Production volume and turnover in the German folding carton industry increased slightly. In 2018, it produced products with a total weight of 870,971 tonnes. This corresponds to an increase of 1.6 per cent compared to the previous year. Annual turnover rose by 0.4 per cent to 1.868 billion euros.
The German folding carton industry benefited from the generally stable overall economic situation in 2018, said Andreas Helbig, Spokesman of the Executive Board of the Folding Carton Industry Association (FFI) when he presented the previous year's figures on Wednesday, 10 July 2019. For the second year in a row, growth in production volume and turnover was recorded again. However, the pan-European Margin pressure At the same time, the calculated production value of folding cartons produced fell slightly by 1.2 per cent to EUR 2,144 per tonne.
"The Europeanisation of tendering and production is irreversible. German folding carton companies must therefore continue to put themselves in a good position, above all through their further development and innovative strength."
Andreas HelbigSpokesman of the Executive Board of the FFI
Competing in Europe with innovative strength
In a European comparison, the German folding carton industry accounts for around a fifth of the European production volume. This makes it around twice as large as the industry in the UK, France or Italy.
In the face of increasing European competition, the industry is increasingly focussing on innovation and Efficiency leadership Helbig said. Process optimisation through digitalisation and automation is in demand. In view of the worsening shortage of skilled labour and trainees, the German companies are Folding carton company The CEO went on to explain that the company is increasingly focussing on measures to increase its attractiveness as an industry and employer. The FFI offers many services and training programmes for this purpose. It is also becoming increasingly important to communicate the ecological advantages of folding cartons and cartonboard over other types of packaging.
[infotext icon]About the Folding Carton Industry Association
The Fachverband Faltschachtel-Industrie (FFI) has represented the interests of more than 60 companies since 1948. It therefore represents around two thirds of the German folding carton market. The folding carton industry employs around 9,500 people. One full member left the FFI in 2018. Three associate members also left the association. On the other hand, one new full member joined.
http://www.ffi.de
