Database research conducted by Applied Market Information Ltd (AMI) on 2,000 injection moulding sites in France and Italy has shown that packaging is the largest end-use market supplied by injection moulders, accounting for 47% of polymer usage in Italy and 51% in France in 2017.
Fig. 1 End-use markets supplied by Italy
Fig. 1 End-use markets supplied by Italy
304 Italian and 239 French companies are involved in packaging production with French and Italian PET preform manufacturers being amongst the largest companies.
The second largest end-use sectors in Italy and France are the manufacture of injection moulded furniture and the automotive sector respectively.
Fig. 2 End-use markets supplied by France
Fig. 2 End-use markets supplied by France
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Polypropylene and PET account for 55% of all polymer usage in Italy due to their use in packaging, with the former also the main material processed by automotive and furniture moulders.
The same materials usage in France rises to 62%, which again is largely in the automotive and packaging sectors. Nestlé Waters and Schoeller Allibert SASU account for some of the largest volumes used in the injection moulding industry in France.
AMI’s injection moulding databases contain extensive details on more than 2,000 injection moulding operations, providing information on the polymers bought and products manufactured for 884 sites in France and 1,128 in Italy. The information was gathered by direct contact with each company to ensure the highest possible level of accuracy.
As a useful resource on the key players in the complex thermoplastic conversion sector, AMI’s database reveals the facts about the industry in each country.
