Mechanical and plant engineeringVDMA expects significantly higher production for 2018
At the VDMA's economic press conference, association president Carl Martin Welcker announced an increase in the production forecast to 5%. This increase is based, among other things, on good demand prospects in the German mechanical and plant engineering sector.
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Last year, the number of employees in the mechanical and plant engineering sector increased once again. According to VDMA President Welcker, this underpins the role of the mechanical and plant engineering sector as "Germany's largest industrial employer and a key pillar of European industry as a whole".