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For the second year in a row, SÜDPACK has emerged as the industry winner in the “Germany’s Best in the Circular Economy study” – in the “Packaging Manufacturer” category. The family-owned company group, which is actively driving a true circular economy in the plastics and packaging industry through innovative products and its commitment to both mechanical and chemical recycling, once again set the industry benchmark in 2025 – achieving a total score of 100.0 points, the highest among all companies evaluated in the category.
For the 2025 study, ServiceValue GmbH and the F.A.Z. Institute conducted a two-stage, in-depth monitoring process based on social listening data from approximately 13,000 companies across various industries. From May 1, 2023, to April 30, 2025, a total of 5 million mentions were identified, categorized, and weighted according to both reach and sentiment balance. As in the previous year, performance was evaluated based on three dimensions: ecological sustainability (50%), economic sustainability (30%), as well as overall sustainability (20%).
SÜDPACK’s ability to secure the top spot once again in 2025 – following its first-place ranking in 2024 – is the result of a corporate strategy consistently focused on sustainability. The family-owned company has made “Leadership in Sustainability” its clear mission. With pioneering recyclable and material-efficient film and packaging concepts, expanded capacities and technologies for compounding, regranulation, and chemical recycling, as well as numerous circular economy projects in collaboration with its customers, SÜDPACK has set new standards and paved the way toward a sustainable future. In addition, the company’s experts bring their knowledge and passion to industry associations and organizations such as IK, FPE, and CEFLEX – and are actively involved in shaping the future of the PPWR in a meaningful way.
The full study ...
… is available online at https://www.faz.net/asv/beste-in-der-kreislaufwirtschaft. The complete findings are presented at www.servicevalue.de.