Plastic packaging Gemany: tube industry benefits from demand for hygiene gels

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....

The market for plastic packaging was divided at the end of May. While the producers of plastic tubes and food packaging surveyed by EUWID were happy about largely well-filled order books on the one hand, they were forced to accept continuously rising prices for their raw materials and short volumes on the other....

The market for PA 6 for packaging was very turbulent in April. One EUWID respondent described the increased raw material prices as well as prices for electricity, gas and transport as a "toxic cocktail" for the industry. Russia's invasion of Ukraine contributed to the difficult situation. The majority of companies were...