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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
HONEYWELL First chemical recycling facility in Egypt / Agreement signed with Environ Adapt	06.12.2022
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
GERMAN ECONOMY SMEs must reorient themselves due to energy crisis / Four out of five companies in the chemical industry under massive pressure / DZ Bank survey	22.11.2022
PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT UK: Recoup first 'supporter' of BPF's Ocean Clean Sweep scheme / Over 140 members sign up against pellet loss	09.11.2022
EUROPEAN ECONOMY Stagflation continues / Recession looms / Analysts warn of German slowdown	01.11.2022
PLASTICS PACKAGING Trade bodies urge caution on recycled content targets under EU directive / Raw material costs stabilise in Q3 / Outlook remains uncertain	28.10.2022
US PLASTICS INDUSTRY Shipments, employment rise in 2021 / Plastics products sixth-largest industry in America / Trade group to become “more vocal”	25.10.2022
PLASTICS INDUSTRY K 2022: European resin makers hold global market share after steep decline / Current situation “very fluid”	20.10.2022
EGYPT Gas price reduction for sections of petrochemicals industry / Compensatory measure for weak national currency	19.10.2022
CHEMICAL INDUSTRY Call for urgent shift to a sustainable and low-emissions model / Transformation could double industry's size, create 29 mn new jobs	14.10.2022
POLAND Plastics industry: Post-pandemic investment activity rebounds / Energy crunch sparks pessimism / Recycling sector on brink of collapse	10.10.2022
PETROCHEMICALS USA Bloomberg-backed anti-pollution campaign takes aim at US petchem expansion / Plastics industry fires back / EPA launches environmental justice office	10.10.2022
BIOTREND ENERGY Turkish recycler teams up with Honeywell to build chemical reclaim project	10.10.2022
PETROCHEMICALS EPCA Conference 2022: Serious faces at annual meeting of plastics producers in Berlin	06.10.2022
CHEMICAL INDUSTRY GERMANY Gloomy prospects / Recession fears cut demand / Threat of production cutbacks	30.09.2022
GERMAN ECONOMY Ifo says business confidence worst since May 2020 / Country “slipping into recession” / OECD slashes growth forecasts for Germany, euro area	27.09.2022
PETROCHEMICALS Trade and market disruptions worsen / Increase in PE, PP capacities / Ongoing investment in chemical recycling and decarbonisation projects	22.09.2022
PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT Alliance to End Plastic Waste accused of greenwashing by UK thinktank / More resources, greater transparency planned / Update on project Stop	21.09.2022
PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT ANAIP, Plastic Europe renew programme aimed at zero pellet losses / Spanish certification initiative to be scaled up to European level	16.09.2022
US TAX LAW “Superfund” environmental tax returns / Many plastics, intermediates affected / Levy unlikely to impact European market	07.09.2022
BASF First electric steam cracker to be connected to grid in 2023 / Demonstration plant with partners Sabic, Linde / German government grants of almost EUR 15 mn	05.09.2022
EUROZONE ECONOMY Inflation pushes above 9% / Analysts forecast headline rate beyond 10% by year's end / Growth outlook dims	01.09.2022
RAW MATERIALS German shortages ease in August / Plastics, rubber shops report better-than-average sourcing	31.08.2022

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