VDMA – construction equipment and building material machinery: positive trends continue
In 2010, the German construction equipment and building material machinery industry saw a growth in turnover by 13 % to 10.6 billion € (Fig. 1). Of these, the construction machinery sector made 6.3 billion €, whereas 4.3 billion € were made in the construction equipment, glass and ceramics machinery sectors For the current year, the industry is expecting to see growth of another 10 % in both areas.
1 Significant differences in product segments
In total, 2010 was a better year for the companies than they had expected (Fig. 2). However, differences were significant. Where-as sales of earth...
