IK Industrievereinigung Kunststoffverpackungen

PLASTICS MARKETS EUROPE Raw material shortages threaten existence of FIBC producers / No choice but to pass on rising costs to customers / EFIBCA industry association	21.04.2015
PLASTICS MARKETS EUROPE French and German plastic packaging manufacturers alarmed by "unprecedented” tight supply of standard thermoplastics / Deliveries to customers said to be threatened / Declarations of force majeures questioned	10.04.2015
GERMAN PLASTICS PROCESSING Sales hit new high in 2014 / Record number of employees / Widespread confidence for 2015 / GKV president still sees big challenges in energy policy and lack of trained personnel	24.02.2015
PLASTIC PACKAGING GERMANY IK industry association says sector's mood has improved / Poor investment raises concerns	12.01.2015
YEAR IN REVIEW 2014 Part 3 – Packaging: M&A activity in the plastics packaging sector continues / Global competition changes the landscape / La Seda bankruptcy sale almost wrapped up / Coca Cola's sustainability drive hits a snag	15.12.2014
PLASTIC PACKAGING GERMANY Rising international competition / “Reserved” outlook for Q4 / Suffering from high energy costs / Sector meets sustainability goals / Latest IK industry association poll	09.10.2014
FLEXIBLE PACKAGING European market growth slows to 1.3% in 2013 / Large national differences in value and volume demand / Germany leads the segment / Share of private equity-controlled companies rising / PCI Films report	06.08.2014
PLASTIC PACKAGING GERMANY First five months of 2014 see solid growth / Economy stable / Rising pressure on margins / IK industry association posts detailed figures for 2013	24.07.2014
EPS "Airpop" new name for packaging and moulded parts made of expanded polystyrene	13.05.2014
PLASTICS AND ENERGY German plastics producers keep renewables surcharge exemption / Compromise with EU	10.04.2014
GERMAN PLASTICS PROCESSING GKV industry association sees increasingly dynamic sales growth / Sector posts record revenues in 2013 / Improved profitability / Twin challenges of renewable energy laws and lack of skilled staff	10.03.2014
PLASTIC BAGS New study finds that German carrier bags consumption is significantly lower than elsewhere in Europe / Majority of consumers use bags more than once / Research calls EU proposals on bans unnecessary and unconstructive	26.02.2014
PLASTICS PACKAGING GERMANY Optimism reigns as 2014 gets underway / Facing twin pressures of raw material price hikes and rising energy costs	10.01.2014
PLASTIC BAGS Follow-up: Industry associations criticise a "short-sighted" EC proposal / Allowance of individual regulations goes against a united European market	08.11.2013
PLASTICS PACKAGING GERMANY High energy costs hindering competitiveness / Backbone of German economy bears the brunt / IK forecast	05.07.2013
ASSOCIATIONS EuPC elects new steering committee members / Discussions on industry concerns / Confirms priorities for Europe	17.06.2013
PACKAGING INDUSTRY French Elipso and German IK come together to tackle environmental and sourcing concerns	17.05.2013
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
FRANCE Flexible packaging producers face “difficult economic environment” / Business slowdown in 2012	22.10.2012
PLASTICS PACKAGING German plastics packaging association IK predicts economic decline in Q4 / Warns of rising feedstock costs, supply shortages	09.10.2012
EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW Roland Roth, president of the German packaging producers' association, talks to PIE about the state of Germany's plastics packaging sector	04.10.2012
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