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CHINA Economic growth to decline sharply in 2020 due to Covid-19 and trade dispute with the US / Oil demand looks set to recover in Q2 / Atradius and Wood Mackenzie reports	08.06.2020
PLASTICS ECONOMY Covid-19 impacts on the European plastics industry / Concerns for business performance change during crisis / Image of plastics appearing less negative / PIE flash survey	29.05.2020
UK More plastics firms supply health workers fighting Covid-19	08.05.2020
PLASTICS ECONOMY How the German-speaking plastics industry is dealing with the consequences of Covid-19 / From value chains to solidarity in companies / Short-time working a relief but not a long-term solution	05.05.2020
MARINE LITTER Circulate Capital invests USD 6m in plastics recyclers in India and Indonesia	30.04.2020
CORONAVIRUS Carmakers better prepared than in 2009 / 60% of Spanish production base shut down / Italy presents plans for relaxing lockdown / Adventures in polymer prices / Plastics production index slumps / Fear of rising insolvencies	14.04.2020
PLASTICS INDUSTRY UK Significant downside anticipated from coronavirus in coming months / Packaging companies see rise in demand / BPF survey	25.03.2020
EU TRADE Vietnam trade agreement set to enter force this year / EU survey highlights need for more guidance for SMEs	18.03.2020
PLASTICS INDUSTRY UK Tariff-free trade the most important outcome of UK-EU trade talks / BPF survey	06.03.2020
PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT "Plastics Data Challenge" invites entries to address leakage of waste into oceans / Aim to develop data solutions in South and Southeast Asia	30.01.2020
EU TRADE Bilateral agreement with Singapore in effect / Basis for further ASEAN trade pacts	13.01.2020
LOGISTICS Drastic increase in free capacity for European road freight transport	06.01.2020
MANAGEMENT Insolvencies for Western Europe rise in 2019 / US-China trade war and Brexit key drivers / Nearly 30% of invoices are unpaid at due date / Atradius report	13.12.2019
MANAGEMENT Payment risk in German automotive industry worsens / Margins fall due to higher material and labour costs / Stiff competition challenges SMEs / More European supplier insolvencies expected / Atradius “Market Monitor” 2019	02.12.2019
MANAGEMENT Rising costs and weak profitability greatest challenges for European SMEs / Hong Kong most worried about global economic health / Two surveys identify key warning signs pre bankruptcy	22.11.2019
PLASTIC PACKAGING IK publishes English-language guidelines for environmentally friendly packaging / Holistic approach for eco design	04.11.2019
MANAGEMENT Changes in EU regulations to decrease banks' willingness to finance SMEs / Current over-reliance on bank financing / Euler Hermes report	28.10.2019
LOGISTICS Truck freight rates in Germany plummet	21.10.2019
GLOBAL WASTE US is world's largest contributor / Plastics scrap import bans exacerbate problem / Verisk Maplecroft report	27.09.2019
BREXIT Leaked government report spells out worst-case scenario following no deal	26.08.2019
BREXIT No deal would be "dramatic act of self-sabotage" / Industry upbeat on economics / BPF survey	01.08.2019
MANAGEMENT More Asia-Pacific businesses taking a strategic approach to credit management / Total value of B2B sales on credit rise to 55.5% from 48.1% last year / Atradius report	15.07.2019
MANAGEMENT Global average payment duration fell to 65 days in 2018 in line with economic slowdown / China sees longest average payment term / Electronics and construction sectors suffer / Euler Hermes report	11.06.2019
INTERVIEW Circulate Capital's April Crow talks to PIE about investment opportunities for reducing marine litter in Asia / India is favourable to funders / "Growing urgency to identify and invest in solutions"	30.04.2019
MARINE LITTER Circulate Capital issues guide to aid investors in fighting plastics pollution / Focus on South and Southeast Asia / Investment opportunities in waste management and recycling	30.04.2019

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