TRADE WAR

US punitive tariffs cause uncertainty among plastics processors / Numerous materials exempt from duties

GERMAN SUPPLY INDUSTRY

Companies still deep in crisis / Lower sales, production output, personnel, plant utilisation – ArGeZ

GERMAN PLASTICS PROCESSING

Manufacturers of technical parts complain about significant drop in sales / Poor ordering situation and gloomy outlook

INTERVIEW

“Huge potential for recycling remains untapped” / Conversio managing director Christoph Lindner talks to PIE about the material flows of plastics in Germany

EDITORIAL

Caution: Risk of strangulation! Why plastics processors need more effective representation of their interests

SUPPLIER INDUSTRY

Sales volume in Germany declines in step with capacity utilisation / Association sees trend reversal in plastics sector

LABOUR SHORTAGE EUROPE

Critical skill shortage in plastics processing industries intensifies / Germany needs almost 500,000 foreigners per year; shortage of working migrants in Italy and Spain – study / PIE talks to industry experts

PLASTICS PROCESSING GERMANY

Technical parts makers take stock of mixed 2023 / Sales slightly higher / Profits down, outlook gloomy

PLASTICS PROCESSING GERMANY

Technical parts suppliers defy downward trend in H1 / Frustration 'running high' / Recession possible

SUPPLIER INDUSTRY

Germany: Increased turnover due only to higher energy prices – industry association / Production and capacity utilisation decline nevertheless

PLASTICS PROCESSING

Germany: Technical parts makers report production uptick in 2022 / Association expects “fragile” development this year

GKV

Möllenstädt re-appointed MD of German converters association

GKV

“The GKV and I are going to have a lot of fun together ” – interview with Helen Fürst, new president of the German converters association GKV

GKV

Helen Fürst elected president of German processing association

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

SUPPLIER INDUSTRY

German companies feel sandwiched due to cost increases for energy and raw materials / Fair distribution of burden called for / Better business expectations for auto suppliers

RUSSIA

EU sanctions hit German plastics industry to a varying extent / Trade associations warn of gas embargo / Banks affected by Swift exclusion / German federal office publishes list of sanctions for polymers

AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY

Reliability in short supply: Trust wanes among industry players / Dearth of raw materials burdens 2021 car production / Situation to first improve as late as 2024

PLASTIC PACKAGING

German processors straining under current raw material situation / Covid challenges: winners and losers / Consumer preferences vs. the power of trade / Composite packaging as a problem

RAW MATERIALS

Follow-up: Even more German builders report supply shortages in May / Construction companies see stagnant growth in 2021

FUTURE ATELIER “IMAGE OF PLASTICS INDUSTRY”

Is the image of the plastics industry still salvageable? / KI Group expert panel discusses controversies on the way out of the crisis / Improving public reputation with credibility, transparency and communication

CHINAPLAS

First in-person trade fair in 2021 since Covid-19 / Number of international visitors remains thin / Joy over personal contact prevails nevertheless

PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT

VDMA paper stirs discussion / German plastics and processing groups criticise proposals for recyclate quotes and CO2 pricing / Policies 'not helpful'

PLASTICS PROCESSING GERMANY

GKV reports declines in polymer volumes and turnover / Profound change in raw material supply imminent / Roth: “Recyclate quotas cannot be enforced as in a planned economy”

PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS

European plastics processors alarmed by forces majeures / EuPC and French umbrella organisation Polyvia reminded of 2015 / German engineering plastics converters see signs of bottlenecks