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AUTOMOTIVE
Chinese car exports to the EU soar / Talks to sort out tariff row proving ‘constructive'
02.07.2024
AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY EUROPE
How much plastics does electromobility require? / Auto sector faces radical change / Renaissance of combustion engine also conceivable
26.06.2024
EUROPEAN ECONOMY
Indicators tumble to suggest German stumble / Eurozone PMIs also decline / Ifo raises German growth outlook
25.06.2024
EUROPEAN CAR INDUSTRY
EU registrations slide 3% in May / EVs hold lead in market share / Brussels slaps tariffs on Chinese electrics
21.06.2024
GERMAN PLASTICS MACHINERY
Drastic slump in incoming orders for plastics machinery in 2023 / Ulrich Reifenhäuser confirmed as VDMA chairman
20.06.2024
PLASTIC PACKAGING
German packaging and film makers expect higher sales on rising raw material costs / Earnings situation remains poor
19.06.2024
PACKAGING GERMANY
Planned plastics tax favours paper composites – GVM study
04.06.2024
GLOBAL ECONOMY
Growth ‘considerably better' than predicted / Slight rise anticipated in 2025 / Weakness in Europe, emerging markets going strong
30.05.2024
GERMAN ECONOMY
DIHK survey: Mood in chemical industry brightens slightly / Plastics industry remains pessimistic
29.05.2024
EUROPEAN CAR INDUSTRY
EU registrations rise almost 14% in April / More sales days support upswing / EVs take lead in market share, trade group says
28.05.2024
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
RUSSIA
Technological imports reach historic heights, thanks partly to Germany, Italy / Fresh US sanctions hurt, but not cripple, trade with Asia, Turkey
15.05.2024
FLEXIBLE PACKAGING
Prices higher in Q1 on supply chain disruptions / Demand remains flat / Modest growth possible, says European industry association
07.05.2024
CHEMICAL INDUSTRY BELGIUM
Trade group calls on authorities to tackle unraveling crisis / Key operational performance indicators sliding / Surge in investment may not indicate recovery
29.04.2024
SUPPLIER INDUSTRY
Sales volume in Germany declines in step with capacity utilisation / Association sees trend reversal in plastics sector
29.04.2024
GERMAN ECONOMY
Government raises economic growth forecast slightly / ifo business climate index for April improves
26.04.2024
LABOUR SHORTAGE EUROPE
Critical skill shortage in plastics processing industries intensifies / Germany needs almost 500,000 foreigners per year; shortage of working migrants in Italy and Spain – study / PIE talks to industry experts
23.04.2024
EUROPEAN CAR INDUSTRY
EU registrations rise over 4% in Q1 despite weak March / Sales of fossil-fuel models plunge / EVs near half of market share
19.04.2024
GLOBAL ECONOMY
Europe largely trails US, Canada in appeal for local businesses – ifo study / Experts rate their homelands
18.04.2024
CONSTRUCTION
Activity in eurozone takes another dive in March / Pessimism rife among German, French companies – HCOB
16.04.2024
ENERGY
Asia-Pacific could become global leader in shift to renewables / Electrification key to reaching net-zero ambitions / Investment needed – Wood Mackenzie report
11.04.2024
AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY GERMANY
Sales increase in 2023 misleading / Revenue set to drop in 2024 / Chinese carmakers take the lead in e-mobility – Atradius
09.04.2024
GERMAN CAR INDUSTRY
Mood among automakers rebounds – ifo / Manufacturers report production slumps in Q1 / Severe impacts for parts suppliers
05.04.2024
GERMAN ECONOMY
Decreasing direct investment / Signs of deindustrialisation – German Economic Institute study
27.03.2024
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