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•• Corporate Corporate strategy strategies and development analysed analysed •• Up Up to to date date financials finanials • Complete listings of injection moulding operations in Europe • Complete plant listings • Details of injection moulding activities • • Rigid and usage flexible and turnover compound in Europe production • Newin Europe for this edition: Database available of all companies included CORPORATE PERFORMANCE AND OWNERSHIP AMONG TECHNICAL INJECTION MOULDERS A REVIEW OF EUROPE'S 50 LEADING PLAYERS WHAT’S INSIDE...

Injection moulding is one of the most complex and diverse sectors of the plastics processing industry. In Europe it involves many thousands Map Market data of companies using some 8.7 million tonnes of polymer a year (in Shows location of plants 2003) in an industry estimated to be worth in excess of EUR 90 billion. A complete overview of the trends and developments in the It is nearly eight years since AMI last produced a Top 50 report on cus- European technical injection tom injection moulders. The intervening time has been an especially moulding industry.The compre- challenging one for injection moulders. Strong growth in the late hensive introduction also 1990s fuelled by developments in mobile and auto- analyses the top 50 groups by turnover motive components,has been followed by a contraction in demand as economic growth in the Eurozone stalled and demand for manufac- tured goods tumbled, particularly for telectronic and electrical prod- Corporate details ucts.The injection moulding market in Europe was also hard hit by the increasing trend for the of consumer and other goods Head office address, telephone to relocate to the cheaper labour markets of Asia, along with the price and fax numbers, e-mail and pressures brought to bear by the leading OEMs. As a result there has been a significant amount of corporate change and restructuring. Ownership details In this survey we are focussing on the custom technical injection moulders supplying mainly to the automotive, telectronics, medical Name of the ultimate holding and consumer products industries. Our criteria for including a company or whether or not company was based on an assessment of the value of their injection moulding business in Europe. Unlike other processing sectors, where Background consumption of polymer is a fairly reliable indicator of a company’s importance, this is not the in technical injection moulding. A detailed review of the Moulding companies are generally focused on providing a range of company’s development to date services from tool making to decorating, assembly and finishing. in injection moulding, including Hence there is considerable variation in the added value which can be recent corporate changes and earned from the moulded product at the point of sale in comparison investments to the initial raw material cost. Analysing which are the leading com- panies or groups is also complicated by the fact that most of the major Financial results moulding groups are involved in a wide variety of manufacturing processes, not just injection moulding. Five year results with estimates of the proportion of business Companies which are using injection moulding in house to make in technical injection moulding in Europe. components for a larger finished product are not included nor are those manufacturing recognised branded or proprietary products or are ultimately owned by an OEM. NEW: Top 50 Gold Service The 50 companies selected operate over 300 injection moulding In addition to the written report, subscribers can also now access the AMI database which lies behind our research. For an additional fee you plants in Europe. They processed approximately just under 1 million can receive a detailed Access database on CD of all the plants operated tonnes of polymer in 2003 and had an estimated business in injection by these 50 groups. For each site listed you will get the moulding valued at nearly EUR 9 billion. following information:

As these leading companies grow in importance so it is increasingly • Full address, telephone/fax numbers • Contact name for that site necessary to understand their strategy and future direction. This • used at that site: PP,PA, ABS etc. report attempts to provide some of the answers by analysing the • Markets served: Automobile, Electronics, Medical, etc. background, strategy and financial performance for 50 of the largest • Services offered: Clean room, assembly, insert moulding, etc. custom technical injection moulding companies in Europe. • Number and size of with lock and shot ranges (where known)

The database has extensive search capabilities, you can select any field of information: polymers, markets, etc and export the addresses and contacts in Excel or text format for marketing purposes. Injection moulding operation across Europe operations Detailed listing of all plants operat- ed in Europe showing location (town, country) and estimated polymer usage for 2003.

Non-European operations

Indications of where in the rest of the world the company operates.

Injection moulding activities

An assessment of the moulding activities of the company including total number of machines operated, the lock range, the types of injection moulding carried out (e.g. gas assisted, 2K moulding, etc) and the tooling and post-moulding services offered.The main polymers processed are also indicated.

Other activities

An indication of the company’s other manufacturing activities.

Who should buy this report This report is of relevance to any company or individual involved • For buyers of injection moulded products it will enable you to in the injection moulding business: ascertain who are the key suppliers and the implications for sourcing products. • For injection moulders it will provide useful benchmark information to review your own business and see how you This report is also relevant to investors and business analysts compare with Europe's best. It will also be invaluable to those who follow trends and developments among European plastics contemplating expansions or a change in corporate strategy. processing companies, particularly those supplying the automotive, telectronic and medical industries. • For suppliers to the injection moulding industry it will give unrivalled marketing information on the size and structure of the industry so that you can better understand your customers. Order form Who is in the report?

Please send ______copy/copies of The top 10 companies featured in this report are: Corporate performance and ownership among Group name Head Office Location Custom technical injection moulders - A review of Europe 50 Largest players Collins & Aikman USA ❏ Report only £350 or 490 (including postage in Europe) Dynamit Nobel Germany ❑ Report + database on CD £590 825 (single user license) Ergom Materie Plastiche Italy Mecaplast France Please select currency required: Sterling ❑ or Euros ❏ MGI Coutier France Your details Möller Group Germany Peguform Germany Name: ______Plastal Sweden Omnium France Position:______Seeber Germany e-mail: ______How were companies selected? Company: ______The 50 groups profiled in this report were selected on the basis of Address:______their turnover in injection moulding in Europe only. It should be noted that we have not included companies which we deem to be ______using injection moulding in house (i.e. OEMs) or for the manufac- ______ture of proprietary or branded products.The report also does not include companies using injection moulding for the production VAT Registration No:______of packaging, which is covered in a separate report. (see below) (all companies within the EU must quote their VAT numbers) While we are confident that we have identified the main custom technical injection moulding groups we would not like to sug- Telephone No: ______Fax: ______gest that this is the definitive list of the 50 biggest. Company Activity: ______From our analysis the companies selected operate over 300 Signature: ______Date: ______injection moulding plants processing just under 1 million tonnes of polymer in 2003 and with estimated sales in injection moulding Payment details of nearly EUR 9 billion (based on 2002 data). They are believed to Please tick for desired payment option. represent 15% of the technical injection moulding sector or 11% of the total injection moulding business. ❑ Sterling cheque made payable to Applied Market Information Ltd. (Sterling cheques must be drawn on a U.K. bank) Corporate performance and ownership among ❑ Euro cheque made payable to Applied Market Information Ltd. packaging injection moulders (Cheques must be drawn on a Eurozone Bank) This sister publication provides similar detailed analysis for the 50 largest injection moulders supplying packaging goods. Leading ❑ Visa / Mastercard / Eurocard / JCB (Please note credit card payments will be processed in £ Sterling) moulders of thin wall ,PET preforms,closures,tubs,pails and are all included, including major groups such as RPC, ❑ Please invoice Bericap,Jokey and Superfos.For further information on this report (Established account customers only) please go to the website: www.amiplastics.com or call AMI on+44 117 924 9442. My card number is: AMI Consulting This report has been compiled by AMI Consulting, the consulting Name of cardholder: ______Expiry date: ______division of Applied Market Information Ltd., which is constantly Address:______monitoring and analysing trends in the global plastics markets. AMI Consulting can offer a range of business services and analysis ______to the plastics and packaging industry. For further information please see our web site: ______www.amiplastics.com or call us on +44 117 924 9442

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