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RECYCLING UK 'Urgent action' needed in reclaim industry – BPF official / Plant closures highlight problems / Viridor for sale?	18.08.2025
LOGISTICS Convertors complain about decreasing reliability in deliveries / Truck drivers urgently needed	15.08.2025
UK ECONOMY Q2 growth surprises to upside / Production activity contracts / Concerns remain about months ahead	15.08.2025
LOGISTICS EU suspends punitive tariffs on US imports – for now / Global trade weakens: concerns about US economy weigh on freight rates	08.08.2025
LOGISTICS Land reclamation, railway jigsaw puzzles, and forces of nature	01.08.2025
GERMAN ECONOMY Business climate index rises again / Upward trend seen among plastics processors	31.07.2025
PLASTICS DISTRIBUTION Major challenges ahead for plastics traders / Increasing dependence on China, US	30.07.2025
UK-US TRADE US plastics association lauds UK agreement / Deal supports US trade surplus / EU shops at competitive disadvantage	29.07.2025
LOGISTICS Shipping companies massively expand capacity / Freight rates plummet	25.07.2025
LOGISTICS Summer slump, thy name is Trump / Uncertainty over customs policy hampers global trade, depresses freight rates	18.07.2025
UK ECONOMY GDP drops for second straight month / Industrial production falls again / Construction indicator hits 30-month low	14.07.2025
LOGISTICS Typhoon season in Southeast Asia threatens global trade / Freight rates trend mixed	11.07.2025
UK Polymer industry to benefit from new industrial strategy / Key sectors include advanced manufacturing / Composites set for gains	11.07.2025
LOGISTICS Minimum wage increase causes discontent in German transport industry / Low river levels from Europe's heatwave disrupt shipping	04.07.2025
LOGISTICS Oil market calms as Strait of Hormuz remains open – for now	27.06.2025
GERMAN ECONOMY Business confidence improves again / Plastics processors more pessimistic	27.06.2025
LOGISTICS Discount giant Lidl expands maritime logistics / Major container ship order	20.06.2025
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

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