{"id":84395,"date":"2023-08-16T15:45:28","date_gmt":"2023-08-16T13:45:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/?p=84395"},"modified":"2023-08-16T16:17:16","modified_gmt":"2023-08-16T14:17:16","slug":"less-turnover-for-plastics-processors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/en\/weniger-umsatz-fuer-kunststoffverarbeiter\/","title":{"rendered":"Less turnover for plastics processors"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Compared to the previous year, plastics processors lost 4.6 per cent of their turnover in the first half of 2023. The packaging sector recorded a loss of 5.9 per cent. Companies see little improvement for the second half of the year.<\/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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In the consumer-related areas The still high inflation and higher interest rates are having an impact on the reduced buying mood<\/strong>. Discussions about the heating law and some outstanding wage increases have led to a reluctance to buy in private households. In addition, during the pandemic years, there were some early investments in the home and garden that are now lacking.<\/p>

Vehicle construction is bucking the trend and, according to the VDA, expects growth of 15 per cent compared to the previous year. In other areas, however, there are clear signs of a weakening economy in the second half of the year.\u00a0<\/p>

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This weakness in demand is now being met by a Oversupply of plastics produced<\/strong>. This depresses the material price of the original goods as well as that of the products made from them. These are also not good conditions for plastics recycling companies operating in the circular economy. They have to compete with high electricity costs and corresponding quality requirements. With poorer input streams (lower plastic waste volumes) and Prices of the original goods, which are lower than the recyclates<\/strong>, economically possible.<\/p><\/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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A possible further decline in industrial production in the second half of the year and the continued reluctance to spend could then have a negative impact on the Jeopardising the business model of recyclers<\/strong>. Firstly, because this does not allow the prices of the original material to recover, and secondly, because it will not be possible to produce high-quality recyclates economically with lower-quality plastic waste<\/strong>.<\/p>