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LOGISTICS
Major congestion at European ports / Antwerp and Rotterdam particularly affected / China shuts down port facilities again, cutting supply chains / Freight rates trend inconsistently
16.12.2021
POLYMER PURCHASING
Clear price increases on the cards for monomer-plus contracts / Plastic converters face a squeeze
15.12.2021
RAW MATERIALS
Economic institute HWWI says energy resource index nearly 10% lower in November / Uncertainty around Omicron variant puts pressure on prices
13.12.2021
LOGISTICS
China forges mega logistics group / Shipping companies set to earn USD 100 bn this year / Container prices take a breather
08.12.2021
LOGISTICS
Supply chains rattled by Omicron variant: freight rates rise considerably / Shipping companies in need of crew / Lack of truck drivers aggravated by Sputnik stigma
02.12.2021
LOGISTICS
Rhine river's low water levels continue / Container freight rates stagnate across the board
25.11.2021
LOGISTICS
Christmas has come and gone on the world's oceans / Container freight rates soften / Hapag-Lloyd boss Jansen expects slight easing in 2022
18.11.2021
PLASTICS PROCESSING EUROPE
PCE warns of dangers from energy surcharges / Plastics converters may choose to exit Europe
16.11.2021
LOGISTICS
Freight bottleneck in the works: Scarcity of “AdBlue” additive for truck engines / Slight easing on some container routes
10.11.2021
POLAND
Plastics industry upbeat / Economy booming, raw materials scarce and expensive / Polymer consumption up 3-4% in 2020 / Car sector slowing due to lack of microchips
05.11.2021
LOGISTICS
Container freight rates from China to US West Coast see an upsurge / Fear of more congestion / Shipping companies hope for a fat 2022
03.11.2021
ENERGY COSTS
So-called energy cost surcharges cause increasing resentment among processors / Contractual, antitrust concerns
29.10.2021
LOGISTICS
Prices decline for containers from China / Traffic jams ensnarl global shipping / Rhine transport more problematic
29.10.2021
LOGISTICS
Up 7%: Container freight charges between China and the US on the rise again / European routes unchanged / Will Germany's new goverment put logistics high-prio?
22.10.2021
RAW MATERIALS GERMANY
Economic institute HWWI reports significant rise in energy prices / Index nearly doubles from last year
19.10.2021
LOGISTICS
Finally: freight rates fall for important routes / Containers clog European ports
14.10.2021
CREDIT RISKS
State support cuts insolvency risk for European SMEs / Automotive, transport equipment among sectors most exposed / France loses export share as China expands / Euler Hermes reports
11.10.2021
LOGISTICS
Waiting for Christmas: Every 10th container ship stuck in a traffic jam / Ports bursting with containers / Heavy parcel flows expected / Prices bring a quantum of solace
08.10.2021
LOGISTICS
China's Cosco grabs Tollerort container terminal at the Port of Hamburg / UK in dire need of truck drivers / Freight rates plateau
30.09.2021
LOGISTICS
Container freight rates move sideways / More ship congestion off US ports
23.09.2021
LOGISTICS
Transport costs continue to rise / Ikea, other retailers enter shipping business / Talks on capping freight rates
17.09.2021
LOGISTICS
Supply chains cope well with German railway strike / Power games in Belarus
10.09.2021
LOGISTICS
Container shipping gains a new, gigantic vessel / Ports, logistics unable to keep up / Why is the logistics situation so chaotic?
03.09.2021
LOGISTICS
In the eye of the storm: Why Ida and Walmart are causing container freight rates to skyrocket
31.08.2021
EVONIK
Venture capital arm invests in China again / Strategic focus on advanced materials
26.08.2021
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