Germany claimed its leadership in the plastics industry

After a certain decline in the German plastics industry, the German Plastics Industry (WVK, for its acronym in German) intends to fight to maintain and improve the status of the German plastics industry. With sales of over 84,000 million euros and a workforce of about 394,000 workers in over 3,700 companies, the plastics industry is one of the most important sectors of the German economy: it represents about 6% of total industry in the country.
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The founding members of the German Plastics Industry (WVK) are Plastics Europe Deutschland, the Association of German Plastics Converters (GKV), the Association of Machinery Manufacturers for Plastics and Rubber Industry within the German Engineering Federation (VDMA ) and BKV Platform for the Recovery of Plastics.

WVK's mission is to increase awareness of the German plastics industry, consisting of plastic manufacturers, converters and machinery manufacturers, to define and promote common positions, especially at this time, the interests of the entire industry.
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In the first quarter of 2009, the German plastics manufacturers saw as its turnover fell by 35.5% compared with the previous year.

The founder of the WVK, Reinhard Proske said: "The German plastics industry is number one in Europe. This is the most important goal WVK for German industry. We act as the spokesmen of the entire plastics industry chain.

Federation's activities are concentrated in the areas of energy and resource efficiency, environmental and consumer protection and innovation and training. Over 90% of the industrial companies are small or medium companies, the federation believes that empower them and promote them primary.

The WVK is a member of The Federation of German Industry (BDI), which represent the interests of the sector.
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The Federation's activities are concentrated in the areas of energy and resource efficiency, environmental and consumer protection and innovation and training.
Enduring the 'shower'

In the first quarter of 2009, the German plastics manufacturers saw as its turnover fell by 35.5% over the same period last year. With 36.1%, domestic sales fell more than foreign. The production index has fallen 31.4%. Günter Hilken, WVK president and member of the Association of Plastics Europe in Germany, believes that plastics have suffered enough as a result of economic problems following the crisis, but in 2010 expect everything better.

In the same period, plastic processors have seen their business has dropped by 19.8%. Foreign and domestic sales have fallen by 23.9% and 17.2% respectively. Furthermore, the production index has fallen 19.5%.

Manufacturers of machinery for plastics and rubber have also had losses, namely 27%. Here, foreign sales have fallen by 29%, rather than national, 23%. Jan-Udo Kreyenborg, president of the Association of Plastics and Rubber Machinery within the German Engineers (VDMA), believes that German exporters of machinery for plastics in the world have fought hard in the slump in the markets and hope to continue doing so.
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Euromold 2008, Frankfurt.
Demand measures

As has happened in several sectors, The German Plastics Industry has presented a manifesto of some 25 pages to the proximity of the German general elections, which take place next September.

With this document the federation requires political vision of Germany as a center for industry. The partnership calls for legislation to create a series of conditions to make the country a more attractive again in terms of investment. This document calls for less bureaucracy, a different regulation and tax incentives for research and development, among other measures.

The document was drafted by members of the associations of Plastics Europe Deutschland, the German Association of Plastics Converters (GKV) and the Association of manufacturers of machinery within the German Engineering Federation (VDMA). The document was delivered to politicians of various parties representing Germany in the Federal Parliament.