The packaging and circular economy industry makes an important contribution to the German economy, according to a study that provides a comprehensive overview of the ecological and economic aspects of packaging.
The Study "Benefits of packaging" was analysed in June 2018 by the Gesellschaft für Verpackungsmarktforschung (GVM) and the Institut think tank on behalf of the Arbeitsgemeinschaft Verpackung und Umwelt e. V. (AGVU) was concluded.
With around 337,000 employees, the packaging and recycling industry provides work for just under 0.8 per cent of all people in employment in Germany. With 53 per cent of employees, the production of packaging materials and supplies is the most important sector. A Industry turnover of around 78.5 billion euros per year represents around 1.2 per cent of the total turnover generated in the German manufacturing industry.
With a turnover of 55.5 billion euros, packaging manufacturers form an important core of the industry, which continues to grow - by around 1.9 per cent annually. The study shows that the industry continues to Characterised by medium-sized companies is. More than half of packaging manufacturers' turnover, namely 57 per cent, is generated by companies with fewer than 250 employees. In fact, 35 per cent of total turnover comes from companies with fewer than 100 employees.
Export as a sector driver
Foreign trade plays an important role for the industry - and that with rising trend. At 26.6 billion euros, more than a third of the turnover of the circular economy and packaging industry was generated abroad through the export of machinery and packaging materials and supplies. This corresponds to annual growth of 3.9 per cent between 2010 and 2016.
The study is available for download at http://www.agvu.de available.
[infotext icon] Die AGVU engagiert sich seit 1986 für die Product responsibility for packaging und setzt sich für eine umweltgerechte und ressourcenschonende Nutzung und Verwertung ein. Der Verband repräsentiert die gesamte Wertschöpfungskette: von der Verpackungsindustrie über die Konsumgüterwirtschaft und den Handel bis hin zu den dualen Systemen, Entsorgern und Verwertern.[/infotext]
