Donald Trump

LOGISTICS MSC and Maersk go separate ways; Hapag-Lloyd and Maersk form alliance / Freight rates continue to drop	07.02.2025
UK Bank of England cuts interest rates / Officials slash growth outlook / UK in ‘stagflation'?	06.02.2025
PFAS Lawsuit wants Chemours fined for discharges overshoot / Quo vadis EPA?	05.02.2025
LANXESS Q4 2024 significantly better than expected / “We are unperturbed by US punitive tariffs” – CEO Zachert	04.02.2025
LOGISTICS China's time of celebration causes freight rates to fall / Trump's grip on Panama Canal sets shipping companies' pulse racing	31.01.2025
GERMAN ECONOMY Business confidence edges higher / Main index still weak / Plastics, rubber firms more optimistic	29.01.2025
PIE MARKET SURVEY Your opinion matters! / Market poll to reveal trends in Europe / Participants to receive exclusive management summary	29.01.2025
PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT ‘Trump 2.0' will see major changes in climate legislation / ACC staffers return to EPA	29.01.2025
LOGISTICS Onset of winter affects US goods traffic / Houthi militia to cease terrorist attacks on Red Sea shipping	24.01.2025
EXXONMOBIL Lawsuit for defamation, damage to business: Petchem group strikes back against California attorney general	21.01.2025
PLASTICS RECYCLING NETHERLANDS Pressure on Dutch firms continues / Local market reflects problems in Europe / “Market is flooded with virgin plastics from China”	20.01.2025
LOGISTICS China's export frenzy to US consistent / Freight rates shoot through the roof	17.01.2025
PLASTICS AND HEALTH Nine PFAS added to TRI list; draft evaluations of phthalates published / EPA prepares for presidential handover	17.01.2025
POLYMER PRICE FORECASTS Upward trend for several quotations in February / US trade policy poses danger	16.01.2025
POLYMER PRICES North America December: Stable to slightly falling prices in combination with sluggish demand and adequate supply / Feedstock quotations firmer recently / Price rises in January unlikely	14.01.2025
INSOLVENCIES GERMANY Major insolvencies still at high level / Automotive suppliers most affected in plastics segment / Significantly more jobs at risk	13.01.2025
LOGISTICS US government classifies Cosco Shipping as a ‘Chinese military company'	10.01.2025
PIE MARKET SURVEY Are EU regulations and Trump's new presidency set to upset the plastics industry's momentum? / Market poll to reveal trends in Europe / Participants to receive exclusive management summary	09.01.2025
INEOS New oil and gas investment in the US / Fossil resurgence under new Trump term?	09.01.2025
GLOBAL TRADE US president-elect proposes tariff hikes for Brazil	08.01.2025
GLOBAL TRADE EU agrees major trade deal with Mercosur / Opportunities for EU manufacturers to increase exports of automotive parts, chemicals	07.01.2025
LOGISTICS Freight rates explode as transports head to US en masse / US dockworkers' contract talks to restart	03.01.2025
RUSSIA Analysts project twofold rise in PP, PE production by 2035 / Lion's share of growth in jeopardy due to sanctions	02.01.2025
YEAR-ENDER: EUROPEAN RECYCLATE MARKET Insolvencies abound as industry faces slowdown / Wider price gap to virgin plastics weighs heavy / Two more difficult years / Will Trump policies aid EU recycling sector?	19.12.2024
YEAR-ENDER: RUSSIA-UKRAINE WAR Dark clouds form over Russian economy / European energy prices on the rise again / Ukrainian plastics industry at a standstill	18.12.2024