Production for plastics packaging and packaging films in Germany 2021:
| Packaging categories | Volume in 1,000 t | Change | Sales in € million | Change | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 2021 | in % | 2020 | 2021 | in % | |
| Packaging films | 1.652 | 1.705 | 3,2 | 4.905 | 5.746 | 17,2 |
| Pouches, carrier bags, sacks | 458 | 459 | 0,2 | 1.362 | 1.419 | 4,2 |
| Cups, containers, cases, crates, pallets | 709 | 732 | 3,3 | 2.624 | 2.903 | 10,6 |
| Bottles | 643 | 615 | -4,3 | 2.068 | 2.109 | 2,0 |
| PET bottles | 453 | 431 | -4,9 | No breakdown into PET and other plastics |
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| Bottles, other plastics | 190 | 184 | -2,9 | |||
| Closures | 323 | 331 | 2,4 | 1.404 | 1.428 | 1,7 |
| Barrels, canisters, buckets | 261 | 281 | 7,9 | 1.011 | 1.221 | 20,7 |
| Other | 225 | 210 | -6,5 | 996 | 1.009 | 1,3 |
| Total | 4.270 | 4.334 | 1,5 | 14.371 | 15.836 | 10,2 |
Source: GVM, IK, Destatis; Last updated: February 2022