Rubber and Plastic

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The South Korean rubber and plastic industry experienced a declining trend in 2018, as two of the largest South Korean car brands continued to move their manufacturing capacity to developing countries such as Mexico and India. This significant shift ...

In 2018, the rubber and plastic industry in Australia saw only moderate growth, and growth is forecast to slow over the forecast period, owing in part to declining demand from one of the largest buyers – the automotive industry – as well as new ...

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The reviewed industry recorded weaker growth in 2018, mostly as it was impacted by slower growth of the domestic B2B market. The year in Mexico was characterised by new general elections, held in mid-2018, and renegotiation of the NAFTA trade deal, ...

The Indonesian economy in 2018 has been flourishing, even though the country’s currency depreciated, its manufactured goods became more attractive overseas, thus boosting external demand. Also, the active manufacturing sector positively affected ...

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The analysed industry generated more revenue from domestic sales in 2017, primarily due to strong economic growth in the country, which led to higher demand for rubber and plastic products in manufacturing, food and other core sectors. The year ...

After the industry’s surging growth in 2017, the situation is slowly stabilising within the industry as well as within the manufacturing sector, which buys most of the rubber and plastic products. Thus, as expansion of automotive production has also ...

In 2017 the Spanish rubber and plastic industry emerged from sliding downwards trends to a strong growth. This turn in trajectory was impacted by growing export rates to France, Portugal and Germany. Also, key purchasing industries such as automotive...

The analysed industry increased domestic product sales during 2017. Demand for plastic and rubber products came mostly from other manufacturing sectors, which in 2017 were upheld due to the recovering macroeconomic environment in the country. Over ...