Results of the 14th Composites Market Survey now available

• Increasingly low-key assessment of business situation
• Slight increase in positive expectations for the future
• Somewhat subdued investment situation
• Growth drivers developing at different rates
• Composites Index still at low level

As before, to ensure a smooth comparison with the previous surveys, the questions in this half-yearly survey have been left unchanged. Once again, the data obtained in the survey was largely qualitative and related to current and future market developments.

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Results of the 13th Composites Market Survey now available

• Continuing decline in business sentiment
• More restrained expectations for future growth
• Investment climate cautiously optimistic
• Growth drivers remain largely stable
• Composites Index falls sharply

The last survey already included a fairly cautious evaluation of the business situation and this decline in sentiment continues to cast a cloud over the current survey. In the last study, 69 % respondents rated the situation in Germany as generally or even very positive – in the current survey this number has fallen to 64%. In other words, 1/3 of respondents now view the current business situation with some degree of concern.

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Results of the 12th Composites Market Survey now available

• Less positive rating of the current business situation
• Future expectations continue to be optimistic
• Investment climate still favourable
• Growth drivers remain stable
• Downturn in Composites Index

The assessment of today’s general business situation continues to be largely positive. For some of the regions, however, there has been a noticeable downturn. Globally, 88% of respondents viewed today’s current situation as positive or even highly positive. The region of Germany, on the other hand, was viewed far more critically, and its current situation attracted a positive rating from only 69% of respondents (see Fig. 1). In the last survey, taken about six months ago, the situation was considered to be positive by 79%.

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