{"id":45248,"date":"2021-06-07T13:00:29","date_gmt":"2021-06-07T11:00:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/?p=45248"},"modified":"2022-01-07T09:59:18","modified_gmt":"2022-01-07T08:59:18","slug":"bottlenecks-supply-chain-packaging-shortage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/en\/engpaesse-lieferkette-verpackungen-knapp\/","title":{"rendered":"Bottlenecks in the supply chain: when packaging becomes scarce"},"content":{"rendered":"

To round off the year, we once again present our most clicked articles of 2021. 7th place: Supply bottlenecks in summer<\/p>\n

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Disrupted supply chains, scarce raw materials and skyrocketing purchase prices. Is the packaging industry facing a summer of crisis?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Toilet paper, pasta and pea soup. It was these three products that symbolised the frequently cited phenomenon of hoarding at the start of the pandemic. Toilet paper, pasta and soups have long been available everywhere again. But perhaps we should start hoarding empty cans, pasta packets and plastic film, because our industry has long been affected. Delivery cancellations and increased prices are causing Bottlenecks in packaging<\/strong>.<\/p>

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\"The packaging crisis reaches Germany.\" This headline ran through the German media last month. The reason was a renewed warning from the Industrial Association for Plastic Packaging (IK)<\/a>which summarised once again what many in the industry had long since realised from their day-to-day business: Lack of raw materials<\/strong> and Prices have risen sharply<\/strong> are causing some major concerns in the packaging industry.<\/p>\n

Hardly any easing in sight<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Back in March Eight out of ten manufacturers<\/strong> of plastic packaging have indicated that their production and thus their Limited delivery capabilities<\/strong> are. Two months later, the proportion of those expecting restrictions to a low or medium extent has risen again. Nevertheless, the companies surveyed by the IK anticipate a sideways movement over the next three months, albeit at a very low level.<\/p>\n

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The accident involving the container ship \"Ever Given\" in the Suez Canal had an impact on the global logistics chain. (Image: Shutterstock \/ Corona Borealis Studio)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

This is not least due to the Blockade of the Suez Canal<\/strong>. As a result, many raw materials from the Middle East and the USA were redirected to Asia and are still missing from the European market today.<\/p>\n

Prices have exploded in some cases<\/strong><\/h2>\n

As a result of the shortage, the prices of packaging raw materials have risen by around half since February. In the plastics sector, IK Managing Director Dr Martin Engelmann speaks of a veritable price explosion. LDPE and LLDPE have risen by an average of over 60 per cent since the beginning of the year, as has EPS.<\/p>\n

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(Image: IK Industrievereinigung Kunststoffverpackungen)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\"The industry, which is predominantly characterised by SMEs, does not simply breathe away such price increases.\"\u00a0 Dr Martin Engelmann<\/strong>Managing Director of the IK<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

IK flash survey: Plastics prices rise to historic highs<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n