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Country name Current status and outlook for the plastics industry Current issues affecting plastics industry
Switzerland ● Export growth in 2018: +7.9 % EUR ● Issue of plastic waste and marine litter is
also affecting Switzerland.
● Export growth in 2019: -6.2% ● In general, the plastic machinery will be
affected the same way by the general global
economic situation, like the complete
industry, for which the forecasts for the
next three years are not very promising
Trade Schweiz
with Plastic machinery (EUROMAP
statistics)
Jan-Dec 2018 vs. Jan-Dec 2017
EZV ID VSM Name Exports Exports Imports
Mio. ±EUR% Mio.
EUR EUR
Plastic machinery '960.4 +7.9% '467.7
(EUROMAP statistics)
8477 Plastics, rubber '585.7 +4.1% '267.6
machinery
8477.80 other machinery: '109.6 -2.1% '45.4
8477.10 injection-moulding '161.0 +17.9% '61.0
machines:
8477.30 blow moulding '65.2 +28.3% '8.8
machines:
8477.40 Thermoforming '27.1 -32.1% '6.0
machines
8477.90 parts: '170.1 -3.4% '130.6
8477.59 other: '1.9 -37.1% '5.2
8477.20 extruders: '50.8 +14.2% '10.4
8477.51 Machines for the tyre '0.2
industry
8420.10 calendering or other '22.8 +17.2% '1.9
rolling machines:
8443.160 Flexodruck '95.7 +29.6% '4.0
maschinen
und -apparate
Mouldes for rubber '256.2 +9.5% '194.1
and plastics

Trade Schweiz
with Plastic machinery (EUROMAP statistics)
Jan-Jun 2019 vs. Jan-Jun 2018
EZV ID VSM Name Exports Exports Imports
Mio. ±EUR% Mio.
EUR EUR

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