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LOGISTICS
Global trade does not seem to get off the ground / CMA CGM reports 94% slump in Q3 net profit
 		17.11.2023
PVC MARKET
EU starts anti-dumping investigation for imports from US and Egypt
 		16.11.2023
LOGISTICS
Hamburg port workers start wildcat strike / Maersk job cuts to exceed 10,000 / Good news from the US
 		10.11.2023
EU PACKAGING WASTE
Volumes rise in 2021 / Recycling of plastics also increases
 		10.11.2023
GLOBAL TRADE
Shipments rise in October / European commerce supports overall gains – IfW Kiel
 		08.11.2023
FRANCE
Collection of animal feed packaging begins / Target set at 100%
 		07.11.2023
BIOPLASTICS
Value chain participants call for curbs on fossil carbon / Manifesto outlines key objectives / Carbon renewable products and applications developed
 		07.11.2023
FLEXIBLE PACKAGING
Material prices fall up to 20% in Q3 – trade group / Some stability possible in Q4
 		06.11.2023
PET
EU proposes punitive tariffs on Chinese imports
 		03.11.2023
LOGISTICS
Sour mood strikes German logistics industry – ifo / Fewer ships allowed through the Panama Canal / Freight rates mostly unchanged
 		03.11.2023
NATURAL GAS
Qatar inks new LNG supply deals with EU players / Fierce competition with US suppliers / China a major client
 		31.10.2023
ITALY
Consolidation accelerates amid weak performance in plastics industry / Recyclate consumption eases as virgin prices hit rock bottom / Upturn unlikely before 2024
 		30.10.2023
EUROPEAN PLASTICS INDUSTRY
Production, global market share decline in 2022 / World plastics output edges higher
 		27.10.2023
LOGISTICS
Truck transport to become more expensive in Germany from December / New toll based on carbon emissions
 		27.10.2023
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
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