The German PET market: prices for European grades continue to rise in April and May

German PET recyclers are growing ever more deeply concerned. Demand from beverage bottle producers remained well short of expectations in April, while sales for film, fibre and packaging strapping applications are still in low gear. Without exception, market players said that demand was much too low for the time of...

As expected, the German post-consumer PET bottle recycling market was quiet at the end of the year. Recyclers’ sales volumes are still suffering because primary PET is inexpensive and cheaper offerings of flakes are readily available from other European countries. In December, not all PET recyclers in Germany were...

The situation remains extremely challenging for PET recyclers in Germany. There was no improvement in the weak demand for flakes or recycled pellet in October. All sales segments are affected, respondents say. The markets are unsettled in the face of high energy costs, recession and an uncertain future. Business...