machines. The guides to the industry are available in two volumes, one for the north and one for the south of Germany.
Book Service: “AMI´s Guide to the Injection Moulding Industry in Germany”, 2002, 554 pages, DIN A4, in two volumes, each volume EUR 245.00 + postage/VAT; Volume 1(North Germany): PIE-No. B 45681 • Volume 2 (South Germany): PIE-No. B 45682 • Both volumes on CD-ROM EUR 1,050.00 + postage/VAT
This is the conclusion of British market research company Applied Market Information Ltd. (AMI, Bristol; www.amiplastics.com) in the recently published issue of its two-volume guide to the German injection moulding industry. In this guide, AMI lists the names of more than 2,300 injection moulding companies, roughly 300 less than in its last publication four years ago. However, the number of production facilities rose by 200. AMI sees this as a “significant volume of consolidation measures,” but does not elaborate further. Information on volume should be taken with a grain of salt, as it is difficult to obtain exact figures for industries as fragmented as injection moulding.
AMI calculates an annual growth rate of 3% in thermoplastics consumption of the German injection moulding industry during the 1990s. In 2001, each production facility had an average consumption of 800 t as opposed to 650 t in 1996. According to AMI´s estimate, more than 50% of the German injection moulding industry is made up of direct or indirect suppliers to the automotive industry.
For each of the 2,300 companies listed, the new AMI publication includes the following information: address, telephone number, fax, e-mail and internet address, managing director/ management board, processing range, industries supplied, conversion and fabrication methods, ISO certificates, part weights, number of injection moulding machines. The guides to the industry are available in two volumes, one for the north and one for the south of Germany.
Book Service: “AMI´s Guide to the Injection Moulding Industry in Germany”, 2002, 554 pages, DIN A4, in two volumes, each volume EUR 245.00 + postage/VAT; Volume 1(North Germany): PIE-No. B 45681 • Volume 2 (South Germany): PIE-No. B 45682 • Both volumes on CD-ROM EUR 1,050.00 + postage/VAT
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13.06.2002 Plasteurope.com [15984]
Published on 13.06.2002