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PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT
Marine litter could lead to damages worth EUR 178 bn by 2030 / Roadmap sets out steps to protect world's oceans – Allianz report
05.09.2024
EUROPEAN ECONOMY
Eurozone inflation hits three-year low / Experts forecast interest-rate cuts / Growth concerns remain
30.08.2024
EUROPEAN CAR INDUSTRY
EU registrations edge higher in July / EV market share remains above 50% / Are tariff threats already hurting Chinese carmakers?
30.08.2024
INTERVIEW
“The government wanted to ban importation of waste, but we said no” / “Inflation aids plastics industry” – interview with Pagev president Yavuz Eroglu
29.08.2024
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
FLEXIBLE PACKAGING
European prices rise on firmer demand / FPE publishes LCA guidance
01.08.2024
PLASTIC PACKAGING GERMANY
Considerable improvement in raw material availability / Diversification in sourcing – IK economic survey
31.07.2024
PLASTICS ECONOMY GERMANY
“Germany needs a more positive underlying mood” / Business development, expectations are improving / Mechanical engineering, recycling companies hit particularly hard – KI Dialog survey
26.07.2024
EUROPEAN ECONOMY
German business confidence drops again / Processor optimism continues lower / Concerns about German, Eurozone recoveries on the rise
26.07.2024
EUROPEAN CAR INDUSTRY
EU registrations grow over 4% in June, H1 / EV market share hits 50% / Brussels mulls lower tariffs for electric BMWs, VWs made in China – report
19.07.2024
UKRAINE
Policymakers hammer out ban on single-use plastics / Lawsuit against Russia's Polyplastic to confiscate its assets in the country
18.07.2024
PLASTIC PACKAGING GERMANY
Slight improvement in overall situation / Drop in revenues expected – IK economic survey
09.07.2024
RUSSIA
Foreign trade with China starts to crumble under weight of Western sanctions / Hopes pinned on emerging BRICS infrastructure
08.07.2024
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
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