The state of the industry

Detailed analysis of industry performance compared with international competitors.

End-user markets

Barriers, opportunities, trends and demand projections.

Competitive strategies

A 5-Point Plan for Injection Moulders who want to survive and grow.

Opportunities

Overview of new markets, technologies and processes.

Case studies

Small to medium sized moulders, both successes and failures.

Links & sources

Hyperlinks to 40 sources of business, financial, technical, industry and market information.

This report gives a frank and clear picture of the state of not just the injection moulding industry against international benchmarks, but also the plastics processing industry in general.  The report is unique in pulling the industry, market, technical and financial strands together into a single strategic overview of the industry and it also offers competitive strategies for the small to medium-sized processor, as well as case studies and an overview of opportunities.                                                                                                           

The author of the report was until recently managing director of a plastics processing business in the UK and has eight years of first hand management experience gained in Europe and successful business experience in most parts of the world, including China, Japan, South East Asia, Brazil, the USA and Southern Africa. The author is now Managing Director of IBS.

This is a valuable document for those with a stake in the industry including processors themselves, suppliers, machinery manufacturers, investors and regional government agencies as well as libraries and students of plastics technology, engineering and business.