Post-consumer PET bottles' prices continue to decline in Germany

At the end of 2011, there was another considerable decline in prices for post-consumer single-use PET bottles from deposit systems in Germany. Some recyclers cut back on their purchasing significantly, and in some cases completely stopped buying coloured bottles from deposit systems. Only a few PET bottle recyclers were planning to operate following the Christmas holidays. PET recyclers told EUWID that they would still take a break in the first weeks of 2012.
Prices for PET flakes and regranulate fell again in December, which enabled recyclers to put pressure on post-consumer bottle prices.