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AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY EUROPE
Supplier sentiment declines on uncertain future / Concerns grow on profitability, EU competitiveness
 		01.05.2024
PTA MARKET
Global capacity to grow by more than 5% per year – Global Data report / China leads investments
 		01.05.2024
ENERGY
European reforms approved by parliament / Rules aim to improve price stability, enable transition to sustainable power sources
 		30.04.2024
CHEMICAL INDUSTRY BELGIUM
Trade group calls on authorities to tackle unraveling crisis / Key operational performance indicators sliding / Surge in investment may not indicate recovery
 		29.04.2024
SUPPLIER INDUSTRY
Sales volume in Germany declines in step with capacity utilisation / Association sees trend reversal in plastics sector
 		29.04.2024
GERMAN ECONOMY
Government raises economic growth forecast slightly / ifo business climate index for April improves
 		26.04.2024
LOGISTICS
Era of free passes ends for shipping companies with expiry of EU Block Exemption Regulation / Shipping emissions hit record high due to Middle East conflict
 		26.04.2024
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
MDI, PA 6: BASF declares force majeure on polyurethane feedstock / FM on polyamide extended
 		25.04.2024
CHEMICAL INDUSTRY GERMANY
“The Green Deal needs a business model” / Chemical segment fears for its competitiveness against global competition
 		22.04.2024
PET MARKET EUROPE
Overall market stagnates / Imports cause problems for the industry / Use of rPET for new products steadily increases / Recyclers criticise inconsistent regulations in EU countries
 		19.04.2024
LOGISTICS
Iran's Revolutionary Guard seizes MSC Aeris / Hapag-Lloyd aims for emission-free transport by 2045 / Freight rates decline
 		19.04.2024
EUROPEAN CAR INDUSTRY
EU registrations rise over 4% in Q1 despite weak March / Sales of fossil-fuel models plunge / EVs near half of market share
 		19.04.2024
GLOBAL ECONOMY
Europe largely trails US, Canada in appeal for local businesses – ifo study / Experts rate their homelands
 		18.04.2024
TITANIUM DIOXIDE
Market seems to have bottomed out / Western players increase production / 2023 coloured with red
 		18.04.2024
PET
Confirmed: Punitive EU tariffs on Chinese imports
 		17.04.2024
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