A survey by the the German Association for Plastics Packaging and Films IK Industrievereinigung Kunststoffverpackungen has revealed that one in five plastics packaging producers in Germany are on the brink of survival.
Why is plastic becoming scarce?
Plastic bags will soon be banned in Germany. But plastic wrap material will still be required for packaging. However, the industry is currently grappling with supply problems owing to a lack of raw materials.
What would the food packaging industry do without plastic wrap?
The coronavirus pandemic has shown all too clearly how vulnerable global supply chains are. Even the production of such simple things as plastic wrap for meat and cheese in supermarkets has been affected as it is a product involving global cooperation. Most small and medium-sized companies active in the German plastics packaging sector depend heavily on intermediate products to make plastic wrap.