After struggling for a few years to exit recession, the French industrial sector should see a rebound in 2015.    The plastics processing industry should follow suit providing the polymer shortage does not last and affect the productivity of...

The injection moulding industry in France continues to face some challenges largely as a result of the global economic crisis which has forced many companies to rationalise, close or move their injection moulding activities outside Europe. 

Since the last edition of this report,...

If you are looking for up-to-date figures on polymer capacity and demand in Europe, this report is a must for you. 

This 2015 report will tell you how the European polymer industry is performing and what it will mean for your business. The European polymer...

The cable industry continue to be at the forefront of technical innovation in the plastics sector.  The market for cables remains strong but has experienced a high level of restructuring, with a number of plants moving East.

AMI has been monitoring all the changes in the...

The blow moulding industry might be complex to analyse, this report will give you a good understanding of the manufacturing operations of about 1550 blow moulders in Europe.

This publication gives a complete picture of the activities of blow moulders in Europe: from PET bottle...

Rotational moulding is not a widely used process but it offers a cost effective method of manufacturing short runs of complex and large items.

This directory is a review of 341 rotational moulding sites in Europe gives a complete picture of this interesting sector of the...

This directory is the most comprehensive list of thermoplastics sheet extruders in Europe.  It includes the profiles of 749 sheet extrusion sites in Western and Central Europe, extruding for the food, non food packaging, industrial and construction markets. 

For each site...

The thermoplastics compounding industry is one of the most profitable sectors of the plastics industry.  This publication helps you understand who are the players in the compounding industy in Europe.  It enables you to identify actual producers of compounds and...

Despite fierce competition from outside Europe, the polyethylene film industry remains one of the largest plastics processing sector in Europe in terms of polymer consumption.     

If you want an up-to-date picture of this industry sector and find out...

This unique database lists over 465 injection moulders and sheet extruders supplying thin wall packaging to the food industry for dairy, ice-cream, yellow fat, bakery, confectionery, meat/fish, fruit/vegetables, ambient, chilled, fast food, frozen and ovenable...

The demand for innovative plastics closures is growing fast. In order to grow profitability caps and closures manufacturers have to innovate whilst increasing capacity and making sure they deliver quality products.

This AMI database will give you an insight into the industry with...

The agricultural film industry is expanding due to the increased demand for food amongst a growing global population.  European producers of agricultural film face some fierce competition from Asia and particularly China.  If you want an insight into the production of...

This AMI directory gives you an insight into the European production of plastics pipes, revealing the production details of all the extrusions sites by country.  This comprehensive list of 478 plants manufacturing thermoplastics pipes in Western and Central Europe...

The production of thermoplastics profile systems in Europe is a major industry which accounts for a significant volume of polymers with most applications being used for the building industry, primarily for production of PVC doors and windows.    

This...

This unique publication gives you a comprehensive listing of 877 mechanical plastics recyclers in Western and Central Europe.  It gives information on the type of waste recycled and the reprocessed products manufactured.

During a time when the European...

PVC demand reached 5 millions tonnes in Europe in 2016, a rise of 1.5% on 2015 with more growth in Eastern Europe where there is considerable potential for investments in infrastructure.

This AMI database lists 1891 PVC manufacturing sites in Europe and shows for each site address,...

Polyamide demand continues its steady recovery at the rate of 2% volume growth per year, following an increase in car production in recent years and a strong demand for electrical goods.   Central and Eastern Europe show the strongest growth in the automotive,...

The medical industry is a high value and niche manufacturing sector.  Tracking down suppliers to such markets can be a long and complicated job.  AMI has done the hard work for you and can provide you with a database of over 200 Tube extruders supplying this profitable...

AMI has identified 196 injection moulders in Europe producing pipe fittings and can supply you with this unique database which gives the location, contacts and production details of all these manufacturing sites.   This database shows for each...

This AMI report gives you key data on 700 manufacturing sites extruding plastics tube and hoses

For each site this database gives the following details:

• Addresses and numbers of all operations
• Up to 4 management contacts
• Parent...