A SHORT Q&A

Tadeusz Nowicki, president of Polish film manufacturer Ergis, talks about challenges in the packaging sector

EUPC

Annual meeting focuses on circular economy and sustainability / Cooperation between producers and converters to be intensified / New members elected to steering committee

ERGIS

Polish film manufacturer reports further loss of earnings / Additional stretch film line for the Olawa plant

ERGIS

Rising wages and materials costs depressed 2017 earnings / Sales up 7.7%

ERGIS

New stretch film line operating in Poland / Expansion plans for German subsidiary MKF

ERGIS

Best-selling stretch film product pushed 2016 revenue to a record / Berlin restructuring bears fruit

ERGIS

Profit falls in first half 2016 but sales edge up / New “nanoErgis” line being added for 2017

ERGIS

Full-year 2015 operating results improve on increased sales / German restructuring measures push net profits into loss / Share buyback planned

ERGIS

Profit jumps in H1 2015 on increased sales and capacity / Production to be integrated in Berlin / Hamburg plant to be sold

POLAND

Plastics industry sees dynamic growth / Processing rises by 7% in 2014 / 3.1m t polymer consumption / Dependent on feedstock imports / Few petrochemical projects / Large-scale investment in packaging

ERGIS

Expansion of film production in Poland now complete / Q1 revenues up following restructuring initiative / Old company name returns