IK Industrievereinigung Kunststoffverpackungen

EVENTS EuPC's "Back to Basics" training on food contact regulation	01.02.2012
GERMAN PLASTICS ECONOMY IK industry association warns of rising energy prices / Calls for government guarantee to cap costs	26.01.2012
ENERGY POLICY EuPC: Eight European nations sign voluntary agreement to reduce energy consumption / “EuPlastVoltage” project completed	18.01.2012
PLASTICS PACKAGING German companies positive about business in 2012 / Raw material prices on the up / Margins under threat again	11.01.2012
PLASTICS PACKAGING Unbroken global growth for flexible and rigid packaging / Plenty of potential in the health and cosmetics sector / Amcor has highest sales in Europe / Further consolidation in the industry / AMI report	04.10.2011
PLASTIC PACKAGING Economy still strong but slowing down / High polymer prices eat into earnings	26.09.2011
PLASTIC BAGS Rome's legal push forces Brussels' hand / Italy is Europe's leading plastic bag consumer / Some 2.5m t of polyethylene were processed into bags and pouches in 2009 / 15,000 respond to EU bag ban survey	23.08.2011
ASSOCIATIONS ESWA warns of rising raw material costs / Cautions that sector's competitiveness is at serious risk	08.07.2011
PLASTIC CARRIER BAGS German packaging association lashes out at EU's “apparent” plans to ban non-biodegradables	27.06.2011
PLASTIC PACKAGING Polymers dominate at “Interpack” / Industry in upbeat mood / Have prices overshot their peak?	30.05.2011
PLASTIC PACKAGING German and French industry associations concerned about raw material supply and pricing / Call for new solutions to ensure raw material supplies	10.05.2011
PLASTIC PACKAGING Rising costs expected to drive up prices in Q2 / Pressure on margins / German industry survey	01.04.2011
EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW “There will be a collective outcry” if the indexing system is changed / Roland Roth, CEO of RKW, talks to PIE about new price risks, supply and competition issues in Europe's plastics processing sector	25.02.2011
PLASTIC PACKAGING German converters group comments on Italian bag ban	24.01.2011
FRANCE Plastics processors association warns of further plastics price hikes / Calls on customers to accept increases	18.01.2011
PLASTIC PACKAGING German companies adopt positive outlook for 2011 / Price hikes for packaging and raw materials in the cards	12.01.2011
RPC GROUP Purchase of Danish rival Superfos for EUR 240m / Leading European rigid plastic packaging manufacturer expands	17.12.2010
FRANCE Plastic packaging industry set for recovery in 2010 / Optimism for 2011 prevails, despite continued volatility of polymer material supply	06.12.2010
PLASTIC PACKAGING German association expects renewed price explosion in 2011	03.12.2010
FORUM PET EUROPE Federation brings together European PET bottle supply chain / APPE's Rostagno appointed president	01.12.2010
PLASTIC PACKAGING Year of volatile supply markets draws to a close / Forces majeures raise converters' ire / Healthy demand / November halt to slide in polymer prices for flexible materials just a fluke? / Rigid packaging grades still rising	17.11.2010
ASSOCIATIONS EuPC calls frequent declarations of FM “highly questionable” / Calls on converters to take legal action	22.10.2010
PLASTIC PACKAGING German players adopt cautious outlook for Q4 / Margins suffer from extremely high feedstock prices	11.10.2010
ASSOCIATIONS Roland Roth new president of IK	17.09.2010
PLASTIC PACKAGING Demand barometer is rising but high polymer prices put pressure on converters / LDPE leads the upswing / Few players expect substantial short-term price relief / When will the market's temperature cool?	19.07.2010

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Isabell Schmidt Jürgen Bruder Martin Engelmann Michael Weigelt Roland Roth Ulf Kelterborn