Date of publication: April 2012

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The global economic crisis had a manifest effect on Europe’s building activity. While that effect was negative throughout Europe, there were pronounced differences in the way the...

Date of Publiction: 2012

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AMI's detailed survey of PP markets has been updated.  This revised study provides a bottom-up analysis of the market, using an extensive interview programme with hundreds of PP processors across the EU to...

Date of publication: 2012

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Fossil fuels are not an infinite source of energy. Demand for renewable energy sources intensifies as these resources deplete and the manufacture of solar cells and photovoltaic arrays is a focus for intense...

Date of publication: January 2013

The ambient long-life food sector development is challenged with its market positioning and consumer concerns about quality in comparison with the chilled and/or frozen variants. Canned meals are perceived as inferior quality, less fresh...

Date of publicatioin: November 2012

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This is the fifth edition of the well established Polymer Distribution Report. The report is an essential tool for polymer producers and distributors to make important strategic decisions regarding...

This AMI best seller is the most comprehensive and best value market research report you will find on the European plastics industry, with key data on polymer supply and demand.

Based on AMI’s ongoing consultancy work in the plastics industry as well AMI’s own unique databases...

This report identifies the 50 largest polyethylene film extruding groups in Europe. A detailed profile is given for the leading companies such as British Polythene Industries, RKW, Grupo Armando Alvarez S.A. and Britton Group. The report covers the leading manufacturers of carrier bags, heavy...

Date of Publication: 2006

Overview:  The industrial pipe market offers a huge range of challenges and opportunities, the extent of which are largely unappreciated by the vast majority of pipe producers. This new report from AMI will screen,...

The production of thermoplastics pipe systems in Europe accounts for a significant volume of polymers, nearly 3 million tonnes in 2011. This AMI guide gives you specialised market information and a comprehensive list of 493 plants manufacturing thermoplastics pipes in Western and Central Europe....

This report identifies the 50 largest plastics packaging groups in Europe. A detailed profile is given for the leading companies such as Amcor, Alpla Werke and Mondi. The report covers the leading manufacturers of both rigid and flexible packaging in consumer, industrial, retail, medical and food...

Date of publication: 2010

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The study updates AMI’s original research from 2006 and extends the coverage to cover the EU27. AMI’s analysis shows considerable structural change over the past five years, with a new breed of...

Date of publication: 2010

Overview: This report updates AMI’s comprehensive analysis of the European injection moulding industry from 2006 and provides a detailed assessment of the current status of the injection moulding industry in Europe, the...

The blow moulding industry might be complex to analyse, this report will give you a good understanding of the manufacturing operations of about 1600 blow moulders in Europe.

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

The injection moulding industry in the United Kingdom has recently gone through some very challenging times; the structure of the industry is very different from what it was 4 years ago. A number of companies have disappeared or been amalgamated to larger groups while some emerged in some niche...

This publication identifies about 1050 injection moulders in France. For each site it provides the following information:

• Company location, full address, tel and fax numbers, E-mail and websites
• Type of moulding: Custom moulder/in-house/Proprietary...

Date of publication: September 2011

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Growth in caps and closure demand has slowed down in Europe since 2007, following the underperformance of end application categories. The recession negatively affected consumers purchasing...

Date of publication: November 2008

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The European market for hot and cold water systems represents an exciting opportunity for suppliers of plastic materials, plastic pipes, fittings and accessories. The size and attractiveness of that...

Date of publication: 2012

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The study is a detailed review of demand trends within this growing segment of the European labels market.  

The importance of the label within the consumer product marketing mix is fuelling...

Date of publication: 2011

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According to AMI Consulting's 2011 research, growth in the European wood plastic composites market has been averaging 25% a year despite tough economic conditions. Based on extensive primary research conducted...

Date of publication: January 2013

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Over the past twenty years, the market for unitising, covering and protecting palletised loads has undergone significant changes.  As a result of the strong competition among the different film types...

Date of publication: April 2012

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This study reports on the European market for polymeric single ply roofing membranes and competing products.

The report quantifies in detail the use of single ply...

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

This report gives an overview of the latest market developments in the polyethylene film...

If you are active in the polyethylene film industry and you want to know more about the industry in the United Kingdom, an up-to-date and reliable list of all the players in this industry is essential. For 130 polyethylene film extrusion sites in United Kingdom the following...

Date of publication: 2007

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This is an update of AMI’s report on the transit packaging market from 2003, extending the scope from Western Europe to the EU 25. Transit packaging has been growing rapidly in recent years, but with rising...

