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LOGISTICS No fuel, no train traffic: nothing is working in France / Competitive expansion of German rail network to cost EUR 17 bn / Freight rates continue to decline	20.10.2022
ENERGY COSTS Natural gas prices ease / Decline in crude demand continues / Industrial raw materials prices lower	20.10.2022
K 2022 "Plastics and sustainability are no longer a contradiction" / Interview with Thomas Franken from Messe Düsseldorf	17.10.2022
LOGISTICS Maersk to ship containers across the seas with bio-methanol / Container freight rates remain under pressure	12.10.2022
POLAND Plastics industry: Post-pandemic investment activity rebounds / Energy crunch sparks pessimism / Recycling sector on brink of collapse	10.10.2022
LOGISTICS China's official balance sheet: nearly 200 mn containers handled from January to August / Strike, strike, and another strike in UK / Hapag-Lloyd spends EUR 1 bn on acquisition	06.10.2022
ENERGY Germany signs Middle East LNG supply deals / First UAE cargoes to be landed by end 2023 / How to replace Russian gas imports?	03.10.2022
LOGISTICS Hurricane Ian threatens polymer production, brings logistics to standstill / British dock workers on strike again / Container freight rates soften with more capacity, less demand	29.09.2022
GERMAN ECONOMY Ifo says business confidence worst since May 2020 / Country “slipping into recession” / OECD slashes growth forecasts for Germany, euro area	27.09.2022
LOGISTICS Increasing consolidation of global transport groups / Rhine water levels rise / Container freight rates decline	22.09.2022
ENERGY COSTS Natural gas price skyrockets / Crude demand falls / Commodity prices up more than 10% in a month	22.09.2022
LOGISTICS Signs of hope for AdBlue production / US rail strike averted / UK port unions to walkout / Container freight rates widely lower	16.09.2022
LOGISTICS Calmer waters: tariff dispute at German seaports settled / China zero-Covid strategy again rattles supply chains / Container freight rates stagnate	08.09.2022
MANAGEMENT Soaring Asian write-offs hit liquidity / Use of trade credit rises / Strong financial management needed / Atradius report	07.09.2022
LOGISTICS Ship congestion off North Sea ports, North American East Coast / Industrial action in UK, US / Container freight rates in reverse gear	01.09.2022
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
LOGISTICS European trucking faces looming AdBlue shortage / US processors unhappy due to supply chain issues / Air freight share rises significantly / Container freight rates almost unchanged	25.08.2022
MANAGEMENT N. American firms take steps to reduce credit risks / Fewer days between invoicing, payment / Atradius report	25.08.2022
LOGISTICS Eight-day strike hits UK's largest container port / Latest industrial action hits trade flow	22.08.2022
LOGISTICS Rhine River blocked by damaged freighter / Strikes at UK's ports imminent / Freight rates for containers hardly affected so far by China's Taiwan antics	18.08.2022
ENERGY COSTS Subdued expectations reflected in falling crude prices / July report from German economic institute HWWI	18.08.2022
LOGISTICS Germany's Rhine is suffering, and with it, the industry / Freight rates for inland navigation increase fivefold / Belly transports back to pre-crisis level	11.08.2022
COVESTRO CEO Steilemann says Europe is heading for a long, deep recession / “Every watt counts”	10.08.2022

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