Together the 50 groups operate 362 injection moulding plants in Europe (including Eastern Europe) and process more than 1 million tonnes of polymer.

An industrial area on the western edge of the suburb has, among other businesses Calsonic's injection moulding plant and the Sunderland Echo building.

Spa-Quip has associated with Absolute Plastics in setting up a custom injection moulding plant in Auckland.

The deal makes over to Schmalbach-Lubeca Plastic Containers USA several blow moulding sites in the US and the injection moulding plant at Leland in North Carolina.