{"id":66786,"date":"2022-08-16T13:15:30","date_gmt":"2022-08-16T11:15:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/?p=66786"},"modified":"2022-08-16T12:21:19","modified_gmt":"2022-08-16T10:21:19","slug":"paper-sack-industry-stable-despite-crises","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/en\/papiersackindustrie-trotz-krisen-stabil\/","title":{"rendered":"Paper sack industry stable despite crises"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The German paper sack industry continues to face challenges such as the tense supply situation, the effects of the pandemic and the war in Ukraine. Nevertheless, 3.3 per cent more paper sacks were delivered in 2021 than in the previous year.\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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The German paper sack industry has made a good start to the current year and has benefited from January to March 2022 saw a 4.8 per cent increase in demand for paper bags<\/strong> compared to the previous year. The focus of this year's industry report from Gemeinschaft Papiersackindustrie e.V.<\/a> (GemPSI) are Paper sacks for food and animal feed, which represent the third-largest market segment in the German paper sack industry.<\/strong> make up.<\/p>

With an increase of 3.3 per cent in the number of bags delivered compared to the previous year, the German paper sack industry remains in second place in Europe in 2021<\/strong>. It recorded growth of 11.8 per cent in its second-largest market segment, chemicals, and 2 per cent in building materials (excluding cement). There was also moderate growth in paper sacks for animal feed (3.3 per cent) and food excluding milk powder (2.1 per cent).<\/p>

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A lack of paper supplies, sharp price increases for raw and auxiliary materials and a significant shortage of staff due to illness and quarantine cases - last year, the members of GemPSI were able to prove that they knew how to deal with the effects of the coronavirus pandemic with confidence. They were able to withstand the poor supply situation Close coordination with customers and suppliers as well as forward-looking planning<\/strong> against this. The shift cancellations caused by the pandemic were largely offset by the commitment of healthy employees and extra shifts.<\/p>

The industry representatives state that the The desire for sustainable packaging has gained further momentum among customers<\/strong>. In addition to brown sack paper and material reductions, the recyclability of packaging has become increasingly important for paper sack customers. GemPSI introduced the established REPASACK take-back system for recycling kraft paper sacks 30 years ago, through which more than 20,000 tonnes of kraft paper sacks from industry and commerce are recycled every year.<\/p>