Directives 2005/32/EC and 2009/125/EC refer to energy saving design of machinery and auxiliary equipment that use electric energy, which include plastics and rubber processing machines. Euromap Member Trade Associations, including Assocomaplast, have commissioned Urbanek Innovation Consulting to carry out a study to collect and process reliable data about the European machinery fleet. Plastics and rubber processors who use injection moulding machines, extruders, blow moulding machines, or thermoforming machines are asked to help assure the success of the initiative by taking a few minutes to fill out the online questionnaire at

http://survey.2ask.de/e0af5891219a15ec/survey.html