IK Industrievereinigung Kunststoffverpackungen

PACKAGING GERMANY Industry association warns of bankruptcies due to high energy costs / Ability to deliver curtailed	13.01.2022
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
SINGLE-USE PLASTICS EuPC: Packaging producers voice concern over fragmentation of European SUP laws / Lack of clarity on provisions	10.11.2021
ENERGY COSTS So-called energy cost surcharges cause increasing resentment among processors / Contractual, antitrust concerns	29.10.2021
GERMAN PLASTICS INDUSTRY Major trade groups initiative to engage with German public	16.09.2021
SINGLE-USE PLASTICS Disposable products banned in the EU from 3 July / Environment associations call for rethink on reusables / EuPC voices criticism / Health risks with “eco” alternatives?	08.07.2021
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
PLASTICS TAX What is the purpose of the “EU Plastic Tax”? / Italy and Spain planning introduction of plastics levy / German companies confused	24.06.2021
PLASTIC PACKAGING GERMANY Bundestag adopts amendment to packaging act / Deposits to be mandatory on all plastic beverage bottles / IK raises concerns about rPET availability	13.05.2021
PLASTIC PACKAGING New IK study: Use of paper composites frequently constitutes greenwashing / Mixed materials hard to recycle	06.05.2021
PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT IK criticises new labelling rule for disposable beverage cups / “Clarification urgently needed in Brussels” / Warning labels compulsory as of July 2021	01.04.2021
PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT VDMA paper stirs discussion / German plastics and processing groups criticise proposals for recyclate quotes and CO2 pricing / Policies 'not helpful'	23.03.2021
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
PET RECYCLING AUSTRIA PET to PET Recycling Österreich: Over 28,000 t of PET secondary material in 2020 / Further expansion plans	29.01.2021
PLASTIC PACKAGING GERMANY German cabinet approves amendment to packaging law / Reusable containers could become mandatory / Concerns over availability of rPET	26.01.2021
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
SINGLE-USE PLASTICS German plastics packaging association stresses on importance of to-go packaging / Composite solutions more difficult to recycle	23.11.2020
GERMANY Lower house approves bill to implement EU waste directive / Packaging group says single-use ban interferes with basic rights of market participants	24.09.2020
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
PLASTIC PACKAGING GERMANY Sustainability goals are still high on the agenda / Recycled material remains in demand despite coronavirus crisis / IK flash survey	13.08.2020
AUSTRIA Greenpeace criticises poor recycling rates for PET bottles / “Increase the proportion of returnable containers”	03.08.2020
PLASTICS TAX EU summit agrees budget and coronavirus recovery fund / Plastics industry criticises levy on non-recyclable packaging	22.07.2020
GERMANY Cabinet approves ban on single-use plastic items / Environmental organisation calls for expansion of reuse systems	01.07.2020
PLASTIC PACKAGING French and German associations call for minimal regulation to implement EU's circular economy plan / Plastics tax does not take into account EPR contributions now in place	24.06.2020