Production for plastics packaging and packaging films in Germany 2022:
| Packaging categories | Volume in 1,000 t | Change | Sales in € million | Change | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 2022 | in % | 2021 | 2022 | in % | |
| Packaging films | 1.705 | 1612 | -5,5 | 5.746 | 6.564 | 14,2 |
| Pouches, carrier bags, sacks | 459 | 460 | 0,2 | 1.419 | 1.607 | 13,3 |
| Cups, containers, cases, crates, pallets | 732 | 771 | 5,3 | 2.903 | 3.346 | 15,3 |
| Bottles | 615 | 599 | -2,7 | 2.109 | 2.515 | 19,3 |
| PET bottles | 431 | 421 | -2,2 | No breakdown into PET and other plastics |
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| Bottles, other plastics | 184 | 178 | -3,6 | |||
| Closures | 331 | 312 | -5,7 | 1.428 | 1.637 | 14,6 |
| Barrels, canisters, buckets | 281 | 262 | -6,8 | 1.221 | 1.349 | 10,5 |
| Other | 210 | 218 | 3,9 | 1.009 | 1.177 | 16,7 |
| Total | 4.334 | 4.234 | -2,3 | 15.836 | 18.196 | 14,9 |
Source: GVM, IK, Destatis; Last updated: February 2022