{"id":44563,"date":"2021-05-11T12:31:58","date_gmt":"2021-05-11T10:31:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/?p=44563"},"modified":"2021-05-11T12:31:58","modified_gmt":"2021-05-11T10:31:58","slug":"etma-reports-tube-industry-under-pressure","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/en\/etma-meldet-tubenindustrie-unter-druck\/","title":{"rendered":"European tube industry under pressure due to rising raw material prices"},"content":{"rendered":"

The European tube industry is under enormous pressure due to the recent rise in raw material prices and the shortage of plastics, according to the European Tube Manufacturers Association (Etma).<\/p>\n

In the last 12 months (April 2020 - April 2021), prices for aluminium and plastics have skyrocketed by almost 60 per cent for aluminium and between 75 and 90 per cent for plastics such as HDPE, LDPE and PP, according to the Etma<\/a>.<\/p>\n

In addition, general capacity cuts in the plastics manufacturing industry, the increasing demand for plastics in the rapidly recovering Chinese and US economies and numerous force majeure cases declared by several plastics manufacturers in Europe have already led to a significant increase in the demand for plastics in Europe. led to a shortage of plastics for tube production<\/strong>.<\/p>

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In addition plastic materials recycled from used packaging<\/strong>that are suitable for food applications, In short supply<\/strong>This makes it difficult to fulfil growing customer requirements.<\/p>\n

Tube industry fights against exploding prices<\/h2>\n

The cost pressure in the industry was exacerbated by the exploding prices for cardboard, coatings and transport services<\/strong> further fuelled.<\/p>