Ulf Kelterborn

INTERVIEW “A PET bottle doesn't leap into the ocean all by itself” / IK managing director Ulf Kelterborn on the German discussion about plastic packaging	04.06.2018
PLASTICS PACKAGING German industry expects strong Q2 / Recycling becoming important matter for customers	17.04.2018
PLASTICS PACKAGING GERMANY IK industry association notes very positive mood / Strong hopes for good economic development	12.01.2018
K 2019 First exhibitors' council meeting / Ulrich Reifenhäuser confirmed as chairman	27.04.2017
PLASTICS PACKAGING MARKET German manufacturers very positive about economic situation shortly before "interpack" trade fair / High feedstock prices still dampening sales and profits / Further consolidation on the European market	21.04.2017
STYRENICS German plastics packaging industry association critical of price explosion / “Dramatic cost pressure”	09.03.2017
GERMAN PLASTICS PACKAGING IK industry association expects further growth in 2017 / Optimistic start to new year / Renewable Energies Law remains an obstacle	11.01.2017
EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW PIE talks to Ulf Kelterborn, head of German plastic packaging industry association IK, about the economic situation, feedstocks and the Renewable Energy Act	14.06.2016
GERMAN PLASTICS PROCESSING Sales just shy of EUR 60 bn level / Exports to Eurozone continue to drive growth / Volumes processed stable at 2014 level / 2016 growth expected to resemble that of last year / Cautious optimism	16.02.2016
INTERVIEW "Plethora of FM announcements difficult to comprehend" / IK general manager Ulf Kelterborn on the current situation	30.04.2015
INTERVIEW PIE talks to IK general manager Ulf Kelterborn / Strong economic boost for packaging industry continues / German EEG subsidies must be drastically reduced	20.05.2014
PLASTICS AND ENERGY German plastics producers keep renewables surcharge exemption / Compromise with EU	10.04.2014
PLASTICS PACKAGING GERMANY High energy costs hindering competitiveness / Backbone of German economy bears the brunt / IK forecast	05.07.2013
PLASTICS PACKAGING Germany's IK sees little change in 2012 revenues from previous year / Production at 4.2m shows slight drop / Optimism remains for 2013	25.04.2013
PLASTICS PACKAGING IK general manager Ulf Kelterborn: The mood within the industry segment has improved	18.04.2013
PLASTICS PACKAGING German packaging producers start 2013 on an optimistic note, new IK association survey shows / Raw materials price situation remains tense	14.01.2013
YEAR IN REVIEW Life is a roller coaster ride, the European plastics industry finds again in 2012 / Forces majeures and consolidation / North-South profitability gap grows as the shadow of Middle East and China shrinks	14.12.2012
PLASTICS PACKAGING German manufacturers still in a good position / Exports expected to decline / Pressure from electricity costs / Latest data from German packaging producers' association	03.07.2012
PACKAGING MARKET Germany sets new record in 2011 / Plastics packaging records highest ever sales / Glass posts largest volume growth	13.06.2012
INTERVIEW German plastics packaging: Ulf Kelterborn, head of IK business association, talks to PIE about plastic bag bans	11.05.2012
PLASTIC PACKAGING German packaging producers association warns of rising raw material prices / Survey nevertheless shows optimism for Q2 economic development	04.04.2012
GERMAN PLASTICS ECONOMY IK industry association warns of rising energy prices / Calls for government guarantee to cap costs	26.01.2012
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 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