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Plastics and rubber machinery manufacturers produce machinery used to make or process plastic and rubber products, such as equipment for blow molding, extruding and injection molding. Machinery produced by this industry is used by downstream customers to manufacture various goods for numerous end markets. The industry benefited through the end of 2023 as improving business conditions and sentiment drove investment in higher efficiency and lower energy equipment. Still, purchases of new equipment suddenly fell in later in the period due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the resulting marked decline in global macroeconomy activity. Plastics and rubber machinery manufacturing revenue is estimated to contract at a CAGR of 1.5% over the past five years and is expected to total $4.3 billion in 2024, when revenue is forecast to fall an estimated 0.7%. Profit has remained flat due to rising costs in recent years.
Industry revenue has declined at a CAGR of 1.5 % over the past five years, to reach an estimated $4.3bn in 2024.
Market size is projected to grow over the next five years.
Company | Market Share (%)
2024 | Revenue ($m)
2024 | Profit ($m)
2024 | Profit Margin (%)
2024 |
---|---|---|---|---|
Hillenbrand, inc. | 305.4 | 17.3 | 5.7 | |
Husky Injection Molding Systems Ltd | 228.6 | 6.5 | 2.8 | |
BC Extrusion Holding GmbH | 122.0 | 6.8 | 5.6 |
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Industry revenue is measured across several distinct product and services lines, including Plastic molding machinery, Thermoforming machinery and Plastic screw extrusion molding machinery. Plastic molding machinery is the largest segment of the Plastics & Rubber Machinery Manufacturing in the US.
Plastic molding machinery benefited from heightened demand from the medical sector
Companies in this industry manufacture machinery used to make or process plastic and rubber products, including equipment for blow molding, calendering, plastic-compression molding, extruding, injection molding, plastic working, rubber working, tire making, tire recapping and tire shredding. The receipts received from service and repair work are included in this industry.
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NAICS 333249 - Plastics & Rubber Machinery Manufacturing in the US
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The market size of the Plastics & Rubber Machinery Manufacturing in the US industry in United States is $4.3bn in 2024.
There are 453 businesses in the Plastics & Rubber Machinery Manufacturing in the US industry in United States, which has declined at a CAGR of 3.2 % between 2019 and 2024.
The market size of the Plastics & Rubber Machinery Manufacturing in the US industry in United States has been declining at a CAGR of 1.5 % between 2019 and 2024.
Over the next five years, the Plastics & Rubber Machinery Manufacturing in the US industry in United States is expected to grow.
The biggest companies operating in the Plastics & Rubber Machinery Manufacturing market in United States are Hillenbrand, inc., Husky Injection Molding Systems Ltd and BC Extrusion Holding GmbH
Producing plastics-working machinery and Performing service, repair and maintenance work are part of the Plastics & Rubber Machinery Manufacturing in the US industry.
The company holding the most market share in United States is Hillenbrand, inc..
The level of competition is moderate and steady in the Plastics & Rubber Machinery Manufacturing in the US industry in United States.