It is reported, America Cleveland research firm FreedoniaInc. expects, now to 2017, global demand for plastics processing machinery of annual growth will reach 6.9%, with sales of $37100000000.
It is understood, due to the increase in fixed asset expenditures and plastic goods production growth, global demand for plastic processing machinery is increased, but also further promote the sales of climate change for the better, the packaging market will still be the biggest market of plastic processing machinery, by 2017 will account for more than 1/3 of total sales. Terminal market ranked second, three place is the consumer goods and construction.
According to Freedonia, injection molding equipment will remain the most important processing machinery of machine type, will account for nearly 2/5 of sales in 2017, thanks to the injection molding machines are widely used in many fields.
The company expects, 3D plastic printer needs to grow faster than any other plastic processing equipment, although its current market share is relatively low. The growth rate ranked second will be extrusion machinery sales, which was driven by the global construction activity increased.
China has become the world's largest equipment market, accounted for all equipment sales to 29% in 2012, to 2017 will continue to maintain a leading position. But India will become one of the fastest developing country market, annual growth rate will reach 12%.
From a regional perspective, central and South America sales growth rate will be the fastest, followed by Africa middle east. By 2017, the Asia Pacific region machinery production in the plastic processing machinery shipments growth rate will be the fastest, which led to Chinese, Asia Pacific region will account for 59% of total output.