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MAAG Culture change with ROI: why the film finisher is focusing on lean management / Interview with managing director Ansgar Schonlau	17.06.2025
OMAN Government support fuels growth of plastics processing sector	17.06.2025
GERMAN ECONOMY Economists raise growth outlook / Government spending to boost output / Investors look to Europe	16.06.2025
LOGISTICS Upcoming end of truce between US, China causes freight rates to skyrocket / Von der Leyen proposes USD 45/bbl price cap on Russian oil	13.06.2025
UK MANUFACTURING Trade group demands cheaper electricity / ‘Security of country' at risk / Processors worry about competitiveness	12.06.2025
TRADE WAR US, China agree to reduce export restrictions; rare earths to be supplied again / Trump says relationship with China is ‘excellent'	11.06.2025
PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT Development banks invest EUR 3 bn in Clean Oceans Initiative 2.0	11.06.2025
HYDROGEN EC to fund 15 new European green hydrogen projects / Second EHB auction completed	11.06.2025
EUROPEAN ECONOMY ECB cuts rates / Eurozone inflation drops below bank target / Growth forecast remains at 0.9% for 2025	06.06.2025
LOGISTICS Freight rates climb to three-month high / Dispatchers face dilemma due to tariff confusion	06.06.2025
LOGISTICS Number of sunken ships drops to new low / Freight rates trend higher	30.05.2025
SPAIN Authorities arrest five, question 15 in alleged criminal plastics waste import-export network	27.05.2025
LOGISTICS Relevance of Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive being questioned by Germany, France / Tariff calm between US and China causes confusion, impacts freight rates	23.05.2025
GERMAN ECONOMY Mood among plastics, rubber processors brightens / Ifo business climate index rises	23.05.2025
COCA-COLA Drinks giant mulls shift from cans to plastic bottles to beat Trump's tariffs / Agreement with EC to amend recyclability claims on labels	20.05.2025
LOGISTICS Trade war truce between US and China pushes freight rates up	16.05.2025
PLASTICS AND FINANCE BASF tops brand value list again; Sabic runner-up / Chinese brands grow by 18%	16.05.2025
TRADE WAR Shares, greenback, oil rally on US-China agreement / Reprieve could spike shipping prices / Did Trump blink?	12.05.2025
US-CHINA TARIFFS De-escalation: Both nations agree to significantly slash tariffs / Positive reactions on the oil market	12.05.2025
US-CHINA TARIFFS China quietly exempts select US products from 125% tariffs / Ethane reportedly on ‘whitelist'	09.05.2025
TRADE WAR US, UK unveil tariff changes / Trump's 10% levy remains largely in effect	09.05.2025
LOGISTICS Trump's tale about Houthi rebels does not affect freight rates / EC approves Italy's International Registry scheme	09.05.2025
FLEXIBLE PACKAGING Volatile markets, mixed European prices in Q1 / Rise in raw-material costs could trigger uptrend in Q2	06.05.2025
LOGISTICS Trump demands free passage for Suez and Panama Canals	02.05.2025
LOGISTICS Trump's punitive tariffs send containers sailing empty across world's oceans	25.04.2025

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