10/2023: Presentation on the optimization potential of beverage packaging
At the closing event of the UBA project “Life cycle assessment analysis of optimization potentials for beverage packaging” in Dessau-Roßlau, GVM project manager Nicolas Cayé presented results on the optimization potentials of selected beverage packaging. The focus was on packaging material used, number of rotations, and distribution distances.
09/2023: Presentations at the annual meeting of the VMV and FGM
At the annual meeting of the Association for Metal Packaging e.V. GVM Managing Director Kurt Schüler and GVM Authorized Representative Nicolas Cayé gave lectures about opportunities and challenges in the market for FE packaging. The focus was on four concrete scenarios and their impacts on the demand for Fe packaging.
09/2023: Presentation on the availability and demand for PET recyclates
GVM project manager Nicolas Cayé gave a presentation at the Wiegand Group on the bottleneck of PET recyclates in 2025 and beyond. The presentation focussed on the forecast for the supply of rPET and the demand for rPET for food applications. The presentation explored whether enough food-grade rPET will be available to meet the challenging […]
09/2023: Debate on material-saving, circular and climate-friendly packaging
A debate in which GVM Managing Director Kurt Schüler took part was published in issue 38/2023 of Lebensmittelzeitung. The topics were the relevance of waste and the circularity and climate friendliness of packaging. Particular attention was paid to the limits of the use of recyclate in plastic food packaging.
09/2023: Investigation of economic instruments
The Federal Environment Agency has published the first part of a study in which GVM was involved. The aim of the study was to develop economic instruments that can be used to reduce the consumption of plastic packaging and strengthen the recycling of plastic packaging at national level against the background of the EU own […]