Modern packaging solutions and sheets made of thermoplastic polymers

The controversial “plastics tax” is becoming a massive threat to small and medium-sized enterprises in Germany. Until now, the federal budget has covered the annual costs of approximately €1.3 – 1.4 billion. But current plans by the federal government envisage shifting these costs directly to the manufacturers and importers in order to plug holes in the budget.

Our aim is to get young people interested in the varied career prospects in plastics processing at an early stage and to keep them at our company in the long term.

The underlying recycling process for polystyrene (rPS) developed by Fernholz Verpackungen was included in March 2026 as one of 24 technologies in the new European Union “Union Register of Novel Technologies”.