World Plastics Processing Machinery

Industry forecasts for 2012 & 2017

Publication Date	October 2008
Publisher	Freedonia Group
Product Type	Report
Pages	418
ISBN Number	not applicable
Product Code	FED00228

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Summary

Global demand to climb 4.7% annually through 2012 Global demand for plastics processing machinery is forecast to climb 4.7 percent annually through 2012 to $24.9 billion.

Product sales will be spurred by ongoing economic growth and rising personal income levels, resulting in increased plastics product consumption, processing activity and associated equipment demand. Market advances will be constrained to some extent by a moderation in fixed investment spending following a period of healthy gains, as well as by competition from used and rebuilt machinery. However, the large increases that have been recorded in energy and resin prices in recent years will provide some offsetting support, leading to the replacement of older plastics processing equipment by new machinery that is more productive and energy efficient.

Product sales in developing areas to outpace demand in developed markets Product sales in developing parts of Asia, Eastern Europe, the Africa/Mideast region and Latin America will outpace demand in the US, Western Europe and Japan through 2012. Advances will be stimulated by healthy economic growth, ongoing industrialization efforts and rising per capita income in developing areas. China will post the largest gains of any national market in value terms.

Plastics processing equipment demand in the country will rise by over $1.6 billion from 2007 to 2012, when China will account for close to one-fourth of the global market total. Two of the other three BRIC nations -- India and Russia -- will also record strong advances, while machinery sales growth in Brazil will be more subdued, due in part to the doubledigit annual increases in demand that have been registered in recent years.

Gains are expected to be healthy as well in lower-volume markets such as the Czech Republic, Iran, Malaysia, Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Vietnam.

Plastics processing equipment demand in developed parts of the world will expand as well, although growth will be much less robust than in developing countries.

Product sales will be driven by generally favorable economic conditions and further increases in plastics processing activity in developed areas, bolstering demand for plastics processing machinery as fixed investment activity climbs.

Extrusion equipment to post strongest gains Extrusion equipment will post the strongest gains of any major product type through 2012, benefitting from growth in global construction spending, which will fuel demand for extruded goods like pipe and siding, as well as by further advances in extrusion technology, resulting in increased sales of higher priced, more productive machinery. Demand for other miscellaneous equipment will also rise at an above-average rate, led by products like rapid prototyping and manufacturing, reaction injection molding and rotomolding machines, which do not require the use of molds and can replace injection molding in some low-volume applications.

However, injection molding equipment will continue to account for almost two-fifths of the 2012 plastics processing machinery market total, benefitting from the greater accuracy, energy efficiency, flexibility and output of newer generations of equipment.

Study coverage This new Freedonia industry study, World Plastics Processing Machinery, is priced at $5600. It presents historical demand data (1997, 2002, 2007) plus forecasts for 2012 and 2017 by product, application, world region and for 30 major countries.

The study also considers market environment factors, evaluates company market share and profiles industry competitors.

Content

Introduction
Executive Summary
Market Environment
General
World Population Outlook
World Economic Overview
Recent Economic Performance
World Economic Outlook
World Gross Fixed Investment Outlook
World Plastics Industry Overview
Pricing Patterns
Technology Trends
Rebuilt & Remanufactured Machinery
Legal & Regulatory Environment
WORLD SUPPLY & DEMAND
- General
- Regional Overview
- Demand
- Production
- International Trade
- Demand by Product
- Injection Molding Machinery
- Extrusion Machinery
- Blow Molding Machinery
- Thermoforming & Other Machinery
- Thermoforming Machinery
- Other Machinery
- Plastics Machinery Aftermarket Parts
- Demand by Primary Application
- Packaging
- Consumer/Institutional Products
- Construction
- Other
NORTH AMERICA
- General
- Supply & Demand
- Outlook & Suppliers
- United States
- Canada
- Mexico
WESTERN EUROPE
- General
- Supply & Demand
- Outlook & Suppliers
- Germany
- Italy
- France
- Spain
- United Kingdom
- Belgium
- Austria
- Other Western Europe
- Switzerland
- Netherlands
- All Other
ASIA/PACIFIC
- General
- Supply & Demand
- Outlook & Suppliers
- China
- Japan
- India
- South Korea
- Thailand
- Malaysia
- Taiwan
- Vietnam
- Other Asia/Pacific
- Indonesia
- Australia
- All Other
OTHER REGIONS
- Latin America
- Brazil
- Other Latin America
- Eastern Europe
- Russia
- Poland
- Czech Republic
- Other Eastern Europe
- Africa/Mideast
- Turkey
- Iran
- Other Africa/Mideast
- Saudi Arabia
- South Africa
- All Other
INDUSTRY STRUCTURE
- General
- Industry Composition
- Market Share
- Product Development & Manufacturing
- Marketing & Distribution
- Cooperative Agreements
- Financial Requirements
- Mergers & Acquisitions
- Company Profiles
List of Tables & Charts
Executive Summary
- 1 Summary Table
- Market Environment
- 1 World Population by Region
- 2 World Gross Domestic Product by Region
- 3 World Gross Fixed Investment by Region
- 4 World Plastics Demand by Region
  - Cht World Plastics Demand by Region, 2007
  - Cht World Plastics Processing Machinery
- Price Index
WORLD SUPPLY & DEMAND
- 1 World Plastics Processing Machinery Demand by Region
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- Demand by Region, 2007
- Cht Additional Plastics Processing Machinery
- Demand - 2012 vs. 2007
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- Projected 2007-2012 Annual Rate of Growth
- 2 World Plastics Processing Machinery
- Shipments by Region
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- Shipments by Region, 2007
- 3 World Plastics Processing Machinery
- Net Exports by Region
- 4 World Plastics Processing Machinery
- Demand by Product
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- Demand by Product, 2007
- 5 World Injection Molding Machinery
- Demand by Region
- 6 World Extrusion Machinery Demand by Region
- 7 World Blow Molding Machinery
- Demand by Region
- 8 World Thermoforming & Other Machinery
- Demand by Product and Region
- 9 World Plastics Processing Machinery
- Aftermarket Parts Demand by Region
- 10 World Plastics Processing Machinery
- Demand by Primary Application
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- Demand by Primary Application, 2007
- 11 World Plastics Processing Machinery Demand
- by Region: Primary Application - Packaging
- 12 World Plastics Processing Machinery Demand
- by Region: Primary Application -
- Consumer/Institutional Products
- 13 World Plastics Processing Machinery Demand
- by Region: Primary Application - Construction
- 14 World Plastics Processing Machinery Demand
- by Region: Primary Application - Other
- * Tables for each region & country provide historical data (1997, 2002, 2007) plus forecasts (2012, 2017) for the following:
- Plastics Processing Machinery
- Supply & Demand
- Plastics Processing Machinery
- Demand by Product & Primary Application
- Plastics Processing Machinery
- Demand by Country, 2007 (chart)plus macroeconomic indicators
INDUSTRY STRUCTURE
- 1 Plastics Processing Machinery Sales for Selected Manufacturers, 2007
- Cht World Plastics Processing Machinery Market Share by Company, 2007
- 2 Selected Cooperative Agreements
- 3 Selected Acquisitions & Divestitures
COMPANY PROFILES
- Profiles global industry competitors such as ARBURG, Engel, Haitian International, Husky, Japan Steel Works, KraussMaffei and Sumitomo