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LOGISTICS
Freight rates climb to three-month high / Dispatchers face dilemma due to tariff confusion
 		06.06.2025
NORTHERN AND EASTERN EUROPE
Poland's plastics industry shows signs of economic recovery / Average order book size growing in Finland
 		05.06.2025
EUROPEAN CAR INDUSTRY
Lack of rare earths could delay, stop German auto production / Shortage halts some component lines
 		04.06.2025
EUROPEAN CHEMICAL INDUSTRY
Poor start to 2025 on weak demand, output / High energy costs undermine global competitiveness / Dependence on imports grows
 		03.06.2025
EPS
Turkey expands share of EU imports / China now also key player / Very few imports from outside EU go to Germany
 		02.06.2025
LOGISTICS
Number of sunken ships drops to new low / Freight rates trend higher
 		30.05.2025
SUSTAINABLE PACKAGING
Recycled materials, fibre-based formats lead packing design trends / Plastics top of global market – Smithers report
 		28.05.2025
EUROPEAN CAR MARKET
April registrations send mixed messages / EVs retain lead in market share / BYD outpaces Telsa – report
 		28.05.2025
SUSTAINABLE PACKAGING
Progress and challenges in US recycled content goals – report
 		26.05.2025
MEDICAL PACKAGING
Pharma manufacturers under pressure: focus shift to monomaterial blister packs / PVC packaging from Germany's ‘yellow bag' non-recyclable / EU to review privileges
 		23.05.2025
LOGISTICS
Relevance of Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive being questioned by Germany, France / Tariff calm between US and China causes confusion, impacts freight rates
 		23.05.2025
GERMAN ECONOMY
Mood among plastics, rubber processors brightens / Ifo business climate index rises
 		23.05.2025
EUROPEAN CAR INDUSTRY
Reports of 10,000 job losses already this year – Clepa / More redundancies likely / Brussels softens CO2 guidelines
 		22.05.2025
CENTRAL ASIA
Sibur acquires stake in loss-making Kazakh plastics processer / Russian plastics industry seeks to expand foothold in Central Asia / China shows economic interest in region
 		22.05.2025
PACKAGING SPAIN
Household recycling rates up / Efforts to beef up municipal waste collection system pay off – Ecoembes
 		21.05.2025
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