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EUROPEAN CHEMICAL INDUSTRY Poor start to 2025 on weak demand, output / High energy costs undermine global competitiveness / Dependence on imports grows	03.06.2025
WORLD ECONOMY IMF again slashes global growth estimates / Berlin expects flat GDP this year / Tariff chaos drives fears / German, EU spending set to support Europe	24.04.2025
EUROPEAN ECONOMY Eurozone inflation dips to 2.2% / ECB interest rate cut up in the air amid trade tensions	03.04.2025
GERMAN PLASTICS PRODUCTION Increased polymer output, reduced sales – Plastics Europe draws grim balance for 2024 / ‘Positive spirit' needed	24.03.2025
HYDROGEN TotalEnergies, RWE team up to decarbonise Leuna refinery / 600 km pipeline / Grandpuits to have two plastics recycling plants	24.03.2025
PLASTICS ECONOMY EUROPE 12th PIE Market Survey: The future looks hopeful / Businesses not looking forward to green transition / Trump administration causes ambiguity	27.02.2025
EUROPEAN ECONOMY Commission introduces Compass for Competitiveness; blueprint leverages Draghi report / Polymer producers criticise pace as too slow	12.02.2025
EUROPEAN CHEMICAL INDUSTRY Hard choices needed to survive challenges on several fronts / M&A to play critical role in region's restructuring – FTI report	23.01.2025
EUROPEAN CHEMICAL INDUSTRY International competitiveness still deficient / Cefic sees need for “bold action”	20.01.2025
CHEMICALS AND CLIMATE Cefic outlines pathways to achieve Europe's net-zero targets / Insights to guide future legislation	07.01.2025
YEAR-ENDER: EUROPEAN ECONOMIC OUTLOOK Growth set to improve in ´25 / US policy remains wild card	12.12.2024
CHEMICAL INDUSTRY High energy costs disadvantage European output, investment – Atradius report / Gap widening versus advantaged production in US / Stronger growth prospects in China, Middle East	09.12.2024
EUROPEAN PLASTICS INDUSTRY Cheap polymer imports threaten circular economy ambitions / Share of global plastics production continues to slide – Plastics Europe report	25.11.2024
BIESTERFELD Distribution in Europe of elastomer, latex products from US compounder Polytek	28.10.2024
PLASTICS INDUSTRY GERMANY Association reports recovery at low level / Production rises moderately / Order books continue to empty	24.09.2024
EUROPEAN CHEMICAL INDUSTRY Output rises in H1 2024 / Demand, run rates remain depressed / Many downstream industries still in decline / Uncertain outlook persists	18.09.2024
MANAGEMENT West European companies under financial strain from late payments / Many offering longer credit terms to increase sales / Cautious optimism for year ahead, but concern on economic growth persists – Atradius report	04.09.2024
EUROPEAN ECONOMY Eurozone inflation hits three-year low / Experts forecast interest-rate cuts / Growth concerns remain	30.08.2024
EU POLICY New EU chief outlines goals for next legislative period / Appointment of commissioners still to come / Clean Industrial Deal for ‘stronger and more prosperous Europe'	30.07.2024
UKRAINE Policymakers hammer out ban on single-use plastics / Lawsuit against Russia's Polyplastic to confiscate its assets in the country	18.07.2024
EUROPEAN CHEMICAL INDUSTRY First signs of recovery apparent, but to be taken with a grain of salt – Cefic	03.07.2024
HYDROGEN Air Products to fuel TotalEnergies' refinery decarbonisation / Two companies sign reciprocal supply pact	19.06.2024
SUSTAINABILITY Four EU member states call for sustainable carbon policy package / Proposals aim to strengthen uptake of green feedstocks and boost European competitiveness internationally	15.05.2024
LABOUR SHORTAGE EUROPE Critical skill shortage in plastics processing industries intensifies / Germany needs almost 500,000 foreigners per year; shortage of working migrants in Italy and Spain – study / PIE talks to industry experts	23.04.2024
PLASTICS INDUSTRY EUROPE Recycling rates, circular content increase but incinerated volumes rise / Region's share of global production remains in decline – Plastics Europe	10.04.2024

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