GKV

  • 23 February 2026

    German plastics processing industry revenues decline in 2025

    The revenues of the German plastics processing industry decreased by a further 1.8% in 2025 compared to the previous year. This is the preliminary figure revealed during the annual press conference of GKV, the industry association for plastics processors in Germany, held in Frankfurt on Ash Wednesday...
  • 06 March 2024

    German plastics industry demands a fair and neutral PPWR from the EU

    GKV, German association of the plastics converters, IK, German association for plastics packaging and films, and VDMA, plastics and rubber machinery association, sent a joint message to decision-makers in the final phase of the European Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR). If the...
  • 21 February 2024

    Plastics processing is declining in Germany

    On the occasion of the annual press conference held in recent days, GKV (Gesamtverband Kunststoffverarbeitende Industrie), the German association of the plastics processing industry drew a mixed assessment of the past year. Over 2023, the plastics processing industry in Germany recorded...