EU PACKAGING

Trade groups warn on erosion of single market under proposed packaging regulation / Fragmentation could deter potential investors

EU PACKAGING

More trade groups attack vote on plastic packaging regs / Some decisions earn praise

PLASTIC PACKAGING

Recyclate use quotas cannot be met, industry warns / European associations call for credit system

PLASTIC PACKAGING

Two-thirds of German firms say economic situation is bad / Companies demand cost relief

PLASTICS INDUSTRY

The EU Commissioner for Climate Protection is changing – what does that mean for the industry? / PIE asks some German associations

PLASTIC PACKAGING

German poll blames weak demand for production cutbacks / Lower earnings expected

PLASTIC PACKAGING GERMANY

Federal Ministry for the Environment presents draft law for “less packaging waste” / Associations warn against Germany going it alone

AGRICULTURAL FILM RECYCLING

Collection volume rises in Germany / High sand percentage hinders reclaim

PLASTIC PACKAGING

German legislators want changes to planned EU regulation / Practical recycling criteria required

GERMAN PACKAGING MARKET

IK trade group survey Q2: Manufacturers' sales, earnings under pressure / Sales prices plummet / Raw material availability stable

PLASTIC PACKAGING

Interpack announces PackTheFuture Awards / Focus on sustainable solutions

PACKAGING

European trade bodies warn of waste regulation disparity / EU market rules needed for circular economy / Varying national laws said to cause difficulties

GERMAN PACKAGING MARKET

Trade group survey sees end of downward sales trend / Earnings projections remain negative

EPS RECYCLING

Collaboration aims to increase EPS/XPS recycling in France / Pilot project for sorting and processing EPS packaging waste in Germany

CIRCULAR ECONOMY

New EU requirements for recycled plastics with food contact

PACKAGING

Proposed EU quotas on reusable plastics are incomprehensible, says Germany's IK / Reusable quotas for beverages not ambitious enough, says NGO

PLASTICS PACKAGING

Planned EU directive on packaging and packaging waste: Binding recyclate quotas from 2030, regulations for reusable containers / Isabell Schmidt from Germany‘s IK in an interview with PIE

CIRCULAR ECONOMY

German federal cabinet approves law to set up a single-use plastics fund / Trade associations criticise unnecessary bureaucratic costs

PLASTICS PACKAGING

Converters groan under burden of high energy prices / Threat of production cutbacks / Barrier materials still tight / Can the use of recyclate be a gamechanger?

CIRCULAR ECONOMY

New EU regulation aims to pave way for recyclate use in food packaging / Interview with IK managing director Martin Engelmann

EDITORIAL

The pivotal quarter ahead

PACKAGING GERMANY

Overall market for packaging materials on the rise / Plastics again have biggest share in terms of value

PLASTICS PACKAGING

German packaging association discusses EU plans for minimum recyclate content

ENERGY

The worst is yet to come: French, German plastic packaging groups warn of impact from soaring prices / Survival at risk for 60% of UK manufacturers

PLASTICS INDUSTRY GERMANY

Stunning blow for GKV: assembly of delegates excludes TecPart from the association / Departing President Roth: “irreconcilable differences” / Election of new president failed