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GERMAN ECONOMY Country on “cusp” of recession / Business confidence worst since June 2020	27.07.2022
EUROZONE ECONOMY Record price growth as business activity slows / Costs to remain high / European Central Bank rate hike larger than forecast / Recession imminent?	25.07.2022
GERMAN ECONOMY Business confidence still falling / Ifo Institute says “chemical industry is thoroughly alarmed” / BASF mulls options for production at headquarters site	27.06.2022
MANAGEMENT Ukraine war, related sanctions to boost German insolvencies / Plastics industry likely to suffer more than general economy	20.04.2022
PLASTICS INDUSTRY UK Majority of firms expect negative consequences of Brexit / SMEs suffering due to customs controls / BPF survey	08.02.2022
ENERGY MARKETS Budding hydrogen market to change patterns in global energy trade / Technology key as polymer industry moves towards net-zero emissions / Covestro secures access to green H2 from Australia	26.01.2022
WORLD ECONOMY Managers still optimistic about 2022 / Mood sours in three of world's four largest economies / Only 22% of business leaders say they have adopted net-zero policies: PwC survey	21.01.2022
ENERGY COSTS So-called energy cost surcharges cause increasing resentment among processors / Contractual, antitrust concerns	29.10.2021
MANAGEMENT Credit sales, late payments rise in Asia / Optimism on likely economic rebound / Global insolvencies to rise in 2021 as fiscal support wanes / Atradius reports	16.07.2021
COVESTRO Group CEO advocates chemical recycling / Plastics are “the most sustainable materials in existence”	25.05.2021
SUPPLY CHAINS Companies introduce strategies to protect against Covid-19-related disruptions / Survey shows 30% of firms considering near-shoring / Euler Hermes report	01.02.2021
ASIA Economic activity set to rebound in 2021 / Slow, partial decoupling from China / New US administration to have positive effect on Chinese relations / Atradius report	27.01.2021
WASTE MANAGEMENT Circulate Capital and Aavishkaar Capital invest USD 18m in dry-waste management in India	04.12.2020
PLASTICS ECONOMY Industry recovery in German-speaking countries still slow / Is the low point behind us? / “Lockdown light” provokes criticism / “Work from home” divides employers and employees / Second Covid-19 survey	12.11.2020
SUPPLY CHAIN Steps required to strengthen global value chains as shock events rise / Disruptions could wipe out 45% of annual profits every 10 years / Network restructuring to reshore production / McKinsey report	27.08.2020
PLASTICS PROCESSING GERMANY Well equipped for second Covid-19 wave / Advantages of global and local supply chains / Companies focus on liquidity	17.07.2020
MANAGEMENT Mid-sized plastics processors in Germany underestimate risks of cyber attacks / One in four businesses affected	10.07.2020
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

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