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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
LOGISTICS Harbour strikes in India, US / DB Cargo staff cuts to help with reorganisation	13.12.2024
YEAR-ENDER: EUROPEAN ECONOMIC OUTLOOK Growth set to improve in ´25 / US policy remains wild card	12.12.2024
LOGISTICS Shipping companies to buy more CO2 certificates for container transport 1 January onward / Freight rates likely to rise	06.12.2024
GLOBAL TRADE Trade war risks increase as Trump returns as US president / Growth to slow on increased US import tariffs – Allianz Trade report	03.12.2024
LOGISTICS Russia reportedly sends barrels of oil to North Korean ports / Imbalance in world trade reveals Europe's export plight	29.11.2024
EUROPEAN ECONOMY Manufacturing indicators turn south / German processors again report improvements	26.11.2024
LOGISTICS Loose supply chains in Germany – BME study / European Commission supports Italy's Brenner corridor lawsuit against Austria	22.11.2024
PVC UK government proposes tariffs on US-made S-PVC / British shops voice fears over impact	19.11.2024
LOGISTICS Backlog at Europe's ports drives up freight rates / Container shortage in China	15.11.2024

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