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MESSE DÜSSELDORF
Suspension of business activities in Russia / Hall in Düsseldorf for Ukrainian refugees / Start-Up Zone for new companies at K 2022
09.03.2022
NEWS FROM KI GROUP
KI Group, GKV launch Kunststoff Hilft fundraising campaign for Ukraine / Donation target set at EUR 1 mn
08.03.2022
PACKAGING AND SUSTAINABILITY
Varied sustainability rules complicate situation / 83% of sustainable packaging measures focus on plastics / McKinsey report
04.03.2022
EPSE
Tenth edition of EPSE Awards / Submissions open till 31 May / Presentation at K trade fair in Germany
04.03.2022
LOGISTICS
Russia's attack on Ukraine impacts situation in logistics industry / Land connections between China and Europe largely cut / Closed airspaces make switch to air freight difficult
03.03.2022
SINGLE-USE PLASTICS
75% of the world wants SUP ban / Nearly 90% ready for global treaty to cut plastics waste / Ipsos survey
28.02.2022
LOGISTICS
Ship on fire off the Azores / Higher insurance premiums for the shipping industry? / Air freight rates drop by a quarter within a week
24.02.2022
GERMAN ECONOMY
Business risks such as energy and commodity prices reach record levels: DIHK survey
23.02.2022
PATENTS
Europe, US lead world in plastics recycling innovation / Healthcare out front in bioplastics advances / European Patent Office study
21.02.2022
LOGISTICS
Signs of improvements in logistics sector / Calm seas for container freight rates
17.02.2022
RAW MATERIAL SUPPLY
IfW Kiel: Industrial production in Germany could rise by 10% in 2022 / Guest editorial by Nils Jannsen
15.02.2022
RAW MATERIALS
Ifo Institute: Record order backlog in German manufacturing / End of bottlenecks could spur production surge
11.02.2022
LOGISTICS
Every tenth container worldwide is stuck in a traffic jam / Omicron further thins out staffing levels / Stocks being expanded to provide a buffer
10.02.2022
EVENTS
Plastics Recycling Show Europe returns to Amsterdam in hybrid format
10.02.2022
POLYMERS FOR EUROPE ALLIANCE
Group seeks to boost trust between converters, resin makers / “Rebuilding Polymers for Europe” event set for March / No awards for suppliers this year
03.02.2022
RAW MATERIALS
Ifo Institute: Complaints of material scarcity drop from record levels in Germany / Fewer plastics and rubber processors voice concerns
03.02.2022
LOGISTICS
Shipping companies earn well with supply chain problems / Container freight rates show inconsistency
02.02.2022
LOGISTICS
Container freight rates: Route from China to the US and back becomes cheaper / Significant rise for the US-Northern Europe route
28.01.2022
LOGISTICS
In container shipping, everything that can float is being loaded and launched / New EU requirements make truck transports a quarter more expensive
27.01.2022
AWARDS
Entry period for plastics recycling awards begins / Window closes in March
27.01.2022
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
REBOUND
Arab IHC to launch global online platform for recycled plastics / Trading of 5 mn t recyclates by 2025
26.01.2022
MANAGEMENT
Global bankruptcies to rise 33% this year / Demand for credit insurance increases in Europe / Over 70% of firms expect growth in 2022 / Atradius reports
25.01.2022
ENERGY COSTS
HWWI global index for energy resources rises 5.7% in December / Natural gas surges 25% / Crude oil cheaper
25.01.2022
PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT
EIA urges drastic UN action to fight “planetary emergency” / Call for global plastics regulation
25.01.2022
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