Polymer consumption surpasses 37m 11 Large potential in central and eastern Europe / Output totals also rise/No end in sight to the consolidation trend among manufacturers /AMI study

摘要

The European plastics industry has the new EU member states to thank in particular for the fact that its growth rates in recent years have been comparatively respectable.While consumption in traditional plastics producing companies such as Germany,Italy,France,UK and Benelux grew barely more than 2% in 2004,Poland and Hungary,for example,advanced far more dynamically at over 7% a year.The growth rates are not surprising,but there is much more information in the latest edition of what may well constitute the "standard" in plastics market reporting,the "European Plastics Industry Report" published by market research institute,Applied Market Information Ltd(AMI,Bristol / UK;www.amiplastics.com).The 8th edition,now available,contains comprehensive data for 2003 and 2004 and estimates for 2005,broke down by market and industry segment.