GVM Gesellschaft für Verpackungsmarktforschung

AGRICULTURAL PLASTICS IK calls for binding EPR rules for disposal and recycling in Europe	08.12.2025
PLASTIC PACKAGING EUROPE PPWR has set the bar high / Recyclate supply still not clear / Declining demand for virgin plastics / FachPack 2025 to focus on transformation in packaging industry	22.09.2025
PACKAGING GERMANY AVU packaging monitor shows high willingness among consumers to separate waste, but uncertainty regarding its utilisation / Decrease in packaging volume by 2030	04.08.2025
PLASTIC PACKAGING GERMANY Packaging consumption decreases significantly – GVM report	07.02.2025
PACKAGING RECYCLING GERMANY Recycling rate for plastics rising / Major shortfalls for composite solutions / Germany no longer world champion in waste separation – ZSVR / UBA	03.02.2025
PLASTICS PACKAGING GERMANY Recyclability increases only minimally / Recycling routes lacking / Voluntary commitment nevertheless achievable – IK report	09.01.2025
PET BOTTLES GERMANY Consumption down to 408,000 t / First time recyclates outnumber virgin material in moulding blanks – GVM study	10.12.2024
PACKAGING GERMANY Consumers value sustainability and waste separation – AVU packaging monitor	18.07.2024
PACKAGING GERMANY Planned plastics tax favours paper composites – GVM study	04.06.2024
PLASTIC PACKAGING GERMANY Has requirement to offer reusable packaging for takeaway failed? / Minimal usage rate in 2023 / More municipalities look into packaging tax / New regulation by PPWR?	03.06.2024
PLASTIC PACKAGING GERMANY Recycling rates increase moderately, consumption declines – GVM	02.04.2024
PACKAGING RECYCLING GERMANY Reclaim volumes for plastics, glass decline / Some targets clearly missed / Demand for polymer packaging to ease most	21.12.2023
PACKAGING GERMANY Cardboard composite: reduced proportion of plastics and no aluminium – manufacturers adjust use of materials / “Acute need for action on recycling capacities!”	14.12.2023
PET BOTTLES German consumption drops to 446,000 t in 2021 – GVM report / Recycling share rises to 44.8%	28.04.2023
PACKAGING GERMANY Consumption up 14% in the past 20 years / Increased demand for reduced sizes / “Next milestone must be the recyclability of packaging” – GVM study	24.06.2022
RECYCLING GERMANY More plastic packaging recycled in 2020	13.04.2022
PLASTIC PACKAGING GERMANY Forum PET welcomes extension to mandatory deposit scheme / Additional 44,000 t of rPET in the bottle-to-bottle recycling loop	03.01.2022
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	06.07.2021
PLASTIC PACKAGING New IK study: Use of paper composites frequently constitutes greenwashing / Mixed materials hard to recycle	06.05.2021
PLASTIC CARRIER BAGS German Bundestag confirms ban on plastic bags / Consumption of 18 plastic bags per person in 2019	23.12.2020
SINGLE-USE PLASTICS German Bundesrat backs ban on SUP products / Up to 30,000 t of foamed polystyrene packaging affected	11.11.2020
PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT WWF-Malaysia responds to media inaccuracies on Malaysian plastics / Plastic packaging report recommends EPR to address problems in Southeast Asia and China / Indonesia plans plastics tax	28.02.2020
PET RECYCLING GERMANY Over 97% of single-use beverage bottles are recycled / EU's planned target rates exceeded / Few waste PET bottles were sent to China before import ban / Study by GVM and IK	25.02.2019
PLASTIC PACKAGING GERMANY Recycling slightly down in 2017 / New law sets higher recycling rates in the new year / Plastics target of 63% in 2022	03.12.2018
PLASTIC PACKAGING GERMANY Production up in 2018 / Increase in both sales and volume / Companies facing higher energy costs and shortage of skilled workers	19.11.2018