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UK ECONOMY Inflation ebbs to lowest mark in over a year / Price growth still faster than in euro area / Retail sales improve	24.07.2023
RAW MATERIAL COSTS Global price index from German econ institute continues to fall / PIE's Plastixx index also under pressure	19.07.2023
PVC MARKET Germany: Production, use of virgin material slump / Recyclate demand rises sharply / Method of calculation changes	18.07.2023
PLASTRIBUTION Distributor warns of imitators / Scammers try to get resin / CEO calls for vigilance	18.07.2023
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE How will AI impact the European plastics industry? / ChatGPT weighs in	12.07.2023
ENERGY Follow-up: LNG terminal on Rügen greenlighted by German parliament / Economics minister says “not out of the woods” on gas supply	12.07.2023
ENERGY German LNG plans show no signs of slowing / Some say pace too fast / US main supplier / Rügen terminal still in doubt	06.07.2023
EUROPEAN ECONOMY German business climate index drops significantly / ‘Weak industry is pulling German economy into difficult waters'	04.07.2023
ENERGY COSTS Natural gas prices drop sharply / Crude prices continue decline	15.06.2023
PLASTICS AND FINANCE Brand Finance rates corporate brand performance / BASF wins again / Resin makers dominate top 25 / Consultants increasingly reward sustainability	14.06.2023
CHEMICAL INDUSTRY TfS, Siemens pilot exchange of carbon footprint data / Aim to tackle scope 3 emissions	12.06.2023
GERMAN ECONOMY Domestic economy lacks impetus / Germany slips into recession / Unclear outlook – DIHK survey	26.05.2023
EUROPEAN ECONOMY German business confidence ends upward trend / Euro area manufacturing indicator slides	25.05.2023
ENERGY Germany may reduce LNG terminal goals / Hydrogen plans proceeding apace	24.05.2023
RECYCLING AWARDS Plastics Recyclers Europe announces winners of recycling awards for 2023	23.05.2023
HIRING UK plastics and waste firms struggle to recruit / “Workforce central to the transition to a circular economy” / Young Germans show less interest in plastics sector	22.05.2023
PLASTIC PACKAGING Interpack announces PackTheFuture Awards / Focus on sustainable solutions	17.05.2023
ENERGY COSTS Fall in natural gas prices continues / Costs for oil, coal rise again	09.05.2023
EUROPEAN ECONOMY German business confidence improves again / Gloomier sentiment hits rubber, plastics firms / Purchasing managers report uneven growth in Germany, Eurozone	26.04.2023
SUPPLIER INDUSTRY Germany: Increased turnover due only to higher energy prices – industry association / Production and capacity utilisation decline nevertheless	21.04.2023
INFLATION Price growth to remain high through 2026 – ifo survey / Lowest rates forecast for Western Europe, North America, parts of Asia / ECB poll says costs to decline faster in Eurozone	19.04.2023
GERMAN ECONOMY Nearly one in five industrial firms want to cut foreign investment / Chambers of commerce fear gradual relocation of production	19.04.2023
ENERGY COSTS Prices for natural gas continue to fall sharply	17.04.2023
EUROPEAN ENERGY Fifty or more shades of green / EU Commission calls for deeper commitment to zero-carbon future / Route runs through hydrogen	13.04.2023
EUROPEAN ECONOMY German plastics, rubber industry more optimistic / Eurozone manufacturing under pressure	29.03.2023

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