IK Industrievereinigung Kunststoffverpackungen

PACKAGING REGULATION Tethered caps now mandatory across the EU / Plastic lids account for up to 7% of recycling streams	09.07.2024
PLASTIC PACKAGING GERMANY Slight improvement in overall situation / Drop in revenues expected – IK economic survey	09.07.2024
PLASTIC PACKAGING German packaging and film makers expect higher sales on rising raw-material costs / Earnings situation remains poor	19.06.2024
PACKAGING GERMANY Planned plastics tax favours paper composites – GVM study	04.06.2024
PACKAGING EUROPE “EU member states can exempt their economies for five years” / Lawyer Christian Alexander Mayer talks to PIE about special national routes for the PPWR	09.05.2024
PPWR “Nobody knows how goods are supposed to be transported in Europe in the future” – IK criticises EU packaging regulation	09.05.2024
EU PACKAGING Germany-Italy ‘deal' could scupper EU's packaging waste rules / Legal assessment adds to debate about proposed regulations	27.02.2024
AGRICULTURAL PLASTICS Voluntary self-commitment: sector sets new recycling quotas	24.01.2024
PLASTIC PACKAGING Most German firms expect lower earnings – survey / Bleak outlook for 2024	22.01.2024
GERMANY Plastics tax around the corner / Who will have to pay and when? / Mixed voices from the industry	02.01.2024
EU PACKAGING Trade groups warn on erosion of single market under proposed packaging regulation / Fragmentation could deter potential investors	21.12.2023
EU PACKAGING More trade groups attack vote on plastic packaging regs / Some decisions earn praise	23.11.2023
PLASTIC PACKAGING Recyclate use quotas cannot be met, industry warns / European associations call for credit system	20.10.2023
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 GERMANY Federal Ministry for the Environment presents draft law for “less packaging waste” / Associations warn against Germany going it alone	27.07.2023
AGRICULTURAL FILM RECYCLING Collection volume rises in Germany / High sand percentage hinders reclaim	07.06.2023
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
PLASTIC PACKAGING Interpack announces PackTheFuture Awards / Focus on sustainable solutions	17.05.2023
PACKAGING European trade bodies warn of waste regulation disparity / EU market rules needed for circular economy / Varying national laws said to cause difficulties	25.04.2023
GERMAN PACKAGING MARKET Trade group survey sees end of downward sales trend / Earnings projections remain negative	13.02.2023
EPS RECYCLING Collaboration aims to increase EPS/XPS recycling in France / Pilot project for sorting and processing EPS packaging waste in Germany	23.01.2023
CIRCULAR ECONOMY New EU requirements for recycled plastics with food contact	08.12.2022