Martin Engelmann

PACKAGING GERMANY German federal environment agency considers special levy on dairy-product packaging / Decision receives harsh criticism from associations	11.11.2024
PLASTIC PACKAGING German packaging and film makers expect higher sales on rising raw material costs / Earnings situation remains poor	19.06.2024
PPWR “Nobody knows how goods are supposed to be transported in Europe in the future” – IK criticises EU packaging regulation	09.05.2024
GERMANY Plastics tax around the corner / Who will have to pay and when? / Mixed voices from the industry	02.01.2024
EU PACKAGING More trade groups attack vote on plastic packaging regs / Some decisions earn praise	23.11.2023
PLASTIC PACKAGING Two-thirds of German firms say economic situation is bad / Companies demand cost relief	05.10.2023
PLASTICS INDUSTRY The EU Commissioner for Climate Protection is changing – what does that mean for the industry? / PIE asks some German associations	04.09.2023
PLASTIC PACKAGING German poll blames weak demand for production cutbacks / Lower earnings expected	02.08.2023
PLASTIC PACKAGING German legislators want changes to planned EU regulation / Practical recycling criteria required	31.05.2023
GERMAN PACKAGING MARKET IK trade group survey Q2: Manufacturers' sales, earnings under pressure / Sales prices plummet / Raw material availability stable	23.05.2023
GERMAN PACKAGING MARKET Trade group survey sees end of downward sales trend / Earnings projections remain negative	13.02.2023
CIRCULAR ECONOMY New EU requirements for recycled plastics with food contact	08.12.2022
CIRCULAR ECONOMY German federal cabinet approves law to set up a single-use plastics fund / Trade associations criticise unnecessary bureaucratic costs	11.11.2022
CIRCULAR ECONOMY New EU regulation aims to pave way for recyclate use in food packaging / Interview with IK managing director Martin Engelmann	29.09.2022
ENERGY The worst is yet to come: French, German plastic packaging groups warn of impact from soaring prices / Survival at risk for 60% of UK manufacturers	12.09.2022
PACKAGING GERMANY Industry association warns of bankruptcies due to high energy costs / Ability to deliver curtailed	13.01.2022
ENERGY COSTS So-called energy cost surcharges cause increasing resentment among processors / Contractual, antitrust concerns	29.10.2021
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
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 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
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