GKV Gesamtverband Kunststoffverarbeitende Industrie

RAW MATERIALS Follow-up: Even more German builders report supply shortages in May / Construction companies see stagnant growth in 2021	08.06.2021
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	26.05.2021
CHINAPLAS First in-person trade fair in 2021 since Covid-19 / Number of international visitors remains thin / Joy over personal contact prevails nevertheless	16.04.2021
PLASTICS PROCESSING / RAW MATERIAL MARKETS Hand-wringing everywhere / Processors' associations react with concern: “Don't leave us hanging!” / Restrictions likely to continue well into April / Calmer price situation first expected at year's end	05.03.2021
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”	23.02.2021
GKV German plastics converters' association MD Große-Wilde takes over all tasks and functions from Möllenstädt	25.01.2021
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	21.01.2021
GKV Julia Große-Wilde named managing director of German processors association	05.01.2021
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	25.09.2020
PLASTICS PROCESSING GERMANY Impact of coronavirus crisis shows in H1 2020 balance sheet / Sales down 9% year-on-year / Niche areas in packaging, construction and E&E doing well / Do automotive suppliers face an insolvency wave?	07.09.2020
GKV Oliver Möllenstädt quits German plastics converters association / No successor in sight yet	17.08.2020
PLASTICS TAX EU summit agrees budget and coronavirus recovery fund / Plastics industry criticises levy on non-recyclable packaging	22.07.2020
PLASTICSEUROPE Subdued mood among German polymer producers / Economic figures for 2019 and pandemic effects / Germany's processors order less material	06.07.2020
CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY Covid-19 crisis catches up with the sector in Germany / “Dramatic consequences” from second half year onwards / ZDB association expects zero growth at best / Non-residential construction particularly affected	26.06.2020
PLASTICS PROCESSING GERMANY Industry takes a hard hit from Covid-19 / Many converters need the “ventilation” provided by the government	26.06.2020
INTERVIEW “Balcony singing for the plastics industry” / Guido Marschall from plas.TV talks about his new video series	07.05.2020
PLASTICS ECONOMY How the German-speaking plastics industry is dealing with the consequences of Covid-19 / From value chains to solidarity in companies / Short-time working a relief but not a long-term solution	05.05.2020
CORONAVIRUS Carmakers better prepared than in 2009 / 60% of Spanish production base shut down / Italy presents plans for relaxing lockdown / Adventures in polymer prices / Plastics production index slumps / Fear of rising insolvencies	14.04.2020
PLASTICS PROCESSING GERMANY Not a good year for the industry / Technical parts show a marked decline / Only construction sector reported a rise / Willingness to invest expected to fall / Stable turnover in 2020 would be optimistic	02.03.2020
PLASTIC PACKAGING EU commissioner Sinkevicius calls for a blanket ban / German and EU converters associations question environmental impact	22.01.2020
PLASTICS PROCESSING GERMANY Sales fairly stable in Q3 / Order backlog very low / Technical parts still a major worry / Gloomy expectations / Trend turnaround not imminent	27.11.2019
PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT Plastics industry establishes clarity on global plastics flows for the first time / Study based on data from 44 countries shows differentiated picture / More specifically targeted measures should be planned more specifically	22.10.2019
PLASTICS PROCESSING GERMANY GKV corrects annual forecast downwards / TecPart association sharply criticises populistic aberrations	04.10.2019
PLASTICS PROCESSING GERMANY Turnover for H1 2019 down on 2018 / Heavy falls in June / Technical components still a big worry / Industrial packaging, building products and consumer goods also on the decline	06.09.2019
PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT Launch of global waste alliance "Prevent" / "Waste is a raw material and not garbage"	21.05.2019