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LOGISTICS
China's time of celebration causes freight rates to fall / Trump's grip on Panama Canal sets shipping companies' pulse racing
 		31.01.2025
GERMAN PACKAGING MARKET
Packaging and film manufacturers anticipate rise in sales / Stabilisation in export business expected – IK business survey
 		31.01.2025
RECYCLING MARKET ITALY
Severe impact from projected spike in energy prices – Assorimap / PPWR targets at risk
 		30.01.2025
EUROPEAN GAS MARKET
What happens after the transit through Ukraine stops? / Increased LNG exports from Russia
 		30.01.2025
FOAM RECYCLING
Dutch platform Circularise advances PU foam recycling with digital product passports
 		30.01.2025
GERMAN ECONOMY
Business confidence edges higher / Main index still weak / Plastics, rubber firms more optimistic
 		29.01.2025
ITALY
“Divestment of the chemicals segment” / Trade unions mobilise against planned restructuring of Versalis
 		27.01.2025
LOGISTICS
Onset of winter affects US goods traffic / Houthi militia to cease terrorist attacks on Red Sea shipping
 		24.01.2025
RECYCLING AUSTRIA
Slight decline in PET recycling volumes / Cost pressure from cheap virgin material
 		24.01.2025
EUROPEAN CHEMICAL INDUSTRY
Hard choices needed to survive challenges on several fronts / M&A to play critical role in region's restructuring – FTI report
 		23.01.2025
PLASTICS PRODUCTION GERMANY
Plastics Europe laments decline in production in Q3 2024 / Year-on-year growth still reported
 		23.01.2025
EUROPEAN CAR MARKET
Rise in December EU registrations supports 2024 growth / EVs account for over half of sales last year
 		22.01.2025
SUSTAINABLE PACKAGING
Consumer willingness to pay extra drops in 2024 / One-third still sceptical about alternative solutions – Simon-Kucher study
 		21.01.2025
PLASTICS RECYCLING NETHERLANDS
Pressure on Dutch firms continues / Local market reflects problems in Europe / “Market is flooded with virgin plastics from China”
 		20.01.2025
EUROPEAN CHEMICAL INDUSTRY
International competitiveness still deficient / Cefic sees need for “bold action”
 		20.01.2025
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