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TRADE WAR
Trump slaps tariffs on US imports of cars, parts / Collection to start in early April / Europeans cry foul
28.03.2025
LOGISTICS
US industry criticises planned penalties on Chinese ships
28.03.2025
GERMAN ECONOMY
More optimism in German boardrooms / Fiscal stimulus package and looming US tariffs / Mood improves among makers of plastics goods
27.03.2025
GERMAN ECONOMY
Will the German plastics industry benefit from EUR 1 tn special fund? / Assessment by PIE market expert Martin Bäcker
26.03.2025
LOGISTICS
Trump's attacks on Houthis could cause freight rates to skyrocket / Price of polymer imports to Europe expected to increase
21.03.2025
TRADE WAR
EU Commission plans retaliatory tariffs; PE reportedly targeted / Move could aid European producers / US-Houthi attacks expected to aggravate impact of US tariffs
19.03.2025
LOGISTICS
Good for drivers, bad for economy: Fewer lorry transports on Germany's roads / French shipping giant invests around EUR 20 bn in US
14.03.2025
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
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