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EUROPEAN ECONOMY Eurozone avoids recession after Q4 growth flatlines / Inflation falls in January	02.02.2024
EUROPEAN CAR INDUSTRY New EU registrations grow nearly 14% in 2023 / Sales slip in December / EV popularity continues	22.01.2024
PLASTIC PACKAGING Most German firms expect lower earnings – survey / Bleak outlook for 2024	22.01.2024
GLOBAL ECONOMY German GDP contracts in 2023 / World Economic Forum survey forecasts weakness in Europe	16.01.2024
GERMAN ECONOMY Manufacturing industry continues to decline / Chemical industry bucking the trend	11.01.2024
EUROPEAN ECONOMY Euro area inflation rises in December / Increase likely to be short-lived – analysts	09.01.2024
PIE MARKET SURVEY The countdown is on / Is 2024 expected to be better business-wise? / Participate now and receive an exclusive evaluation	03.01.2024
YEAR-ENDER: CHEMICAL INDUSTRY Better results likely in 2024 / Demand to remain soft / Firms send mixed messages	22.12.2023
YEAR-ENDER: BREXIT British voice displeasure with exodus / Plastics firms see UK-EU trade conditions slowly improve	20.12.2023
YEAR-ENDER: EUROPEAN ECONOMY Mood sours as 2023 winds down / Germany, Eurozone face more slow growth / Recession worries loom	19.12.2023
YEAR-ENDER: RUSSIA-UKRAINE WAR Moscow attacks, Europe adapts / Future impact as hard to predict as the outcome of the war	18.12.2023
YEAR-ENDER: GLOBAL CAR MARKET Pace of EU, international sales growth to ease / Some suppliers sceptical about EVs	15.12.2023
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

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