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TRADE WAR Some EU states want massive response to US tariffs – reports / Berlin, Paris prefer major pushback / Japan settles for 15%	23.07.2025
TRADE WAR Brussels examines tariffs on US plastics, chemicals – reports / Materials part of long list of possible countermeasures	16.07.2025
PLASTICS PRODUCTION GERMANY First-quarter production up significantly / Future seems dim – Plastics Europe	16.07.2025
EU POLICY Commission to stick by emissions-reduction plan / Compromise sees carbon credits be part of total	08.07.2025
EU POLICY Green agenda starts to wither / Is brown the new beautiful? / Macron calls for second rethink of 2040 targets	03.07.2025
CHEMICAL INDUSTRY EUROPE Cefic unveils five-point plan to accelerate shift to circular economy / Trade body urges action over ambition	26.06.2025
UKRAINE Polymer imports plunge by a third since start of war / Stake in Karpatnaftokhim reportedly sold to new investor	23.06.2025
EUROPEAN ECONOMY ECB cuts rates / Eurozone inflation drops below bank target / Growth forecast remains at 0.9% for 2025	06.06.2025
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

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