{"id":59183,"date":"2022-03-21T15:00:12","date_gmt":"2022-03-21T14:00:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/?p=59183"},"modified":"2022-03-23T10:06:06","modified_gmt":"2022-03-23T09:06:06","slug":"plastic-packaging-manufacturers-fight-for-liquidity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/en\/kunststoffverpackungshersteller-kaempfen-um-liquiditaet\/","title":{"rendered":"Plastic packaging manufacturers struggle for liquidity"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The war in Ukraine is having an impact on the markets in Germany. Manufacturers of plastic packaging are also affected and have to manage their liquidity accordingly. Natural gas shortages and rising electricity costs in particular are also leading to price increases in the production of packaging and films.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Some raw material manufacturers have already drastically Price increases for important raw materials<\/strong> such as polyamide and EVOH, which are irreplaceable for food packaging, for example. The costs can often only be passed on to customers with a long delay, if at all. This leads to liquidity problems for medium-sized companies.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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\u201eWhile raw material suppliers insist on payment within a week, our members\u201c customers often take several months to settle their invoices. In the current crisis, this financing gap is beyond the means of many medium-sized manufacturers. We are therefore appealing to both raw material suppliers and customers to adjust their payment terms at short notice\",<\/p>

Dr Martin Engelmann<\/strong>, Managing Director of the IK Industrial Association for Plastic Packaging<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Dr Martin Engelmann, Managing Director of the IK Industrievereinigung Kunststoffverpackungen.\n(Image: IK Industrievereinigung Kunststoffverpackungen) <\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t
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In the latest IK member survey, almost 80 per cent of packaging manufacturers rate the current earnings situation as poor. Particularly in the Supplying the population with food and medicines<\/strong> plastic packaging plays a major role.<\/p>

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\u201eThe consequences of the terrible war in Ukraine are exacerbating the situation for plastic packaging manufacturers, who have been suffering from a shortage of raw materials and dramatically increased energy prices for a year now. Many medium-sized companies in the industry feel that their existence is under threat. If production is no longer profitable due to high energy and raw material costs and machines are switched off, important supply chains are in danger of being torn apart. During the coronavirus pandemic, politicians recognised that packaging is \u201esystemically relevant\u201c. This realisation also applies in the current crisis.\u201c<\/p>

Dr Martin Engelmann<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>

Source:\u00a0<\/em>Ik Industrial Association for Plastic Packaging\u00a0<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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Further news on plastic packaging<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tDetergent packaging with 50 percent post-consumer recyclate\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\tMondi and Dreco present a new laundry detergent packaging with 50 percent post-consumer recycled content. This innovation supports the circular economy and reduces the use of virgin plastic.\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\tRead more \"\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t
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\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tPLA-free material for film extrusion receives European patent\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\tGaia BioMaterials has been granted a European patent for its PLA-free film extrusion materials. This innovation could open up new possibilities for sustainable packaging.\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\tRead more \"\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t
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\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tAmcor containers support Ocado's refill scheme\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t
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\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tPackaging in transition\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\tThree trends are currently clearly setting the direction in the packaging world. They influence strategic decisions, investments, and product developments in almost every packaging-intensive market. And they show that innovation needs to become not louder, but smarter.\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\tRead more \"\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t
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\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tOrbis Europe expands portfolio for the food and beverage industry\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t
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\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tPilot project for circular economy of PP packaging launched\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\tJokey and Remondis are launching a pilot project for the collection of PP food packaging in the Ruhr area. The aim is to create a closed material cycle and produce food-grade recyclate.\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\tRead more \"\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The war in Ukraine is having an impact on the markets in Germany. Manufacturers of plastic packaging are also affected and have to manage their liquidity accordingly.","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":59188,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"__cvm_playback_settings":[],"__cvm_video_id":"","rank_math_description":"Der Krieg in der Ukraine wirkt sich auf die M\u00e4rkte in Deutschland aus. Kunststoffverpackungshersteller sorgen sich um ihre Liquidit\u00e4t.","rank_math_focus_keyword":"Kunststoffverpackungshersteller,liquidit\u00e4t","rank_math_title":"","csco_display_header_overlay":false,"csco_singular_sidebar":"","csco_page_header_type":"","csco_page_load_nextpost":"","csco_post_video_location":[],"csco_post_video_location_hash":"","csco_post_video_url":"","csco_post_video_bg_start_time":0,"csco_post_video_bg_end_time":0,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[111],"tags":[57582,54,59142,59559,59448],"class_list":{"0":"post-59183","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-maerkte","8":"tag-ik-industrievereinigung-kunststoffverpackungen","9":"tag-kunststoff-und-verbunde","10":"tag-news-express","11":"tag-ukraine","12":"tag-verpackung","13":"cs-entry","14":"cs-video-wrap"},"acf":[],"vimeo_video":null,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/59183","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=59183"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/59183\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/59188"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=59183"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=59183"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=59183"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}