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GLOBAL ECONOMY Europe largely trails US, Canada in appeal for local businesses – ifo study / Experts rate their homelands	18.04.2024
GERMAN CAR INDUSTRY Mood among automakers rebounds – ifo / Manufacturers report production slumps in Q1 / Severe impacts for parts suppliers	05.04.2024
CHEMICAL INDUSTRY GERMANY Dramatic slump in sales, production in 2023 / Dim prospects also for year ahead	21.03.2024
PLASTICS PROCESSING GERMANY Technical parts makers take stock of mixed 2023 / Sales slightly higher / Profits down, outlook gloomy	01.03.2024
GERMAN CHEMICALS INDUSTRY Business confidence stuck at low level – ifo / Thin backlog remains a problem	29.02.2024
PLASTICS PROCESSING GERMANY Significant decline in turnover, volume last year / Only very muted expectations for 2024 / Many companies unable to pass on costs	19.02.2024
PLASTICS ECONOMY GERMANY “It (hopefully) can't get any worse!” / Companies look to future with cautious optimism, but real recovery not expected until 2025 – KI Dialog survey	09.02.2024
CHEMICAL INDUSTRY GERMANY Veil of gloom remains / Sales, output fall in 2023 / More declines expected in coming year	20.12.2023
RECYCLING SWITZERLAND Association founded for collection of plastics packaging, beverage cartons	12.12.2023
WORLD ECONOMY Growth in China, Europe to fall / North America, Middle East to improve / Sub-par global activity forecast for 2024 – DIHK	15.11.2023
EUROPEAN ECONOMY Eurozone GDP contracts in Q3, recession looms / Inflation falls sharply / German firms see difficulties ahead – DIHK survey	02.11.2023
ENERGY MARKET Increased mistrust in energy transition / Chemical, polymer industry fears inadequate electricity and gas supply - DIHK survey	11.09.2023
GERMAN ECONOMY President of German chemical industry writes 'fiery letter' to Chancellor / 'Economic imbalance must become a priority'	31.08.2023
PLASTICS PROCESSING GERMANY Technical parts suppliers defy downward trend in H1 / Frustration 'running high' / Recession possible	23.08.2023
SWITZERLAND Firms to create nationwide collection system for plastics packaging / Ambitious recycling quotas set	22.08.2023
SWITZERLAND Household plastics collections jump 10% in 2022 / Volume nearly enough for domestic sorting plant, recyclers say	14.08.2023
PLASTICS ECONOMY GERMANY “The crisis has only begun” / Mood in the industry remains gloomy / Majority of companies expect improvement in 2024 at the earliest – KI Dialog survey	03.08.2023
GERMAN CHEMICAL INDUSTRY Few resin makers among nation's elite companies / Organisational shifts alter rankings	26.07.2023
GERMAN CHEMICAL INDUSTRY Output shrinks further in H1 / Annual decline could touch 11% / VCI seeks “temporary” relief from high electricity prices	25.07.2023
PVC MARKET Germany: Production, use of virgin material slump / Recyclate demand rises sharply / Method of calculation changes	18.07.2023
AUSTRIA ARA files for patent on recycling residual plastics / Obstacles litter path to chemical recycling	20.06.2023
GERMAN ECONOMY Domestic economy lacks impetus / Germany slips into recession / Unclear outlook – DIHK survey	26.05.2023
ENERGY Germany may reduce LNG terminal goals / Hydrogen plans proceeding apace	24.05.2023
CHEMICAL INDUSTRY Sales by German suppliers slide in Q1 / “Rapid downturn” over / Output ex-pharma to drop 8% this year	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

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