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GERMAN CHEMICAL INDUSTRY No recovery in sight / Profit warnings to rise in Q4 – Baader-Bank	12.10.2023
HYDROGEN EU is not fully exploiting its potential, research institutes say / HyPat study proposes steps toward a rebalance	10.10.2023
PET Chinese exports to Europe soar / EU examines dumping charges / PX expansion puts China on road to self-sufficiency / Will Europe be demoted to industrial periphery?	05.10.2023
EUROPEAN ECONOMY Eurozone inflation drops below 5% / Interest rate hikes may be over / Ifo predicts larger German GDP contraction	02.10.2023
EUROPEAN CHEMICAL INDUSTRY Cefic: H1 production drops over 12% / Better second half unlikely	27.09.2023
EUROZONE ECONOMY European Central Bank signals end to rate hikes / Staff raises inflation forecasts, lowers growth outlook	18.09.2023
PLASTICS PROCESSING German shops report record low competitiveness outside EU – ifo survey	24.08.2023
EUROPEAN ECONOMY German companies report historically low order backlog / Weak global demand / 'No recovery in sight'	11.08.2023
HYDROGEN EU Commission's hydrogen drive gains momentum / Germany updates strategy / Ireland could become net exporter / Poland mulls hydrogen “valleys”	09.08.2023
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
EUROPEAN CHEMICAL INDUSTRY Cefic manifesto outlines priorities for next EU Commission / More state investment funding / US IRA continues to raise hackles	31.07.2023
EUROPEAN CHEMICAL INDUSTRY Outlook for 2023 dismal / Output could shrink by 8% / Demand sees no momentum / US investment aid heightens competition	20.07.2023
EUROPEAN CHEMICAL INDUSTRY Cefic's latest outlook: Sunshine, rain / High energy costs, falling sales mute sentiment	08.06.2023
EUROPEAN ECONOMY German economy bottoms out – IfW Kiel / Major improvement unlikely / Eurozone growth falters / Inflation ticks higher	04.05.2023
WORLD ECONOMY IfW Kiel forecasts 0.5% German growth this year / Ifo predicts small contraction / ECB raises outlook for Eurozone	20.03.2023
RECYCLING EC study confirms plastics waste recycling preferable to incineration / Cefic highlights importance of chemical recycling	16.03.2023
EUROPEAN CHEMICAL INDUSTRY EU output shrinks 6% in 2022 / Capacity usage dramatically low / Expensive energy mars competitiveness / “Green” goals a challenge	14.03.2023
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
POLYURETHANE MARKET Economic uncertainties dampen demand in EMEA and Americas / Production static in Europe in 2022 but up in Americas / IAL Consultants reports	25.11.2022
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
BELARUS Ukraine war slams refining industry / Uncertainty for major resin plants / Information blackout since February	31.10.2022
PLASTICS INDUSTRY K 2022: European resin makers hold global market share after steep decline / Current situation “very fluid”	20.10.2022
RUSSIA EU sanctions on feedstocks, resins slash Russian production / Industry source says half of methanol capacity offline / Logistics issues, discounts slow exports to Asia	13.10.2022
RUSSIA Low demand slows polyolefin output / Lack of Western tech hurts resin makers / Price caps coming?	19.09.2022
WORLD ECONOMY IfW Kiel slashes growth expectations / Eurozone moves toward recession / Germany faces “lean years”	16.09.2022

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