Plastic packaging Germany: sustainability back on the agenda of tube suppliers

The market for rigid plastic packaging in Germany was at a good level at the time this report was drafted at the end of May. Demand from the pharmaceutical, cosmetics and dental care segments remained unchanged, according to producers of plastic tubes. However, some industry experts were observing an increasing shift...

Manufacturers of plastic tubes drew a positive conclusion for the past nine months when speaking to EUWID at the end of October. In particular, demand for tubes for the cosmetics, toothpaste and pet food sectors had developed positively. Deliveries in the pharmaceutical sector, however, remained below expectations....

For manufacturers of flexible plastic packaging, the first half of 2022 was characterised by strong demand on the one hand, but also by difficulties in the supply chain on the other. According to some interviewees, demand was high from the food sector, and increasingly also from bulk consumers. Furthermore, good demand...