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February 24 (plasteurope) -- Sales
of plastics machinery made in Germany fell by 30% in 2009 to a production value
of EUR 5.6 bn, according to an estimate by the plastics and rubber committee KuG
in the machinery manufacturers association VDMA. Nevertheless, the setback
against 2008 was less severe than feared last summer. On the basis of business
development up to April 2009, the association last July predicted a sales slump
of 40%.
Sales of plastics machinery to German customers were down 35%, foreign sales
down by 28%, with sales to companies in the euro zone showing a somewhat steeper
fall.
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