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Plastics News, April, 2007
Sales flat for Italian machinery makers MILAN, ITALY - Italian production of plastics and rubber machinery was flat in 2006, at 3.7 billion euros ($4.7 billion), the same level as 2005, according to estimated year-end results from the Assocomaplast trade association. Exports edged up slightly, from 2.14 billion euros in 2005 to 2.15 billion euros in 2006.
The overall domestic market was 2.15 billion euros in 2006, up 2 percent from the 2005 figure of 2.1 billion euros. Italy is the second-largest country for plastics and rubber machinery production and exports, behind Germany, according to Milan-based Assocomaplast, the Italian plastics and rubber processing machinery and mold manufacturers' association. Growth is forecast for RFID technology...
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