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PLASTICS MARKETS GERMANY Material flow analysis: Where does the material come from and where does it go? How much is recycled? / Q&A session with Conversio managing director Christoph Lindner	11.01.2023
EUROPEAN ECONOMY Euro area headline inflation drops below double digits / Rise in core rate stokes concerns	09.01.2023
LOGISTICS Germany's Kiel Canal reopens / Country reports fewer delivery bottlenecks / Freight rates largely unchanged	06.01.2023
ENERGY PRICES Commodity costs little changed in November – German economics institute	04.01.2023
EUROPEAN ECONOMY Growth expectations vary / Private sector sees red / Recession highly probable	02.01.2023
LOGISTICS Transport industry highlights from 2022 / Massive expansion of global LNG capacity / Disparate moves for freight rates	23.12.2022
GERMAN ECONOMY A sense of hope: Mood among business managers improves / View of present environment rebounds	20.12.2022
LOGISTICS Transport industry in a rollercoaster of emotions / Port of Hamburg wants to cut costs / Freight rates plummet	16.12.2022
YEAR IN REVIEW 2022 Another “annus horribilis” for the plastics industry comes to an end / Inflation, energy price shock, and the war in Ukraine weigh heavy / Actually, things can only get better	12.12.2022
CIRCULARISE Successful test run of blockchain-enabled system for ISCC Plus certification / Material traceability key aspect / Asahi Kasei invests in start-up	12.12.2022
LOGISTICS Deutsche Bahn considers sale of cargo subsidiary / World trade takes a winter nap / Container freight rates experience sharp crash	09.12.2022
GERMAN ECONOMY Supply bottlenecks cost industry almost EUR 64 bn in added value, up to mid-2022 / Automotive industry particularly hard hit	09.12.2022
PLASTICS AND ENERGY Germany, Qatar announce LNG deal / Gulf state to supply some 2 mn t/y from 2026 / ConocoPhillips tapped as shipper	05.12.2022
LOGISTICS The Kiel Canal is closed / Striking truck drivers in South Korea threatened with fines / Container prices continue to fall	01.12.2022
EUROPEAN ECONOMY Eurozone inflation drops more than expected / Has the peak passed? / Volatile energy prices remain focus	01.12.2022
MANUFACTURING Economic indicators in Europe show surprise gains / Recession still coming, analysts warn	28.11.2022
LOGISTICS Strikes and Covid lockdowns rupture global supply chains / Will the European petchem and polymer industries be dragged into the mess? / Prices for container freight stagnate	24.11.2022
LOGISTICS Germany's DB Cargo to increases freight rates up to 45% / Criticism from trade associations	21.11.2022
PLASTICS AND ENERGY Germany completes first marine LNG terminal / Questions about speed of build up	18.11.2022
LOGISTICS China sends huge trains west / LyondellBasell to charge for late returns of tank wagons / Ports suffer from freight declines	17.11.2022
BERRY GLOBAL US packaging giant opts for European recyclate accreditation	17.11.2022
ENERGY COSTS Natural gas prices down sharply in October / Crude edges higher	16.11.2022
LOGISTICS Better, but not by much: one in ten containers still stuck in traffic jam / Standstill at Russian ports as well / Slight changes in container freight rates	10.11.2022
GERMAN ECONOMY Business outlook worst on record – survey / Over 20% of plastics and rubber firms expect production cuts / Experts forecast recession in 2023	10.11.2022
LOGISTICS Neighbourly cooperation: Germany trades mainly with EU member states / New efficiency class system: sooty, heavy oil burners get the chop / Drop in freight rates	03.11.2022

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