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LOGISTICS
Desperate bidding wars for empty containers / Forwarding agents operating in “stone-age mode”?
 		18.05.2021
STAND-UP POUCHES
More than 50 bn pouches used in Europe / Convenience increasingly important / Schönwald study
 		18.05.2021
PLASTICS PRODUCTION GERMANY
PlasticsEurope summary of 2020: Less produced, less imported / Problem area: Forces majeures
 		14.05.2021
SUSTAINABLE PLASTICS
15% of commodity resin production to be sustainable by 2030 / Little progress expected for reclaim of PP, PS / Uncertainty on future regulations, technology improvements / Lux Research report
 		14.05.2021
RAW MATERIALS
Ifo Institute: Dramatic shortages of production materials / German plastics processors particularly affected
 		12.05.2021
EUROPEAN TUBES MARKET
Upsurge in raw material costs pressures industry / Increase in vaccinations offers optimism
 		12.05.2021
LOGISTICS
Ocean freight rates still rising sharply / Are rails or roads an alternative?
 		12.05.2021
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
PVC: Shin-Etsu declares force majeure in Rotterdam / Available capacity in Europe drops to 70%
 		07.05.2021
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
PVC: Vynova declares force majeure / Disruption with VCM
 		06.05.2021
PLASTIC PACKAGING
New IK study: Use of paper composites frequently constitutes greenwashing / Mixed materials hard to recycle
 		06.05.2021
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
PA 6, PA 6.6, PBT: Lanxess declares force majeure on compounds from North America
 		05.05.2021
RAW MATERIALS Q&A
Powerless in the face of force majeure? / What converters need to know if their supplier stops delivering
 		05.05.2021
LOGISTICS
Freight rates continue to rise / Container shortages exacerbate price inflation
 		05.05.2021
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
PP: Apparent force majeure on several grades from LyondellBasell's Ferrara site
 		04.05.2021
PACKAGING MACHINERY
VDMA: Coronavirus hits fourth-largest engineering sector
 		03.05.2021
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