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] Since 1986, the AGVU has been committed to Product responsibility for packaging and is committed to environmentally friendly and resource-conserving utilisation and recycling. The association represents the entire value chain: from the packaging industry, the consumer goods industry and the retail sector to the dual systems, disposal companies and recyclers.
