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TRADE WAR Concerns mount over US tariffs on Canada, Mexico / National plastics groups jointly call for free trade / Trump starts, stops import fees on many goods	10.03.2025
LOGISTICS ‘Reclaiming' the Panama Canal: US consortium buys ports from Hong Kong operator	07.03.2025
GLOBAL ECONOMY US halts support for Ukraine, threatens EU with tariffs / Member states, Brussels counter with huge spending plans / Plastics groups in US, Canada raise concerns	06.03.2025
GERMAN PLASTICS INDUSTRY Are M&As booming in the plastics sector? / Interview with consultant Sinan Ikiisik	06.03.2025
LOGISTICS Trump administration proposes port charges on freighters built in China / Up to USD 1.5 mn per incoming vessel / Traffic at Hamburg port upset by strike	28.02.2025
EU POLICY Clean Industrial Deal unveiled in Brussels / 400 business leaders send urgent call to heads of state / Cefic praises ‘bold action' / Ineos's Ratcliffe prefers US approach	27.02.2025
GERMAN ECONOMY Business confidence stagnates / Plastics and rubber firms split on prospects for present, future	25.02.2025
LOGISTICS New cracks in Carola Bridge: Elbe passage closed again / Port of Hamburg sees uptick in turnover	21.02.2025
WORLD TRADE Trump to slap tariffs of around 25% on cars / Levies could start as early as 2 April / Brussels ready to retaliate	19.02.2025
FLEXIBLE PACKAGING European prices for plastic materials mostly down in Q4 / Increase in year-on-year comparison / US, German politics bolster uncertainty	18.02.2025
LOGISTICS The renaissance of the pork cycle: are shipping companies digging their own graves again?	14.02.2025
LOGISTICS MSC and Maersk go separate ways; Hapag-Lloyd and Maersk form alliance / Freight rates continue to drop	07.02.2025
BRASKEM Polyolefins group commissions first gas transporter / Brilliant Future on maiden voyage to US	05.02.2025
LOGISTICS China's time of celebration causes freight rates to fall / Trump's grip on Panama Canal sets shipping companies' pulse racing	31.01.2025
GERMAN ECONOMY Business confidence edges higher / Main index still weak / Plastics, rubber firms more optimistic	29.01.2025
LOGISTICS Onset of winter affects US goods traffic / Houthi militia to cease terrorist attacks on Red Sea shipping	24.01.2025
PLASTICS RECYCLING NETHERLANDS Pressure on Dutch firms continues / Local market reflects problems in Europe / “Market is flooded with virgin plastics from China”	20.01.2025
LOGISTICS China's export frenzy to US consistent / Freight rates shoot through the roof	17.01.2025
INSOLVENCIES GERMANY Major insolvencies still at high level / Automotive suppliers most affected in plastics segment / Significantly more jobs at risk	13.01.2025
LOGISTICS US government classifies Cosco Shipping as a ‘Chinese military company'	10.01.2025
GLOBAL TRADE EU agrees major trade deal with Mercosur / Opportunities for EU manufacturers to increase exports of automotive parts, chemicals	07.01.2025
LOGISTICS Freight rates explode as transports head to US en masse / US dockworkers' contract talks to restart	03.01.2025
YEAR-ENDER: EUROPEAN ENERGY MARKET Q1, Q2 dotted with price fluctuations for electricity / Gas market relatively calmer than 2023 / Renewable energy experiences boost	20.12.2024
LOGISTICS Inland waterway sailors on Germany's Moselle and Elbe rivers hope for quick repairs to locks and bridges	20.12.2024
EUROPEAN ECONOMY German business confidence drops to pandemic levels / Optimism wanes among plastics, rubber firms / Jump in investor mood surprises	18.12.2024

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