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PIE MARKET SURVEY
Is the European plastics industry in grave danger? / Market poll to reveal trends in European plastics / Participants to receive exclusive management summary
12.12.2023
ELECTRIC VEHICLES
Carmakers rethink investments as demand wanes / Consumers still worry about prices / EU examines Chinese imports
04.12.2023
EUROPEAN ECONOMY
Ifo: German economy ‘stabilising', plastics firms offer mixed picture / Eurozone outlook improves, managers say
27.11.2023
GREENWASHING
Advocacy group says drinks firms mislead consumers / Activists file EU complaint on recycling claims
23.11.2023
EUROPEAN CAR INDUSTRY
New registrations grow over 14% in October / Sales up nearly 17% year-to-date
22.11.2023
GERMAN CHEMICAL INDUSTRY
Depressed mood prevails / Closures and discontinuation of business areas / “No signs of a trend reversal” – VCI
20.11.2023
WORLD ECONOMY
Growth in China, Europe to fall / North America, Middle East to improve / Sub-par global activity forecast for 2024 – DIHK
15.11.2023
CHEMICAL INDUSTRY
Does Adnoc's potential takeover of Covestro mark the beginning of an M&A boom? / PIE interviews M&A expert, Carlos Robles y Zepf
09.11.2023
GLOBAL TRADE
Shipments rise in October / European commerce supports overall gains – IfW Kiel
08.11.2023
FLEXIBLE PACKAGING
Material prices fall up to 20% in Q3 – trade group / Some stability possible in Q4
06.11.2023
EUROPEAN ECONOMY
Eurozone GDP contracts in Q3, recession looms / Inflation falls sharply / German firms see difficulties ahead – DIHK survey
02.11.2023
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
PLASTICS INDUSTRY
‘Germany as a location faces an acute risk of being left behind': Poll by industry initiative reveals low mood among companies
24.10.2023
AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY
EU new car registrations rise over 9% in September / Q1-Q3 sales jump nearly 17% / Market still 20% below 2019 levels
24.10.2023
NATURAL GAS
EU and Germany's demand forecast for steep fall / Shift to cleaner fuels and decarbonisation are key drivers / Current reserves sufficient – Deloitte-Öko-Institut report
23.10.2023
GREENWASHING
Clampdown on false sustainability claims / 'Green' labels must be verified / EU, other authorities on the case
16.10.2023
NATURAL GAS
Prices to ease over the next year / Turnaround due in 2025 – forecast
11.10.2023
PLASTIC PACKAGING
Two-thirds of German firms say economic situation is bad / Companies demand cost relief
05.10.2023
EUROPEAN ECONOMY
Eurozone inflation drops below 5% / Interest rate hikes may be over / Ifo predicts larger German GDP contraction
02.10.2023
GERMAN ECONOMY
Business morale falls for fifth straight month / Plastics, rubber industry on the rebound?
26.09.2023
AUTOMOTIVE MARKET
EU new car registrations surge 21% in August / Battery EVs surpass 20% market share / Interest in petrol vehicles eases
22.09.2023
GERMAN CHEMICAL INDUSTRY
Producers still gloomy as downturn continues / Resin production falls sharply / VCI repeats calls for help from Berlin
19.09.2023
EUROZONE ECONOMY
European Central Bank signals end to rate hikes / Staff raises inflation forecasts, lowers growth outlook
18.09.2023
GERMAN PLASTICS MACHINERY
Orders drop nearly one-third in January-July / Sector officials report ‘total collapse'
12.09.2023
ENERGY MARKET
Increased mistrust in energy transition / Chemical, polymer industry fears inadequate electricity and gas supply - DIHK survey
11.09.2023
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