News / Onward and upward for UPS in Europe as it eyes 3-D printing as the 'next big thing'

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Europe may be lagging behind North America and Asia in terms of its rate of air freight growth, but it is leading the way in parcel traffic.

UPS recorded growth of more than 15% in small package exports out of Europe in the first six months of this year – a rate of increase that took the company by surprise.

Sorting capacity at its European hub in Cologne was able to cope with the surge in volumes after an investment of $200m ...