At the beginning of the year, the German plastics and rubber machinery industry – like almost all sectors of the economy – was hit hard by the effects of the Corona pandemic. However, the downward trend in sales and incoming orders already flattened out in mid-2020, and incoming orders even rose again from September onwards. Cumulatively, from January to October 2020 they are only 3% below the incoming orders in the same period of 2019.
“The September and October months contributed significantly to this,” reported Ulrich Reifenhäuser, Chairman of the Plastics and Rubber Machinery Association within the VDMA. “In September 2020, we had 13% more incoming orders compared to the same month of the previous year, and in October 2020, there were even twice as many orders on the books as a year ago.”
“This means the German plastics and rubber machinery industry is about to turn the corner,” added Thorsten Kühmann, Managing Director of the VDMA trade association. “It gives us confidence to see that companies have adapted to the challenges better and better over the course of the pandemic. Business is up and running again.”
This is also supported by the development in foreign trade. Until May 2020, monthly exports of plastics and rubber machinery from Germany were always significantly lower than in the corresponding month of the previous year. From June onwards, there was a catch-up effect, and in September 2020 exports were for the first time higher again compared to the same month of the previous year.
The positive trend allows both the VDMA and machinery manufacturers to look ahead more optimistically again. In terms of sales, however, the plastics and rubber machinery sector will end up with a minus between 10 to 15% this year, as the sales development is still lagging far behind.
According to the latest figures, revenue from January to October 2020 is 14 percent lower than in the same period last year. For next year, however, the association is already expecting sales to increase by 5%, and its forecast for 2022 is even 10% plus.
“This means in 2023 the German plastics and rubber machinery sector will very likely return to its pre-crisis level of 2019,” stated Kühmann.
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