Donald Trump

TRADE WAR Stock markets plunge as US slaps minimum 10% worldwide tariff on all goods / EU firms to pay 20% / US plastics group warns of damage	04.04.2025
LOGISTICS How will punitive tariffs from US shake up goods trade? / Freight rates continue to fall	04.04.2025
TRADE WAR Trump slaps tariffs on US imports of cars, parts / Collection to start in early April / Europeans cry foul	28.03.2025
LOGISTICS US industry criticises planned penalties on Chinese ships	28.03.2025
POLAND Economic crisis takes toll on plastics recycling / Recyclate prices absurdly low / Industry braced for uncertainty	26.03.2025
ARBURG Sales slump nearly a quarter / Workforce to be downsized due to weak order intake / Search for site in North America	24.03.2025
LOGISTICS Trump's attacks on Houthis could cause freight rates to skyrocket / Price of polymer imports to Europe expected to increase	21.03.2025
USA Trump upsets regulation cart / EPA to be eviscerated / Zeldin declares Green New Deal dead / Changes in store for VC classification?	21.03.2025
TRADE WAR EU Commission plans retaliatory tariffs; PE reportedly targeted / Move could aid European producers / US-Houthi attacks expected to aggravate impact of US tariffs	19.03.2025
GERMAN ECONOMY Chemical industry sentiment worsens / Lowest level for more than two years – Ifo Institute	19.03.2025
PLASTICS AND HEALTH USA Trump EPA drops Biden-era lawsuit against Denka / Chloroprene risk claimed to be overstated	19.03.2025
LOGISTICS Good for drivers, bad for economy: Fewer lorry transports on Germany's roads / French shipping giant invests around EUR 20 bn in US	14.03.2025
POLYMER PRICES North America February: Unrest on US polymer market due to Trump's threat of import tariffs / Prices vary but predominantly stable	11.03.2025
TRADE WAR Concerns mount over US tariffs on Canada, Mexico / National plastics groups jointly call for free trade / Trump starts, stops import fees on many goods	10.03.2025
LOGISTICS ‘Reclaiming' the Panama Canal: US consortium buys ports from Hong Kong operator	07.03.2025
GLOBAL ECONOMY US halts support for Ukraine, threatens EU with tariffs / Member states, Brussels counter with huge spending plans / Plastics groups in US, Canada raise concerns	06.03.2025
BP Back to petroleum / CEO says renewables don't pay / Activist shareholder holds sway	05.03.2025
LOGISTICS Trump administration proposes port charges on freighters built in China / Up to USD 1.5 mn per incoming vessel / Traffic at Hamburg port upset by strike	28.02.2025
PFAS France seals new restrictions / US states set own drinking water standards	28.02.2025
PLASTICS ECONOMY EUROPE 12th PIE Market Survey: The future looks hopeful / Businesses not looking forward to green transition / Trump administration causes ambiguity	27.02.2025
ALUMINIUM INDUSTRY Trump increases import tariffs to 25% / Personal care sector sees 4% growth in 2024, accounts for 81.5% of total demand	24.02.2025
WORLD TRADE Trump to slap tariffs of around 25% on cars / Levies could start as early as 2 April / Brussels ready to retaliate	19.02.2025
LOGISTICS The renaissance of the pork cycle: are shipping companies digging their own graves again?	14.02.2025
COCA-COLA Trump's tariffs could increase use of plastics, says CEO	14.02.2025
SINGLE-USE PLASTICS Back to the Plastic Future: Trump set to reverse Biden's SUP ban	12.02.2025