The German waste plastics market: hefty price increases in April

The final month of 2022 brought little change to Germany’s waste plastics market. Both purchase prices for plastic scrap and selling prices for regrind and regranulate remained largely unchanged during the short work month of December. Film scrap exports were good, especially to Malaysia and Indonesia, thanks in part...

Demand for flakes and recycled PET pellet remains weak in Germany and the industry is bracing for economically difficult months ahead. For November, many PET recyclers reported rising inventory levels, which could be as high as 30-40 per cent of monthly production. All customer segments – from bottles, films and fibres...

Interest in waste plastics in Germany remained stalled at a very weak level in November. The economic slowdown and the uncertain future continue to weigh on demand. Many recyclers will be facing significantly higher energy costs next year compared with this year. In November, prices for nearly all recyclates declined...