Date of publication: 2008

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PVC compounding represents a very distinct sector of the thermoplastics compounding industry in Europe. All PVC has to be compounded to make it usable and unlike most other major thermoplastics, compounding is...

Date of publication: 2011

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The 2011 edition of AMI’s “European Market for Pressure Pipes” builds on the company’s unmatched expertise in the research and analysis of plastic pipes markets. As usual, the new...

Date of publication: August 2010

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Analysing in detail the PP compound market, this report looks at the extent to which growth in the market has been driven by penetration gains or by increasing use in downstream applications. The...

Date of publication: May 2007

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This new study looks in detail at the market for polyamide resins and compounds in Europe. It builds a bottom-up analysis of the market and significantly expands and updates AMI’s previous work in the...

Date of publication: New edition due early 2013

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This detailed survey updates AMI’s comprehensive polyethylene survey from 2010 and continues AMI’s ongoing research of more than 25 years into the status, trends and growth...

Date of publication: January 2010

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Updating AMI’s highly successful 2008 report, this new bottom up survey based on primary research conducted in 2009, provides a detailed analysis for all the main polymer materials (PVC,...

Published: June 2012

The confectionery market is one of the most valuable and largest segments in the flexible packaging market in Europe. It is also one of the most dynamic with a wide variety of substrates used in a wide and ever changing number of formats. ...

Publication date: April 2012

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The market for industrial sacks in Europe continues to undergo significant changes and developments, which offer opportunities to suppliers of these products.

Heavy duty sacks, made of both...

Date of publication: March 2012

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AMI Consulting has published a new report on the European market for thin wall packaging. The study is an authoritative review of the segment; a reviewed and extended edition of the report published in...

Date of publication: January 2012

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This report is part of AMI’s ongoing global research into masterbatch markets and updates its report on Europe from 2006. Constant change is one of the enduring features of the...

This publication helps you understand one of the most complicated sectors of the plastics industry and enables you to identify actual producers of compounds and masterbatches in Western and Central Europe. It includes useful market statistics of production volumes by country and type of compounds...

Date of publication: April 2004

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This new report is a unique bottom-up analysis of the thermoplastic elastomer (TPE) market. TPEs have been displaying strong growth with technological developments creating a proliferation of new and...

This report details the 50 leading producers of thermoplastic masterbatches in Europe. Major groups such as Schulman, Ampacet and Clariant are profiled along with the leading independent companies such as Hubron, Plastika Kritis and Gabriel-Chemie. The report covers producers of all types, i.e....

Date of publication: 2003

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The market for engineering thermoplastic compounds in Western Europe is a 1.1 million tonnes business involving over 150 sites. Real cost reduction, together with product advances and application development...

Date of publication: 2004

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This is a detailed study of the West European market for large blow mouldings used in industrial packaging applications, i.e. plastic containers with capacities over 60 litres. The products covered include...

Date of publication: 2008

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Complementing AMI’s existing report on the single ply flat roofing market, this new survey looks at the future potential for thermoplastics and synthetic rubbers in geomembrane applications. Synthetic...

The converted flexible packaging industry represents one of the most complex and dynamic sectors of the European packaging industry. Understanding the structure and size of its leading players and the implication of recent corporate changes is vital for anyone involved in this...

This publication identifies over 340 injection moulders in Belgium, Luxembourg and the Netherlands. For each site it provides the following information:

• Company location, full address, tel and fax numbers, E-mail and websites
• Type of moulding: Custom...

This database provides information on 95 injection moulding sites in Ireland, it includes the following information for each site:

• Company location, full address, tel and fax numbers, E-mail and websites
• Type of moulding: Custom moulder/in-house/Proprietary...

Bottles and blow moulded containers might be produced by different type of process or by a succession of processes which might be complex to analyse. 

This database makes it easy for you to understand which companies operate which process for their production of blow moulded...

This publication lists 235 injection moulders in Switzerland. For each injection moulding site, the following information is provided:

• Company location, full address, tel and fax numbers, E-mail and websites
• Type of moulding: Custom moulder/in-house/Proprietary...

Germany is without doubt, the powerhouse of the European plastics injection moulding industry.  A good knowledge of its players is essential if you are involved in this industry whether you are a supplier or a moulder.    You will find all the data you need in this AMI...

