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PLASTICS INDUSTRY UK
Significant downside anticipated from coronavirus in coming months / Packaging companies see rise in demand / BPF survey
25.03.2020
EU TRADE
Vietnam trade agreement set to enter force this year / EU survey highlights need for more guidance for SMEs
18.03.2020
PLASTICS INDUSTRY UK
Tariff-free trade the most important outcome of UK-EU trade talks / BPF survey
06.03.2020
PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT
"Plastics Data Challenge" invites entries to address leakage of waste into oceans / Aim to develop data solutions in South and Southeast Asia
30.01.2020
EU TRADE
Bilateral agreement with Singapore in effect / Basis for further ASEAN trade pacts
13.01.2020
LOGISTICS
Drastic increase in free capacity for European road freight transport
06.01.2020
POLAND
Plastics production and sales climb in 2019 / Insolvencies set to rise / Automotive sector under pressure
20.12.2019
LOGISTICS
New HGV toll system in the Czech Republic / Threat of heavy fines / German environment agency wants to raise toll charges
19.12.2019
MANAGEMENT
Insolvencies for Western Europe rise in 2019 / US-China trade war and Brexit key drivers / Nearly 30% of invoices are unpaid at due date / Atradius report
13.12.2019
LOGISTICS
Faster approval of transport infrastructure measures in the European Union
06.12.2019
MANAGEMENT
Payment risk in German automotive industry worsens / Margins fall due to higher material and labour costs / Stiff competition challenges SMEs / More European supplier insolvencies expected / Atradius “Market Monitor” 2019
02.12.2019
MANAGEMENT
Rising costs and weak profitability greatest challenges for European SMEs / Hong Kong most worried about global economic health / Two surveys identify key warning signs pre bankruptcy
22.11.2019
LOGISTICS
Higher rates for heavy goods vehicles in Belgium / Toll system network to expand
11.11.2019
PLASTIC PACKAGING
IK publishes English-language guidelines for environmentally friendly packaging / Holistic approach for eco design
04.11.2019
MANAGEMENT
Changes in EU regulations to decrease banks' willingness to finance SMEs / Current over-reliance on bank financing / Euler Hermes report
28.10.2019
LOGISTICS
Truck freight rates in Germany plummet
21.10.2019
PLASTIC PACKAGING
EuPC says EU member states should reject multiannual financial framework / Levy could lead industry into recession / Long-term consequences are unpredictable
15.10.2019
GLOBAL TRADE
Higher container volumes despite trade conflicts
01.10.2019
GLOBAL WASTE
US is world's largest contributor / Plastics scrap import bans exacerbate problem / Verisk Maplecroft report
27.09.2019
LOGISTICS
Water levels of German waterways drop again
27.09.2019
MANAGEMENT
Payment default risks rise in Turkey / Construction industry particularly risky / Uncertainties threaten plastics sector / Atradius report
09.09.2019
MANAGEMENT
High payment risks in the Nordic region / Liquidity shortage risk in construction and retail industries / Atradius report
02.09.2019
BREXIT
Leaked government report spells out worst-case scenario following no deal
26.08.2019
LOGISTICS
Germany's river transport subject to restrictions / Rainfall brings relief to Rhine river
21.08.2019
BREXIT
No deal would be "dramatic act of self-sabotage" / Industry upbeat on economics / BPF survey
01.08.2019
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