Associations say SUPD guidelines create complexity and uncertainty in the implementation process

In most areas of application, plastics apparently release fewer greenhouse gases than alternatives. This is the result of a study by the consulting firm McKinsey, New York. The study comprised 14 plastic products from various application areas, including six types of packaging, and compared them with common,...

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...

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...