Extrusion International 3-2025

31 Extrusion International 3/2025 Service and Availability for the Indian Market The globally active MAAG Group, headquartered in Ober - glatt, Switzerland, will continue to position itself as a strong regional player in the Indian market: The Vadodara subsid- iary specializes in localized machine and service offering. With a growing number of customers in the polymer, chemical and petrochemical industries, India has devel- oped into an important market for MAAG. Present through regional partners since 1980, the company has been under- lining the strategic importance of the Indian market with its own branch in Vadodara in western India since 2016. It currently employs more than a dozen local specialists. As a provider of customer-specific systems and integrated solutions for the polymer industry, MAAG India focuses on localized products such as strand pelletizers. Customers in India thus benefit from machines that are precisely tailored to their regional requirements and at the same time meet the highest quality standards from German production. This localized portfolio is complemented by a comprehen - sive on-site service: Native-speaking technicians from the MAAG team provide maintenance and consulting services throughout the country to ensure reliable and long-term use of the machines. MAAG also operates its own grinding center in India for cutting rotors on pelletizing systems. The site is therefore part of the world's largest service network in the polymer industry, which includes a total of eight grinding centers across the globe. MAAG passes on its manufacturing exper - tise to local specialists. Equipped with state of the art ma - chinery, MAAG India specialists are able to provide a quick, reliable and professional grinding service for cutting rotors, including those from other manufacturers. The precision of the regrinding on the entire tooth profile ensures long-last - ing granulation results and optimized cutting rotor lifetime. Vadodara, located about 400 km from Mumbai, has be - come an attractive hub for international companies in recent years and a first choice location for MAAG India. The city has a population of around 2.1 million and is centrally located in the state of Gujarat. A location which enables MAAG to be close to its customers as many companies from the polymer and compounding industry are also established nearby. MAAG Group https://maag.com/about-us/locations/vadodara/ Market Study: Engineering Plastics Car parts made from sugar or veg- etable oil? Engineering plastics are usually still more expensive than standard plastics. However, they not only offer outstanding mechanical and chemical properties, but increas- ingly also natural raw materials and organic qualities. Ceresana has ana - lyzed the global market for these amazing high-performance poly - mers: Over 24 million tonnes of ABS, PC, PA, PMMA, POM, PBT, SAN and fluoropolymers are currently sold each year. Demand for the colorful array of abbreviations will continue to grow: Market researchers forecast that global demand for engineering plastics will increase by around 2.6% per year until 2033. The largest sales markets for this are China, the USA, Germany, and Japan. The study in brief Chapter 1 provides a description and analysis of the global market for engineering plastics – including forecasts up to 2033: For Europe, Asia-Pacific, North America and the rest of the world, demand and production in tonnes as well as rev- enues in USD and EUR are detailed. In addition to market development and price trends, global and region- al demand per type of plastic, per application area and the demand for individual products per applica- tion are analyzed. The following products are exam- ined in detail: Acrylonitrile butadi- ene styrene (ABS), Polycarbonate (PC), Polyamide (PA), Polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA), Polyoxy - methylene (POM), Polybutylene terephthalate (PBT), Styrene acrylo - nitrile (SAN), Fluoropolymers. Application areas analyzed in this study are: Transportation (especially the automotive industry), electrical and electronics, consumer goods, construction, other applications. In Chapter 2 the national mar- kets for engineering plastics in 25 countries are examined individually. Country-specific demand, revenues, production and trade, demand per product and type of plastic, and de- mand per application are detailed for various geographical markets, in particular for: Belgium, Germany, France, the United Kingdom, Italy, the Netherlands, Spain, Poland, Russia, Turkey, Canada, Mexico, the USA, Brazil, China, India, Japan, South Korea, Taiwan. Chapter 3 provides useful compa- ny profiles of the largest producers of engineering plastics – clearly ar- ranged according to contact details, revenue, profit, product range, pro - duction sites, production capacities, and profile summary. In-depth pro - files of 66 manufacturers of engi - neering plastics are supplied. https://ceresana.com/en/produkt/ engineering-plastics-market-report MAAG India