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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
ENERGY
Global oil markets tense on Middle East conflict / Gas demand set to slow / Summit agrees objectives for COP28 / IEA report
 		26.10.2023
HYDROGEN
Washington announces plans for USD 7 bn hydrogen network / Details include 7 regional hubs, few European partners / Social issues play role in contracting
 		25.10.2023
PLASTICS INDUSTRY
‘Germany as a location faces an acute risk of being left behind': Poll by industry initiative reveals low mood among companies
 		24.10.2023
NATURAL GAS
EU and Germany's demand forecast for steep fall / Shift to cleaner fuels and decarbonisation are key drivers / Current reserves sufficient – Deloitte-Öko-Institut report
 		23.10.2023
LOGISTICS
Price hike set for Suez transits / MSC's financial results leaked / Freight rates mostly down
 		20.10.2023
LOGISTICS
Hamas attacks threatens plans for Indo-Arab-European logistics network / Shipping costs steady to lower
 		13.10.2023
NATURAL GAS
Prices to ease over the next year / Turnaround due in 2025 – forecast
 		11.10.2023
PET RECYCLING
European PET Bottle Platform publishes design guidelines for opaque white bottles
 		11.10.2023
HYDROGEN
EU is not fully exploiting its potential, research institutes say / HyPat study proposes steps toward a rebalance
 		10.10.2023
LOGISTICS
Hapag-Lloyd puts Germany's largest containership into service / 11 more of these ocean giants already ordered / Prices largely unchanged
 		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
LOGISTICS
Shipping industry to miss own climate goals / Is DB Schenker sale finally starting? / Transport rates largely lower
 		29.09.2023
GERMAN ECONOMY
Business morale falls for fifth straight month / Plastics, rubber industry on the rebound?
 		26.09.2023
LOGISTICS
It's Hapag-Lloyd v City of Hamburg / German shipping giant condemns partial sale of HHLA to MSC / Transport prices mostly lower
 		22.09.2023
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