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ENERGY
New UK Prime Minister offers support for energy costs / Move to help households, businesses
12.09.2022
EUROZONE ECONOMY
Inflation pushes above 9% / Analysts forecast headline rate beyond 10% by year's end / Growth outlook dims
01.09.2022
RAW MATERIALS
German shortages ease in August / Plastics, rubber shops report better-than-average sourcing
31.08.2022
GERMAN ECONOMY
Expectations at plastics and rubber firms lowest since Q3 2020 / Chemical companies report worst environment in over three decades / Ifo survey
26.08.2022
TURKEY
Rise in machinery investments in first half / Outlays could increase 6% this year
26.08.2022
RUSSIA
EU imports of Russian polyolefins surge in H1 / Increased purchasing on embargo fears / Exports outside Europe plummet
23.08.2022
PLASTICS ECONOMY
German plastics industry staring into an abyss / Pessimism prevails / Mood plummets, as it did at the height of the financial crisis and the pandemic / KI Dialog poll
19.08.2022
PLASTICS ECONOMY
PIE Readers' Survey: Pessimism at the forefront in Europe / Half of respondents predict worse business for rest of 2022 / Staffing a non-issue / Plastics producers concerned about a dark future
11.08.2022
COVESTRO
CEO Steilemann says Europe is heading for a long, deep recession / “Every watt counts”
10.08.2022
CHEMICAL INDUSTRY GERMANY
Ifo Institute: Russian gas issues shatter sector confidence / Worst outlook in nearly 14 years
10.08.2022
WORLD ECONOMY
IfW Kiel: Global trade down in July / Ukraine grain transport difficult
09.08.2022
PLASTICS WASTE
European waste managers say energy recovery key to circular transition / Industry touts ability to help bridge gap in power supply
04.08.2022
EUROZONE ECONOMY
July inflation nears 9%, sets third straight record / Q2 growth surprisingly strong / Analysts warn of slowdown / US in recession in H1
01.08.2022
UPDATE - RUSSIA
Polymer industry hit by weak demand / Downward price trend in July / Exports in disarray / Packaging, car sectors suffer
29.07.2022
GERMAN ECONOMY
Country on “cusp” of recession / Business confidence worst since June 2020
27.07.2022
EUROZONE ECONOMY
Record price growth as business activity slows / Costs to remain high / European Central Bank rate hike larger than forecast / Recession imminent?
25.07.2022
RUSSIA
No BMWs for Putin and his cronies / German exports to Russia fall again / Medication shipments increase / High energy prices create trade deficit
18.07.2022
CHEMICAL INDUSTRY GERMANY
Storm brewing as firms struggle with "tsunami of rules" / VCI group sees "existential crisis" / Production to fall 4% this year / Gas rationing a concern
12.07.2022
LANXESS
CEO Zachert warns of German deindustrialisation / JV with Advent for polyamides in e-mobility
12.07.2022
GERMAN ECONOMY
DIW economic institute says business activity stagnant / Researchers see weak start to summer / Country reports first monthly trade deficit in 30 years
07.07.2022
PIE READERS SURVEY
Poll on global market disruptions, mood in European industry / Participants to receive exclusive evaluation of results
06.07.2022
GLOBAL TRADE
Insolvencies forecast to rise 10% this year, 14% in 2023 / Number of fragile companies in Europe contained / Allianz Trade report
01.07.2022
PLASTICS MACHINERY GERMANY
Machine makers report reduced delivery capabilities / Improvement not expected until at least H2 2023 / VDMA flash survey
30.06.2022
GERMAN ECONOMY
Business confidence still falling / Ifo Institute says “chemical industry is thoroughly alarmed” / BASF mulls options for production at headquarters site
27.06.2022
RAW MATERIALS
Decline in gas deliveries to Germany, France, Italy / Rome considers emergency measures
20.06.2022
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