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In April 2024, the German mechanical and plant engineering sector recorded growth in orders for the first time in a year and a half. Compared to the previous year, orders increased by 10 percent, with domestic orders rising by 3 percent and foreign orders increasing by 13 percent. The growth in orders from non-euro countries was particularly strong. The board of directors of Argo-Hytos Group AG appointed Dr. Marcus Fischer as the new CEO. The Zimmer Group opened a new production site in Jintan, China, and Weber-Hydraulik GmbH was awarded the Pegasus Economic Prize in gold in the "Innovation Champion" category. Comau and AirTac have started a collaboration to develop a comprehensive range of products for industrial automation. [Extracted from the article]

According to the Economic Association for Steel and Metal Processing (WSM) and the VDMA, the medium-sized industry is going through a prolonged slump. Although exports of German machinery and plant engineering companies have slightly increased in the third quarter of 2023, they have significantly weakened over the course of the year. Machine exports to the USA have risen, while business with China has stagnated. The outlook for the next six months is bleak, and incoming orders in machinery and plant engineering are declining. The VDMA expects a production decline of 2 percent for the entire year 2023. [Extracted from the article]

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The article provides information on Nanjing Chemical Industry Park (NCIP), a chemical industry park in Nanjing, China. The park that was established in October 2001 and has a planned area of 45 km² focusing on the development of oil/gas chemicals, fine chemicals and polymeric materials. Furthermore, NCIP is an environment friendly park, and helps in the management and distribution of chemical enterprises in Nanjing. Other information related to the park are also mentioned.

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