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EUROPEAN ECONOMY
Euro area headline inflation drops below double digits / Rise in core rate stokes concerns
09.01.2023
USA
Winter onset imminent: Several facilities shut as a precautionary measure
22.12.2022
TURKEY
Credit crisis deepens as inflation shows record high / Plastic products sector to show growth in 2022
22.12.2022
CHEMICAL INDUSTRY GERMANY
Gas shortage takes its toll / Producers caught between rising prices, sinking profits / Firms look longingly to US
21.12.2022
FREEPOINT ECO-SYSTEMS
US chemical recycling plant to process 90,000 t/y / Shell signs deal for entire output
21.12.2022
GERMAN ECONOMY
A sense of hope: Mood among business managers improves / View of present environment rebounds
20.12.2022
SUPPLY CHAINS
German chemical, plastics companies turn to Europe / Links with China due for shift – DZ Bank survey
14.12.2022
CIRCULARISE
Successful test run of blockchain-enabled system for ISCC Plus certification / Material traceability key aspect / Asahi Kasei invests in start-up
12.12.2022
GERMAN ECONOMY
Supply bottlenecks cost industry almost EUR 64 bn in added value, up to mid-2022 / Automotive industry particularly hard hit
09.12.2022
HONEYWELL
First chemical recycling facility in Egypt / Agreement signed with Environ Adapt
06.12.2022
EUROPEAN ECONOMY
Eurozone inflation drops more than expected / Has the peak passed? / Volatile energy prices remain focus
01.12.2022
MANUFACTURING
Economic indicators in Europe show surprise gains / Recession still coming, analysts warn
28.11.2022
GERMAN ECONOMY
SMEs must reorient themselves due to energy crisis / Four out of five companies in the chemical industry under massive pressure / DZ Bank survey
22.11.2022
PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT
UK: Recoup first 'supporter' of BPF's Ocean Clean Sweep scheme / Over 140 members sign up against pellet loss
09.11.2022
EUROPEAN ECONOMY
Stagflation continues / Recession looms / Analysts warn of German slowdown
01.11.2022
PLASTICS PACKAGING
Trade bodies urge caution on recycled content targets under EU directive / Raw material costs stabilise in Q3 / Outlook remains uncertain
28.10.2022
US PLASTICS INDUSTRY
Shipments, employment rise in 2021 / Plastics products sixth-largest industry in America / Trade group to become “more vocal”
25.10.2022
PLASTICS INDUSTRY
K 2022: European resin makers hold global market share after steep decline / Current situation “very fluid”
20.10.2022
EGYPT
Gas price reduction for sections of petrochemicals industry / Compensatory measure for weak national currency
19.10.2022
CHEMICAL INDUSTRY
Call for urgent shift to a sustainable and low-emissions model / Transformation could double industry's size, create 29 mn new jobs
14.10.2022
POLAND
Plastics industry: Post-pandemic investment activity rebounds / Energy crunch sparks pessimism / Recycling sector on brink of collapse
10.10.2022
PETROCHEMICALS USA
Bloomberg-backed anti-pollution campaign takes aim at US petchem expansion / Plastics industry fires back / EPA launches environmental justice office
10.10.2022
BIOTREND ENERGY
Turkish recycler teams up with Honeywell to build chemical reclaim project
10.10.2022
PETROCHEMICALS
EPCA Conference 2022: Serious faces at annual meeting of plastics producers in Berlin
06.10.2022
CHEMICAL INDUSTRY GERMANY
Gloomy prospects / Recession fears cut demand / Threat of production cutbacks
30.09.2022
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