06/2024: Nicolas Cayé presents contents of the AVU packaging monitor
At the AVU orientation day, GVM project manager Nicolas Cayé presented key contents of the AVU’s new packaging monitor.
11/2023: More greenhouse gas emissions through less plastic packaging
The IK Industrievereinigung Kunststoffverpackungen published a study by GVM and ifeu. The study concludes that plastic packaging is particularly resource-efficient compared to other packaging materials. This highlights a fundamental conflict of objectives: it will be difficult to reduce the amount of plastic packaging while at the same time meeting the greenhouse gas emission targets of […]
11/2023: Article on reusable packaging in online retail published
In a specialist article for the Umweltmagazin (09/10 2023), GVM project manager Stefan Marasus discusses the opportunities of reusable packaging in online retail. The article addresses the ecological benefits of reusable solutions as well as the barriers to the use of reusable packaging and the costs of return logistics.
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.