GKV Gesamtverband Kunststoffverarbeitende Industrie

GERMAN TOY INDUSTRY Manufacturers face cost pressure amid climate targets / ‘Kidults' target group grows / Limited use of recyclates and organic alternatives	13.11.2024
PFAS “You can assume that our concerns will be heard” – interview with GKV president Helen Fürst on strongly worded PFAS letter to German chancellor Scholz	10.09.2024
GERMAN CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY Massive volume reduction and falling prices: Industry stuck in valley of tears / Significant losses for plastics processors too / No improvement expected this year	13.06.2024
PLASTICS PROCESSING GERMANY Technical parts makers take stock of mixed 2023 / Sales slightly higher / Profits down, outlook gloomy	01.03.2024
PLASTICS PROCESSING GERMANY Significant decline in turnover, volume last year / Only very muted expectations for 2024 / Many companies unable to pass on costs	19.02.2024
PLASTICS INDUSTRY ‘Germany as a location faces an acute risk of being left behind': Poll by industry initiative reveals low mood among companies	24.10.2023
PLASTIC PACKAGING Recyclate use quotas cannot be met, industry warns / European associations call for credit system	20.10.2023
PLASTICS INDUSTRY The EU Commissioner for Climate Protection is changing – what does that mean for the industry? / PIE asks some German associations	04.09.2023
GERMAN ECONOMY President of German chemical industry writes 'fiery letter' to Chancellor / 'Economic imbalance must become a priority'	31.08.2023
EUROPEAN ECONOMY German processors reveal H1 sales declines, call for help from Berlin / German business confidence continues slide / Analysts warn of economic slowdowns in Germany, Eurozone	28.08.2023
CONSTRUCTION GERMANY Gloomy mood among plastics processors / Declining volumes, high prices / Heavy losses in residential construction / Market players criticise lack of impulses from Berlin	26.06.2023
HIRING UK plastics and waste firms struggle to recruit / “Workforce central to the transition to a circular economy” / Young Germans show less interest in plastics sector	22.05.2023
PLASTICS PROCESSING Germany: Technical parts makers report production uptick in 2022 / Association expects “fragile” development this year	03.04.2023
PLASTICS PROCESSING GERMANY Optimism and concern after 2022 sales increase / GKV expects tough year / Officials attack energy price caps, warn of production exiting country	01.03.2023
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	11.01.2023
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?	24.10.2022
K 2022 70 years of K / Energy crisis, circular economy and climate protection leading topics / More than 3,000 exhibitors from 60 countries / German firms to cover over one-third of floor space	19.10.2022
GKV Möllenstädt re-appointed MD of German converters association	30.08.2022
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	27.07.2022
GKV Helen Fürst elected president of German processing association	11.07.2022
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	24.06.2022
NEWS FROM KI GROUP KI Group, GKV launch Kunststoff Hilft fundraising campaign for Ukraine / Donation target set at EUR 1 mn	08.03.2022
PLASTICS PROCESSING GERMANY GKV draws mixed conclusions for 2021: industry turnover increasing, but companies under massive pressure / Shortage of raw materials to remain high	08.03.2022
FLUOROPLASTICS High prices likely to continue in 2022, says German trade group / Capacities still tight	08.12.2021
GERMAN PLASTICS INDUSTRY Major trade groups initiative to engage with German public	16.09.2021