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PLASTICS PROCESSING GERMANY
Technical parts suppliers defy downward trend in H1 / Frustration 'running high' / Recession possible
23.08.2023
PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT
Companies including Saudi Aramco, ExxonMobil fail to recognise risks in published documents – Planet Tracker report
10.08.2023
GLOBAL TRADE
Confidence among exporters in 2023 global trade turnover falls / Companies have smaller appetite for new markets - Allianz Trade report
02.08.2023
PLASTICS ECONOMY EUROPE
10th PIE Market Survey: Inflation, uncertainty weigh heavily on industry / 30% of companies forecast better H2 2023 / Investment plans unchanged
01.08.2023
CONSTRUCTION GERMANY
Gloomy mood among plastics processors / Declining volumes, high prices / Heavy losses in residential construction / Market players criticise lack of impulses from Berlin
26.06.2023
PORTUGAL
Plastics industry records growing exports / "Nearshoring" effects drive exports to Germany
12.06.2023
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
SPAIN
"Tax on SUPs to impact entire Spanish industrial chain" / Equiplast president Bernd Roegele talks to PIE about the challenges facing the country's plastics industry
11.04.2023
PLASTICS PROCESSING
Germany: Technical parts makers report production uptick in 2022 / Association expects “fragile” development this year
03.04.2023
MANAGEMENT
Expert opinion: Germany is losing attractiveness as a business location / Companies also report more obstacles to business abroad
24.03.2023
RUSSIA
A year of war takes toll on Russian plastics, chemical industries / State payments support refineries
06.03.2023
PLASTICS PROCESSING GERMANY
Optimism and concern after 2022 sales increase / GKV expects tough year / Officials attack energy price caps, warn of production exiting country
01.03.2023
RUSSIA
Slack local demand, weak exports cut resin output / Asian imports hit market / Investment slump heralds future problems
22.02.2023
POLYMERS FOR EUROPE ALLIANCE
Voting begins for Best Polymer Producers Awards / Commitment to Europe becomes focal point
14.02.2023
PLASTICS ECONOMY
9th PIE Readers' Survey: Majority of European plastics companies believe business situation will not worsen / Few plans to downsize investment projects / Current and evolving market trends
03.02.2023
SUSTAINABILITY
Report highlights renewability of plastics / More recycling infrastructure needed
31.01.2023
MANAGEMENT
Major insolvencies in Germany up one-third in 2022 / Return to normal level after pandemic / No wave of failures on the horizon
23.01.2023
PLASTICS INDUSTRY CANADA
“While the industry does not support bans, we have always been a sector of problem solvers” / Interview with CIAC CEO Bob Masterson
22.12.2022
TURKEY
Credit crisis deepens as inflation shows record high / Plastic products sector to show growth in 2022
22.12.2022
SUPPLY CHAINS
German chemical, plastics companies turn to Europe / Links with China due for shift – DZ Bank survey
14.12.2022
PLASTICS INDUSTRY USA
Congress introduces Protecting Communities from Plastics Act / Opposition and counter proposal from trade associations
08.12.2022
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 CLIMATE
Net-zero plans not enough to keep global warming at 1.5C / Faster decarbonisation action, focus on cutting consumption priority – ZWE report
18.11.2022
EUROPEAN PROCESSORS
Energy surcharges from resin makers said to endanger shops / Return of fees “regrettable” / Polymer suppliers complain about effects of price pressures
01.11.2022
PLASTICS INDUSTRY
K 2022: European resin makers hold global market share after steep decline / Current situation “very fluid”
20.10.2022
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