Sector Portrait of the Branch

On the world market the German manufacturers rank among the most important suppliers of plastics and rubber machinery with a share of approximately 25%.

International export of plastics and rubber machinery 2009

The global export of plastics and rubber machinery amounts to 11 bn EURO. Among the top-5-suppliers, Germany with the highest share of 24.4% is followed by Italy (11.2%), Japan (10.7%), China (9.0%) and USA (7.5%). These data refer to core machinery.

GERMAN PLASTICS and RUBBER MACHINERY

Facts and figures 2009

Production value (3.8 bn EURO):

Plastics and rubber machinery industry: 3,806 mill. EURO
Moulds and dies: 1,808 mill. EURO
Auxiliary, peripheral equipment: 540 mill. EURO
Flexographic printing machinery for plastics films: 145 mill. EURO

Details on the plastics and rubber machinery industry:

Number of companies: approx. 200
Number of employees: approx. 31,500
Proportion of export: approx. 69%
Share of the world market: approx. 25%

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