Production forecast for plastics packaging and packaging films in Germany 2018:
| Packaging categories | Volume in 1,000 t | Change | Sales in € million | Change | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 2018 | in % | 2017 | 2018 | in % | |
| Packaging films | 1.676 | 1.708 | 1,9 | 5.222 | 5.303 | 1,6 |
| Pouches, carrier bags, sacks | 504 | 527 | 4,6 | 1.512 | 1.552 | 2,7 |
| Cups, containers, cases, crates, pallets | 713 | 735 | 3,0 | 2.540 | 2.627 | 3,4 |
| Bottles | 659 | 686 | 4,2 | 1.894 | 2.040 | 7,7 |
| PET bottles | 480 | 503 | 4,7 | No breakdown into PET and other plastics |
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| Bottles, other plastics | 178 | 183 | 2,8 | |||
| Closures | 343 | 350 | 2,0 | 1.430 | 1.491 | 4,3 |
| Barrels, canisters, buckets | 243 | 243 | 0,1 | 1.015 | 1.016 | 0,1 |
| Other | 235 | 242 | 2,7 | 1.093 | 1.151 | 5,4 |
| Total | 4.372 | 4.490 | 2,7 | 14.706 | 15.181 | 3,2 |
Source: GVM, IK, Destatis; Last updated: Februar 2019
Source: GVM, IK, Destatis; Last updated: Januar 2018