PETplanet Insider Vol. 23 No. 06/22 www.petpla.net 43 TRADE SHOW REVIEW At Greiner Packaging, the circular economy and recycling design are essential innovations that are here to stay, says Kühner. Further conference points concerned the furniture and foam division Neveon and the medical division Bio-One, which experienced particularly significant growth in Covid-19 products during the pandemic and is now slowly returning to its previous day-to-day business. The sale of Greiner Extrusion to Dutch-German investment company Nimbus, which also owns Battenfeld-Cincinnati, was also explained in detail. According to Hannes Moser, a strong first quarter has already been recorded in 2022 showing a stable growth of about 7%. Mr Moser continued by saying that further price rises are expected in all areas due to the pandemic in conjunction with the war in Ukraine. Organic growth and growth through company acquisitions and mergers were mentioned as objectives. The aim is to continue to be positioned globally and sustainably. Regarding Greiner Packaging, Axel Kühner spoke of the planned intensification of the circular economy strategy, which would enable the product range to be shaped in a more future-proof way. He spoke in favour of a stable and long-term solution for material procurement because of rising prices not only for new material but also for recyclate. The inhouse production of recycled material has also been considered, and this was touched on in discussions. Taking a long-term view, he said that further growth markets tend to lie outside of Europe. In the subsequent Q&A session, we wanted to know the extent to which inhouse recycling facilities could be integrated into the manufacturing of recyclate and in which regions of the world these could primarily be established. Hannes Moser explained that to circumvent dependencies in terms of packaging, there was no better alternative to inhouse recycling companies and planned investments were under way. Southeast Europe was of particular interest here. Also, as Axel Kühner added in response to another question, sustainability and the circular economy were to be promoted in every division. Material flows were one example where there is room for improvement, especially in packaging. www.greiner.com CFO Hannes Moser
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