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GERMAN PLASTICS INDUSTRY
Outlook for mid-sized firms worst in over a decade / Plastics and chemical sector struggles with costs, shortages – DZ Bank poll
 		15.07.2022
INDIA
Ban on SUP straws to disrupt sales of small beverage packs / Soft drink makers expected to be badly hit / Paper industry set to offer alternatives
 		14.07.2022
LOGISTICS
Shipping companies demand “weight discrepancy fee” from customers / Chaos on American railways as well / Germany's Rhine to be hit hard by the heat
 		13.07.2022
NATURAL GAS
Nord Stream 1 closed for maintenance / Concerns that Moscow will end gas shipments to Europe / Could UK cap gas deliveries to the EU? / Rationing this winter?
 		13.07.2022
PET PACKAGING
Packaging reuse can contribute to climate neutrality / Petcore Europe report highlights potential
 		13.07.2022
CHEMICAL INDUSTRY GERMANY
Storm brewing as firms struggle with "tsunami of rules" / VCI group sees "existential crisis" / Production to fall 4% this year / Gas rationing a concern
 		12.07.2022
RECYCLING USA
US Plastics Pact oversight group creates PET reclaim scheme / Initial funding target set at USD 25 mn
 		08.07.2022
LOGISTICS
World record: new super freighter carries 12,000 40-foot containers / Export downturn: Germany with first negative trade balance in decades
 		07.07.2022
GERMAN ECONOMY
DIW economic institute says business activity stagnant / Researchers see weak start to summer / Country reports first monthly trade deficit in 30 years
 		07.07.2022
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Styrene: Covestro declares force majeure after plant failure in the Netherlands / Propylene oxide also affected
 		06.07.2022
UPDATE - PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
C2, C3, PE: Borealis reports cracker shutdown in Sweden / Throttling of local PE lines
 		01.07.2022
RAW MATERIALS
Ifo Institute: Shortages in German plastics industry continue to ease / Bottlenecks expected until spring 2023
 		01.07.2022
LOGISTICS
Endless container chaos / Cancelled flights, port strikes further reduce transport capacity / Is the German holiday ban on lorries finally sending drivers around the bend?
 		30.06.2022
PLASTICS MACHINERY GERMANY
Machine makers report reduced delivery capabilities / Improvement not expected until at least H2 2023 / VDMA flash survey
 		30.06.2022
PP RECYCLING
Global network conducts first full-scale trials for food-grade material with rPP
 		30.06.2022
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