The German tinplate packaging market

EUWID:: "As 2009 draws to a close, signs are mounting that the two main factors which characterised this year for suppliers of packaging and caps made of tinplate – the economic or consumer crisis as well as costs of upstream products – have led to the expected downturn in deliveries in most packaging segments. However, the scope of volume losses did vary considerably, depending on the segment and even within individual segments. A large issue that packaging suppliers were chewing on in the middle of the fourth quarter was the uncertainty of price and contract developments as of 1 January 2010."