EU MOULDERS GET A BOUNCE FROM BILATERAL TRADE AGREEMENTS
March 1st, 2012
BY MJ DESCHAMPS
BILATERAL trade agreements between European Union (EU) and emerging economies have helped cushion EU plastics moulders and machinery suppliers as more important domestic markets have weakened in recession and the Eurozone crisis.
It is a two-way street: lower priced machinery from China and India has made inroads into EU markets for applications requiring less technologically sophisticated kit.
But with emerging economies expected to maintain growth, recent news flow has shown ambitious European companies focusing on how to exploit opportunities ...
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