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German converters want action from government as sales fall


GKV, the trade organisation that represents German plastics processors, report- ed another fall in turnover last year.


It called on both the German government and European Commission to “implement far-reaching economic reforms and reduce bureaucracy”. “Germany needs an


effective bulwark against the flood of bureaucracy from Brussels,” said Helen Fuerst, president of GKV. GKV said that sales fell to just over €68 billion in 2024, a decline of 1.8% compared


German plastics converting, 2025 Sales 2025 (bn€) 38.8 29.4 68.2


Domestic Export Total


Source: GKV


to 2024. Exports remained at 43% of sales. At the same time, domestic sales fell by nearly 2% to account for nearly €39bn. The number of employ- ees in the industry fell by nearly 2%, to around 307,000, while processing volumes dipped by 2% to 11.8 million tonnes. Of this,


2.5m tonnes was recyclate – a 2% increase on 2024. The number of processing plants dipped slightly by nearly 3% to around 2,700 facilities. Figures are not split into specific processes (such as injection moulding). How- ever, the technical parts sector – which is most


% Change -2.2 -1.0 -1.8


relevant to moulders – saw a 4% fall in the amount of material processed (2.6m tonnes). This equated to turnover in the sector of less than €17bn – a fall of less than 1%, said GKV.


“Many medium-sized family businesses are hesitant to invest in Germany because of a lack of reliable framework conditions for medium- and long-term investments. Because of erratic political action, many businesses are operating at a loss,” said Fuerst. �www.gkv.de


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