Thorsten Kühmann

The general assembly of Euromap (the European association for plastics and rubber machinery manufacturers) which took place on June 23, 2022, in Cologne (Germany), re-elected Luciano Anceschi to the post of President for the 2022-2025 term. Vice-President Michael Baumeister...

Order intake in the German plastics and rubber machinery industry in the first quarter of 2022 fell significantly compared to the same period last year (-27%). In the same period, turnover grew by only 3% compared to the previous-year period. On the one hand, this was down to a base effect, as the first quarter of last year was...

German manufacturers of plastics and rubber machinery can look back positively on 2020: a year marked by the coronavirus, and despite the exceptional overall situation. "After a difficult start, which was characterised by major challenges including a lockdown, incoming orders showed a rapid increase from the summer onwards", Ulrich Reifenhäuser...

According to a current survey, the member companies of VDMA Plastics and Rubber Machinery expect the order situation and turnover volumes to show positive developments for this year. "In the second half of 2020, the demand for plastics and rubber machinery has clearly...