Plastics Packaging organisations call for new investment in European Polymer Production and for an early restoration of normal supplies.
06/01/2015
The four largest national organisations representing the plastics packaging industry in Europe, Elipso (France), IK (Germany), BPF and PAFA (UK), have called on polymer producers to invest more in European polymer production facilities.
It is understood that polymer producers are increasingly likely to invest in the faster growing markets of Asia and the Americas. Consequently there is unlikely to be significant investment forthcoming to support the European marketplace. Ageing plant is more prone to breakdown and likely to suffer from the maintenance issues frequently cited as a cause of the 'forces majeures'. Only new investment will correct this situation, say the four organisations |