German output hits new record / Annual growth rates of up to 3.5% by 2010 are forecast

摘要

Plastics production in Germany grew 3% to a record 18m t in 2005,and the industry association PlasticsEurope Deutsch-land (Frankfurt;www.plasticseurope.org)is forecasting another rise of 2.5-3% for 2006.At the annual press conference in Frankfurt,association president Gunter Hilken - who heads the Bayer MaterialScience polycarbonates business -pointed to a strong first quarter,in which engineering resins stood out.