This publication includes detailed information on 1150 injection moulders in Spain and Portugal, with over 200 new companies compared to the previous edition.

Each company has been directly contacted and all details have been verified. For each country and each site it...

This report identifies the 50 largest blow moulding groups in Europe. A detailed profile is given for major packaging groups such as Alpla Werke, Nampak and Logoplaste as well as some of the leading fuel tank producers (e.g. Inergy Automotive Systems) and drum manufacturers (e.g. Mauser Group)....

This publication identifies about 470 injection moulders in Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden. For each site it provides the following information:

• Company location, full address, tel and fax numbers, E-mail and websites
• Type of moulding: Custom...

This publication identifies more than 1300 injection moulders in Italy. For each site it provides the following information:

• Company location, full address, tel and fax numbers, E-mail and websites
• Type of moulding: Custom moulder/in-house/Proprietary...

This publication identifies over 185 injection moulders in Austria. For each injection moulding site, the following information is provided:

• Company location, full address, tel and fax numbers, E-mail and websites
• Type of moulding: Custom moulder/in-house/Proprietary...

This report analyses the background, development and strategy for 50 of the largest plastic pipe extruders in Europe. A detailed profile is given for the leading companies, the largest being Wavin and Pipelife. Both major PVC and polyolefin pipe extruders are included . For each group or company...

Cables continue to be at the forefront of technical innovation in the plastics sector.  Renewable energy, particularly cabling for Wind Farm, Photovoltaic and Off-shore applications, is rapidly becoming an important market for cable extruders in Europe.

This 2012...

The profile extrusion industry in Europe uses just over 1.85 million tonnes of resin and is characterised by over 900 manufacturing operations, a large part of them serving the building industry.

A report from AMI gives you key data on the players in this market.

For each site...

Date of publication: 2011

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This report aims, for the first time, to fully quantify and analyse the European agricultural film market to allow subscribers to identify those opportunities and better understand the trends.

The key...

This report analyses the background, development and strategy for 50 of the largest PVC building profile extruders in Europe. A detailed profile is given for the leading companies such as HT Troplast, Veka and Deceuninck. For each group or company the following information is...

This new AMI report gives you key data on over 670 manufacturing sites extruding plastics tube and hoses

For each site this publication gives the following details:

• Addresses and numbers of all operations
• One management contact
• Full range of polymers...

This report analyses the background, development and strategy for 50 of the largest thermoplastic sheet and rigid film producers in Europe. A detailed profile is given for the leading companies such as Klöckner Pentaplast, Paccor International and Groupe Guillin as well as major packaging...

This publication is the most comprehensive market data on thermoplastics sheet extrusion industry in Europe. It includes some useful market statistics on production volumes by country and polymer type as well as the profiles of over 700 sheet extrusion sites in Western and Central Europe. For...

This unique publication gives you a market overview of the plastics recycling industry in Europe. The report provides a comprehensive listing of more than 1050 plastics mechanical recycling sites in Western and Central Europe, showing the type of waste they recycle and the reprocessed products...

This report identifies the 50 largest PVC compounding groups in Europe. A detailed profile is given for major groups such as Ineos, Arkema and Solvay . Both resin producers (e.g. Tessenderlo) and non-integrated compounders (e.g. Begra, Polymer Chemie) are covered. For each group or company...

This publication identifies the 50 largest technical compounding groups in Europe. A detailed profile of each group is given for major technical compounders including Ravago, Schulman and PolyOne, as well as individual independent technical compounders in all the main technical compounding...

This publication profiles the leading TPE compounders in Europe. The major producers for all the main product families, i.e. SBS, SEBS, COPE, COPA, TPU, TPV, PVC and olefinic are identified. For each company the following information is given:

• Corporate details: Head office...

This review of more than 330 rotational moulding sites in Europe gives a complete picture of this interesting sector of the thermoplastics industry which manufactures a wide range of products. For each production site information is given on:

• Full address and...

AMI’s market report on plastics packaging brings together the knowledge and expertise of AMI’s consulting, publishing and conference activities to give users a concise overview of the use of thermoplastics in packaging applications. Drawing on recent research for both flexibles and...

This database is an essential reference document if you want to know more about the location and production of thermoplastics processors in Greece.

AMI has undertaken detailed research in this area and has produced a directory listing more than 170 plastics processors in...

Date of publication: 2008

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The UK has the one of the highest levels of penetration of plastic packaging for milk of any large European country. This high level of penetration and the British propensity to consume fresh milk have combined...