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EUROPEAN INDUSTRIAL DEAL Antwerp industry summit proposes revised climate goals for EU / Brudermüller: “Urgent need to enhance Europe's competitiveness“ / Complement or counterweight to green agenda?	23.02.2024
PLASTICS ECONOMY EUROPE 11th PIE Market Survey: Business performance largely depressed / Hopes for recovery soar high / Low demand remains top concern / AI not a threat just yet	02.02.2024
EUROPEAN ECONOMY Eurozone avoids recession after Q4 growth flatlines / Inflation falls in January	02.02.2024
GLOBAL ECONOMY German GDP contracts in 2023 / World Economic Forum survey forecasts weakness in Europe	16.01.2024
EUROPEAN ECONOMY Euro area inflation rises in December / Increase likely to be short-lived – analysts	09.01.2024
EUROPEAN CHEMICAL INDUSTRY Little output growth seen for 2024 / Plastics buyers to continue struggling / Competition with US and China a challenge	05.01.2024
PLASTICS INDUSTRY GERMANY High costs and weak economy are increasingly causing problems for plastics manufacturers - Plastics Europe	20.12.2023
YEAR-ENDER: EUROPEAN ECONOMY Mood sours as 2023 winds down / Germany, Eurozone face more slow growth / Recession worries loom	19.12.2023
EUROPEAN PLASTICS INDUSTRY Production, global market share decline in 2022 / World plastics output edges higher	27.10.2023
EUROPEAN ECONOMY Euro area purchasing manager index hits 35-month low / German business confidence improves, optimism rises at plastics and rubber firms – ifo	26.10.2023
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

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