Extrusion International USA 4-2021

19 Extrusion International 4/2021 that diversi fi cation of the supply chain could support the stabil- ity of supply. The greater level of detail in the survey with respect to its pre- decessors alsomakes it possible to identify the shares of produc- tion by application and technology. The fi rst indicator shows that packaging is the main outlet mar- ket for Italian manufacturers, and more speci fi cally food pack- aging (30%of turnover), followedbyother packaging segments (approximately 12%); automotive absorbs 19% of production, and construction 11%; medical, agriculture, electronics/electro- technics, and other applications following in decreasing order with shares ranging from 4% to 2%. As for machinery types, we observe that the category of the extruders, with 17% of the total, represents the largest core of turnover for the sector; they are followed by auxiliaries at 12%, injection moulding machines at 11%, and blow-moulding ma- chines at nearly 7%. Recovery and recycling lines and themacro- category of rubber processing machines each approach a share of 6%. Plastics Information Europe www.pieweb.com As for capital investment plans, a majority of the companies surveyed said their short and medium-term plan for tangi- ble assets remained unchanged during H1 2021, with about one-third reporting an increase in capital spending than originally planned. Interestingly, in our previous survey in January 2021, more than 84% of managers had said capital expenditures in 2021 would either match or exceed outlays in 2020. In light of logistical problems, the plastics industry’s top concerns for business performance in H1 2021 were feedstock availabil- ity and the cost of materials. Nearly all plastics producers, com- pounders, distributors and product traders complained about the lack of availability for rawmaterials in the fi rst half. The situ- ation was better, but far from relaxed, for machine makers and recyclers. The outlook for H2 2021 is also guided by these ongoing issues. Two-thirds of respondents said they survived the Covid-19 cri- sis quite well, with nearly half already having returned to pre- pandemic levels. However, 40%predicted their recovery in 2022 at the earliest or said they currently cannot foresee when it will happen, though half of the respondents see the tense supply situation in the global plastics markets easing towards the end of the year. More than half of the survey participants also said PVC-O pipes of the highest quality. Product guaranteed 50 years 'ƵĂƌĂŶƚĞĞ ĞǆĐůƵƐŝǀĞůǇ ĂƉƉůŝĐĂďůĞ ƚŽ Ws ͲK ƉŝƉĞƐ ŵĂŶƵĨĂĐƚƵƌĞĚ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ >ŽĞĐŚĞƐ ƉƌŽĚƵĐƟŽŶ ĐĞŶƚĞƌ ;DĂĚƌŝĚͿ ǁŝƚŚ EKZ WƌŽĚƵĐƚ ĞƌƟĮĐĂƚĞ EŽ͘ ϬϬϭͬϬϬϳϭϬϰ ŝŶ ĂĐĐŽƌĚĂŶĐĞ ǁŝƚŚ hE Ͳ E ϭϳϭϳϲ͗ ϮϬϭϵ ŝŶĨŽΛŵŽůĞĐŽƌ͘ĐŽŵ ͮ ǁǁǁ͘ŵŽůĞĐŽƌ͘ĐŽŵ ͮ нϯϰ ϵϭϭ ϯϯϳ ϬϵϬ YEAR WARRANTY T O M P V C - O P i p e s dŚĞ ŵŽƐƚ ĞĸĐŝĞŶƚ and environmentally ĨƌŝĞŶĚůǇ ƐŽůƵƟŽŶ From DN90 up to DN800 mm The best ĂůƚĞƌŶĂƟǀĞ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ conveyance of water under pressure ® From PN12.5 up to PN25 bar Unbeatable physical and mechanical ƉƌŽƉĞƌƟĞƐ Higher hydraulic capacity Maximum resistance to impact Maximum resistance to water hammer Full ǁĂƚĞƌƟŐŚƚ Long useful life Great ĚƵĐƟůŝƚǇ