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ENERGY COSTS Decline in May energy price index / Costs still high / Gas price up almost 150% in a year – report from German economic institute HWWI	28.06.2022
CHEMICAL RECYCLING Technology has a role in circular economy / Significant growth projected if current constraints are overcome / Better sorting infrastructure needed / McKinsey analysis	28.06.2022
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
PLASTICS INDUSTRY GERMANY Stunning blow for GKV: assembly of delegates excludes TecPart from the association / Departing President Roth: “irreconcilable differences” / Election of new president failed	24.06.2022
LOGISTICS Cash windfall for shipping companies / Looming threat of strikes in logistics industry / Container freight rates remain varied	23.06.2022
RAW MATERIALS Decline in gas deliveries to Germany, France, Italy / Rome considers emergency measures	20.06.2022
LOGISTICS Lorry drivers' strikes in South Korea, dockworkers' walkout in Germany and new lockdowns in Shanghai / Is the freight sector evolving from a seller's to a buyer's market?	16.06.2022
PLASTICS AND FINANCE Consultant Brand Finance rates “most valuable” and “strongest” chemical brands / BASF, DuPont, Rongsheng, and Ineos in prominent positions	13.06.2022
FORCES MAJEURES +++ Update +++ Key questions concerning cases of force majeure / What plastics processors need to know / Updated PDF available for download – PIE Q&A	10.06.2022
LOGISTICS Congestion at North Sea ports / Truck driver shortage worsening with 30k retirements, only 15k new hires each year / Is the EU finally investing billions in modern rail transport?	09.06.2022
COMMODITY MARKETS Global gas demand to shrink on economic woes / Ukraine war exacerbates tight European market / Consumption rebounds in 2021 on extreme weather, end of lockdowns	09.06.2022
SUPPLIER INDUSTRY German companies feel sandwiched due to cost increases for energy and raw materials / Fair distribution of burden called for / Better business expectations for auto suppliers	08.06.2022
LOGISTICS Shanghai finally lifts the lockdown / Is the container wave now headed for Europe? / Airfreight volumes in Europe suffer from Russian overflight ban / Shipping rates soften	02.06.2022
EUROPEAN ECONOMY Eurozone inflation hits record 8.1% in May / Brent crude trades above USD 124/bbl as EU announces ban on Russian oil / Growth concerns mount	02.06.2022
WAR AS A REASON FOR INVOKING FORCE MAJEURE Four questions for commercial law expert, Peter Coenen	27.05.2022
LOGISTICS More logistics companies diversifying business model / Boom in trucks, but lack of drivers / Container freight rates still inconsistent	26.05.2022
POLYCARBONATE SHEETS Current geopolitical, energy market reality cause for concern for EPSE members	26.05.2022
GERMAN ECONOMY Ifo says business confidence improves / No sign of recession / Export outlook for plastics industry weakens again	25.05.2022
ENERGY COSTS Energy price shock provides catalyst for change / Potential for 10% margin improvements and 40% cut in CO2 footprint / McKinsey analysis	23.05.2022
LOGISTICS An absurd result of the Ukraine war: rail transport combined with shipping on inland waterways / Risk of container tsunami if Shanghai reopens / Freight forwarders faced with toxic mix	19.05.2022
GLOBAL TRADE Ukraine war cuts business confidence / Insolvencies to rise over 10% / Allianz Trade survey	17.05.2022
LOGISTICS Is the collapse of supply chains now imminent? / No end in sight for port lockdowns / Shippers getting increasingly nervous / Solace: three-quarters of all goods from China on schedule	12.05.2022
GERMAN ECONOMY Exports down in March / Flow of goods to Russia slumps as expected	12.05.2022
LOGISTICS War in Ukraine: German government plans rail “grain bridge” / Without exports, global famine a possibility / Container freight prices trend inconsistently in the off-season	04.05.2022
GERMAN ECONOMY Ifo Institute: Firms express less pessimism after terrible March poll result / Material shortages ease / Decline in number of companies worried about survival	03.05.2022

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