in the german market for tinplate packaging the extensive period of price stability displayed by the upstream product appears to be continuing in 2015. suppliers of packaging and caps say the tinplate industry is signalling a rollover for 1 january 2015. however, tinplate producers and their customers have reportedly not yet inked the deals. with regard to the duration of contracts as of 2015 the general assumption on behalf of packaging suppliers is that the time frame will remain the same at one calendar year.
