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GERMAN CHEMICAL INDUSTRY
Loss of recovery momentum in Q2 / Sales down despite higher production
 		12.09.2024
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Covestro, LYB to reportedly start up Dutch styrene plant in October / Weak styrene market expected in September
 		11.09.2024
LOGISTICS
UK plans to nationalise rail transport / ONE, SeaLead launch weekly Red Sea service
 		06.09.2024
PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT
EMF members increase use of recycled content in packaging by 44% in six years / Challenges persist on expanding infrastructure and recycling films, flexibles – progress report
 		06.09.2024
CIRCULAR ECONOMY UK
SMEs need more support to meet sustainability targets – survey
 		06.09.2024
BELARUS
Petrochemical industry strong despite sanction pressure – experts / Export logistics key challenge / Sea terminal in Russia to aid sales to third countries
 		05.09.2024
AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY EUROPE
Ordering of auto components to remain stable at best until end of year / Advanced vehicle age raises hopes of an upturn / Chinese car manufacturers to build new plants in Europe / Will lithium for batteries be in short supply from 2030?
 		02.09.2024
EUROPEAN ECONOMY
Eurozone inflation hits three-year low / Experts forecast interest-rate cuts / Growth concerns remain
 		30.08.2024
LOGISTICS
Sluggish orders cause freight rates to languish / Protests at Port of Hamburg over possible MSC takeover
 		30.08.2024
EUROPEAN CAR INDUSTRY
EU registrations edge higher in July / EV market share remains above 50% / Are tariff threats already hurting Chinese carmakers?
 		30.08.2024
TURKEY
Production, domestic sales decline in first half / Exports rise / Full-year forecast sees no reverse in downturn
 		29.08.2024
RECYCLING USA
Bottle collection rates trend lower / Nonprofit calls for modernisation, implementation of deposit return programmes
 		28.08.2024
STYRENICS RECYCLING
SCS improves meat-tray recyclability with change of colour / Versalis launches post-consumer rPS for food-contact
 		28.08.2024
PACKAGING RECYCLING POLAND
Shortfalls on all fronts / Foreign waste, off-spec materials as alternatives to recyclate / DRS could boost PET waste volumes
 		27.08.2024
EUROPEAN ECONOMY
Processor pessimism hits pandemic levels / German managers voice further concerns / Worries about Eurozone mount
 		27.08.2024
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