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Packaging manufacturers were able to increase production and turnover in 2021. This is shown by the latest figures from the Joint Committee of German Packaging Manufacturers (GADV). In terms of production volume, packaging made of paper, cardboard and paperboard accounted for the largest share, with plastic packaging achieving the highest production value.
Around 19.6 million tonnes of packaging materials were produced in 2021, an increase of 4.8 percent. The Production value increased significantly by 10.9 per cent to around EUR 35.8 billion in 2021. As in previous years, plastic packaging generated the largest share of production value with a share of around 44 per cent; in terms of volume, packaging made of Paper, cardboard and paperboard are the largest packaging fraction at around 49 per cent.
Steel increases sales and volumes the most
In terms of production, a uniform picture emerges for the packaging fractions: packaging made of Steel recorded the highest growth (plus 8.1 per cent)followed by paper and cardboard packaging (up 7.3 percent), glass packaging (up 2.4 percent), plastic packaging (up 1.5 percent) and aluminium packaging (up 1.0 percent).
Also with the production value, the trend is consistentHere too, steel packaging recorded the highest growth at 16.6 percent, followed by paper, cardboard and carton packaging (up 13.2 percent), plastic packaging (up 10.2 percent), glass packaging (up 4.0 percent) and aluminium packaging (up 2.9 percent).
"Packaging manufacturers have overcome the effects of the coronavirus pandemic, not least because the protective function of packaging has given consumers the feeling that their food is well protected from environmental influences. However, the packaging industry is currently facing completely different challenges. For all packaging industries, the supply of affordable energy is an important prerequisite for being able to continue to produce competitively in Germany. In the case of energy-intensive industries, this is even becoming an existential issue. In addition, there are difficulties with logistics and disruptions in the supply chains caused by the war in Ukraine."
Johann OverathManaging Director of the Bundesverband Glasindustrie e.V. and GADV-Speaker
Packaging manufacturers are therefore looking to the future with mixed feelings despite the good annual results for 2021. "Packaging is an everyday commodity that is also needed in times of crisis. But the question is, how we will produce in the future and not lose sight of the major goals in terms of climate neutrality", says Overath.
Source: GADV
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