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18 Extrusion International 6/2019 INDUSTRY NEWS Market Study: Polyethylenen – HDPE (5th ed.) High Density Polyethylene (HDPE) rank amongst the most sold plastics and their demand continues to increase. “HDPE is the polyethylene type with the highest strength and the lowest flexibility” explains Oliver Kutsch, the CEO of the mar- ket research company Ceresana. “The strong and somewhat hard plastic is suitable for a large spectrum of uses: for rigid containers and pipes, as well as for films and a multitude of products for the transportation and electronic industry.” Ce- resana publishes an extensive report about the global mar- ket for HDPE for the fifth time already. The current market study expects an increase of HDPE demand by an average of 2,9% per year worldwide, by 2026. The sectors pipes, pack- aging films as well as heavy duty industry sacks are among the most dynamic growing markets. The Asia-Pacific Region is by far the biggest consumer of HDPE with a market share of 48%. The Study in Brief: Chapter 1 provides a detailed description and analysis of the global market for High Density Polyethylene (HDPE) – includ- ing forecasts until 2026: The development of demand, reve- nues as well as the development of production will be depict- Ceresana www.ceresana.com/en/market-studies/plastics/ polyethylene-hdpe/ ed for each region. Furthermore, the application areas of HDPE will be examined. In Chapter 2, the 29 most important countries for the HDPE market - from Germany and the EU to South Africa, from America to Asia - will be looked at individually. Depict- ed will be the demand, revenues, trade, production and capacities. Demand and revenues will be broken down for the individual application areas as well as for the processing technologies, injection moulding, blow moulding, extrusion and other technologies. Chapter 3 provides useful company profiles of the most im- portant HDPE producers, clearly arranged according to con- tact information, turnover, profit, product range, produc- tion site, capacity and profile summary. Extensive profiles of 83 producers are provided. Open Day for the 70th Anniversary AZO GmbH + Co. KG in Osterburken, Germany celebrated its 70th anniversary this September. The company was found- ed in Osterburken by Adolf und Marianne Zimmermann in 1949 and named AZO (Adolf Zimmermann Osterburken). It has grown from its beginnings as a visionary millwright with a workshop in a former sheepfold to become an innovative group of industrial companies that operates worldwide and offers end-to-end solutions in the field of automated han- dling of raw materials. For director Rainer Zimmermann, the son of the company’s founder, it is important that AZO is and AZO GmbH + Co. KG www.azo.com remains a family business, even after 70 years. “Our passion lies with the automation and logistics of raw materials. The proficiency we offer to our customers creates a basis for their quality products.” True to the motto “70 years of AZO – One company. One family.”, the anniversary was fittingly celebrated with an open day and an evening event for the workforce. A cordial invitation to come to Osterburken for the open day was ex- tended to the interested public. Around 7500 visitors came along to the company grounds, which extend over a 70,000 sqm area, to learn about the business. An evening event was held for AZO’s staff with around 1500 guests. The entire workforce and retired AZO employees, who now number almost 200, were invited together with their partners. In 2018, the AZO Group achieved a turnover of 182 million euros at sites in eight countries and employing more than 1000 people. Seven sales subsidiaries and over 30 agents pro- vide extensive customer support worldwide. Around 7500 visitors came along to the company grounds, which extend over a 70,000 sqm area