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YEAR-ENDER: AUTOMOTIVE MARKET Economic woes stall sales growth / Trump´s trade war threats stoke fears for 2025	13.12.2024
EUROPEAN ECONOMY Manufacturing indicators turn south / German processors again report improvements	26.11.2024
EUROPEAN CAR MARKET EU registrations rebound in October / Tariffs slowing Chinese imports / BEV demand to decline / Ford job cuts to focus on Germany	22.11.2024
EUROPEAN POLITICS EU commissioner candidates confirmed / Climate discussion front and centre / Von der Leyen plans to ‘engage' with Trump	14.11.2024
EUROPEAN ECONOMY German, European industrial indicators edge higher / German shops report slightly better outlook / Economic concerns remain	28.10.2024
EUROPEAN ECONOMY Processor pessimism hits pandemic levels / German managers voice further concerns / Worries about Eurozone mount	27.08.2024
UK ECONOMY Manufacturing on the mend? / June data, purchasing managers point to improvement	16.08.2024
EUROPEAN ECONOMY German business confidence drops again / Processor optimism continues lower / Concerns about German, Eurozone recoveries on the rise	26.07.2024
EUROPEAN ECONOMY Indicators tumble to suggest German stumble / Eurozone PMIs also decline / Ifo raises German growth outlook	25.06.2024
POLYMER PRICES North America May 2024: Rollover for most grades / Feedstock prices mixed / Converters still holding back on ordering / No price surges expected in June, but risk of hurricanes exists	11.06.2024
EUROPEAN ECONOMY Mood among German firms unchanged / Plastics companies more pessimistic / Eurozone recovers for third month running	28.05.2024
CONSTRUCTION Eurozone construction activity slides again in April / Situation contrasts sharply with UK	21.05.2024
EUROZONE ECONOMY Purchasing managers report improved services / Manufacturing weakens again / German business morale jumps / Swiss central bank kicks off cycle of interest rate cuts	25.03.2024
BRASKEM Drop in sales volume, prices hampers result / Full-year 2023 net loss deepens considerably / CFO says Petrobras done with due diligence, Adnoc still in process	22.03.2024
EUROPEAN ECONOMY Morale in German plastics industry deteriorates – ifo / Manufacturers voice further concerns / Brighter outlook for services in Germany, Europe	27.02.2024
UK MANUFACTURING Activity slumps in January / Supplier chain under pressure as Red Sea attacks on shipping continue	08.02.2024
YEAR-ENDER: CHEMICAL INDUSTRY Better results likely in 2024 / Demand to remain soft / Firms send mixed messages	22.12.2023
YEAR-ENDER: EUROPEAN ECONOMY Mood sours as 2023 winds down / Germany, Eurozone face more slow growth / Recession worries loom	19.12.2023
EUROPEAN ECONOMY Ifo: German economy ‘stabilising', plastics firms offer mixed picture / Eurozone outlook improves, managers say	27.11.2023
EUROPEAN ECONOMY Euro area purchasing manager index hits 35-month low / German business confidence improves, optimism rises at plastics and rubber firms – ifo	26.10.2023
POLYMER PRICES North America July 2023: Contracts roll over or fall further / Oversupply of engineering thermoplastics / Feedstock prices rise / Styrene increases significantly / No trend turnaround in sight	08.08.2023
GLOBAL TRADE Slowdown hits international commerce / Growth concerns on the rise – IfW Kiel	08.08.2023
EUROPEAN ECONOMY German business confidence records third straight decline / Eurozone purchasing managers' indices weaken / Manufacturing indicators tumble	26.07.2023
EUROPEAN ECONOMY German business confidence ends upward trend / Euro area manufacturing indicator slides	25.05.2023
EUROPEAN ECONOMY German business confidence improves again / Gloomier sentiment hits rubber, plastics firms / Purchasing managers report uneven growth in Germany, Eurozone	26.04.2023