Backlog cushions results of VDMA report. (Market Focus).A large order backlog Backlog The total value of sales orders waiting to be fulfilled. Notes: This figure is used mainly in the manufacturing industry. Increases or decreases in a company's backlog indicate the future direction of sales and earnings. from 2000 meant that production value of Germany's core rubber and plastics machinery manufacturing slipped only 2.7% in 2001, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. the German Rubber and Plastics Machinery Association (VDMA VDMA Verband Deutscher Maschinen- und Anlagenbau e.V. (German) VDMA Verbum Domini Manet in Aeternum (Latin: The Word Of God Resides In Eternity) VDMA Virtual Direct Memory Access ). The roduction value totaled Euro 3,848 million for 2001 but the stock of orders had been depleted de·plete tr.v. de·plet·ed, de·plet·ing, de·pletes To decrease the fullness of; use up or empty out. [Latin d to 4.6 months by the end of the year, a level significantly lower than the previous year. Capacity utilization Capacity Utilization measures the rate at which a firm makes use of their capital productive capacities, such as factories and machinery. Capacity Utilization generally rises when the economy is healthy and falls when demand softens. dropped to 84.7%. Total value of equipment supplies for processing (machines, molds ,and dies, auxiliary auxiliary In grammar, a verb that is subordinate to the main lexical verb in a clause. Auxiliaries can convey distinctions of tense, aspect, mood, person, and number. and peripheral equipment and flexographic printing machines for plastic films) rose by 1.1% to Euro 6,308 million, according to the VDMA. More than half (52.3%) of all exports were within Europe Europe (y  r`əp), 6th largest continent, c.4,000,000 sq mi (10,360,000 sq km) including adjacent islands (1992 est. pop. 512,000,000). , but these
sales were off 12.8%. Exports to the U.S. declined over 20%, but it
still remains the top market at Euro 366 million. The French bought Euro
217 million worth of equipment in 2001, representing a drop of 3%, but
is still the second largest importer of German machinery. China
increased its purchases of German machinery by 55% during the year to
Euro 162 million.There was an almost 30% increase in exports to Central and South America South America, fourth largest continent (1991 est. pop. 299,150,000), c.6,880,000 sq mi (17,819,000 sq km), the southern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. . with Brazil Brazil (brəzĭl`), Port. Brasil, officially Federative Republic of Brazil, republic (2005 est. pop. 186,113,000), 3,286,470 sq mi (8,511,965 sq km), E South America. (Euro 85 million) and Mexico Mexico, city, Mexico Mexico or Mexico City, Span. Ciudad de México (Méjico), city (1990 pop. 8,236,960; 1991 met. area est. 20,899,000), central Mexico, capital and largest city of Mexico. (Euro 92 million) accounting for 84% of those shipments.
Natural rubber consumption
(000 tons)
2001
China 1,215.0
U.S.A. 972.0
Japan 729.2
India 630.6
Malaysia 330.4
Rep. of Korea 330.0
France 282.0
Germany 244.0
Thailand 211.0
Brazil 198.0
World total 7,030.0
World rubber consumption
(000 tons)
2001
U.S.A. 2,812.0
China 2,790.0
Japan 1,814.3
Germany 874.0
India 802.3
France 746.5
Rep. of Korea 694.0
Russian Fed. 653.0
Brazil 502.0
Spain 444.6
Malaysia 426.4
Italy 412.0
Canada 360.0
Thailand 351.4
Taiwan 321.0
U.K. 281.0
Indonesia 250.0
Mexico 217.0
Turkey 168.0
Poland 167.0
Belg./Lux. 161.0
Czech Rep. 143.0
South Africa 101.0
Australia 73.0
Ukraine 68.0
Romania 46.0
Belarus 45.0
Others 1,663.3
World total 17,390.0
Synthetic rubber consumption
(000 tons)
2001
U.S.A. 1,840.0
China 1,575.0
Japan 1,085.1
Germany 630.0
Russian Fed. 620.0
France 464.5
Rep. of Korea 364.0
Brazil 304.0
Italy 276.0
Spain 262.0
World total 10,360.0
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