Urethane demand will grow in part from cushioning applications; polystyrene from packaging/insulation uses. Freedonia’s “Plastics Processing Machinery” study, available for $3길, forecasts U.S. demand for such machinery to climb 3% per year to $2.8 billion in 2005. Conversions from competitive materials and advanced machine designs will help fuel the growth. While injection-molding equipment will remain the largest market segment, blow-molding machinery will increase 3.2% annually, says the study, due to expanding demand for plastic bottles and continuing technological developments. For more information, call Corinne Gangloff at 440/684-9600, or visit www.freedoniagroup.com.
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