This news article was originally written in Spanish. It has been automatically translated for your convenience. Reasonable efforts have been made to provide an accurate translation, however, no automated translation is perfect nor is it intended to replace a human translator. The original article in Spanish can be viewed at Los mercados exteriores favorecen la recuperación de la Máquina-herramienta
The external markets favour/favor the recovery of the Machine-tool
12/05/2011
12 May 2011
According to the President of AFM, Koldo Arandia, "the clear improvement in the capture of orders from overseas markets during the last quarter of the year 2010 makes us more optimistic and leads us to believe that during this financial year will to consolidate the recovery that we both look forward." Although, due to the very strong fall in demand that we experienced in 2008 and 2009, we are at the lowest level of production of the last fifteen years, order intake figures confirm a sustained growth of external demand. "As in previous periods of difficulty sector is benefited by its high degree of internationalization".
The increase in order intake precedent for 2011 growth of about 20% billing.
Also exports has declined, but more moderately. 2010 Data, EUR 484,2 million, show a decline of 12% compared to 2009, exercise in which reached 551,93 million euros. In keeping with the trend of recent years, the rate of coverage of exports with respect to imports has been 231%. In 2010, 76.6% Spanish production was earmarked for export. By geographical area, and if we look at the new orders, Asia, especially China and India, it is now the locomotive of the sector. Germany has been recovered positions and the Nafta area shows a greater dynamism. In any case, due to long periods of maturation in 2010 Germany remains the first Spanish machine tools market, starring in 17% of our sales abroad.
Final closing of the year 2010 data indicate that the Spanish production of machine tools, 631,9 million euros, has retreated a 15% in 2009, 745,14 million euros. This decline is more pronounced in the subsector of boot, which has practically lost by 18% compared to the figures for 2009. The year has been more positive for the subsector of deformation which has fallen from more mild way, about 10%. This trend is also evident in the capture of orders, which has clearly improved reflecting strong growth in the subsector of deformation and an incipient although continuous improvement of the boot.
Related Companies or Entities
Asociación Española de Fabricantes de Máquinas-herramienta, Accesorios, Componentes y Herramientas, AFM
