EU PACKAGING REGULATION

PPWR's key questions remain unresolved / Recyclate, reuse biggest challenges

PLASTICS INDUSTRY GERMANY

Recyclate gap to increase to 30% by 2030 / Rising demand from packaging, construction, automotive segments – BKV study

INTERVIEW

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

PLASTICS MARKETS GERMANY

Material flow analysis: Where does the material come from and where does it go? How much is recycled? / Q&A session with Conversio managing director Christoph Lindner

GERMANY'S PLASTICS MARKETS

New Conversio study looks at material flows in 2019 / Decline in raw material production and plastics processing / Upward trend for recycling comes to a sudden halt / Corona crisis leaves major scars

PLASTICS INDUSTRY GERMANY

Polymer production rises to 11m t in 2017 / A mere 12% of plastics is recycled / Conversio study documents use of recyclate and balance of trade for first time

RECYCLING

110,000 t of EPS and XPS waste in Germany / Recovery rate of 98% / Study commissioned by BKV

AGRICULTURAL PLASTICS

European and worldwide markets / Collection schemes and technical developments / Bettering the image of recycled material

PLASTICS INDUSTRY GERMANY

2015 production drops 3% over 2013 / Increase in plastics processing / Growth in packaging, automotive engineering and medical devices / Recycling as key economic factor / Consultic study 2015

PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT

New method to register plastic waste entering the ocean / Model being trialled at the North Sea / Collaboration against marine litter involving numerous associations

PLASTICS PACKAGING GERMANY

German market shows solid growth / Consolidation accelerates / Study recommends including M&A in strategic planning / Innovative plastics packaging saves weight