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AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY EUROPE How much plastics does electromobility require? / Auto sector faces radical change / Renaissance of combustion engine also conceivable	26.06.2024
EUROPEAN ECONOMY Indicators tumble to suggest German stumble / Eurozone PMIs also decline / Ifo raises German growth outlook	25.06.2024
EUROPEAN CAR INDUSTRY EU registrations slide 3% in May / EVs hold lead in market share / Brussels slaps tariffs on Chinese electrics	21.06.2024
GERMAN PLASTICS MACHINERY Drastic slump in incoming orders for plastics machinery in 2023 / Ulrich Reifenhäuser confirmed as VDMA chairman	20.06.2024
PLASTIC PACKAGING German packaging and film makers expect higher sales on rising raw material costs / Earnings situation remains poor	19.06.2024
PACKAGING GERMANY Planned plastics tax favours paper composites – GVM study	04.06.2024
GLOBAL ECONOMY Growth ‘considerably better' than predicted / Slight rise anticipated in 2025 / Weakness in Europe, emerging markets going strong	30.05.2024
GERMAN ECONOMY DIHK survey: Mood in chemical industry brightens slightly / Plastics industry remains pessimistic	29.05.2024
EUROPEAN CAR INDUSTRY EU registrations rise almost 14% in April / More sales days support upswing / EVs take lead in market share, trade group says	28.05.2024
EUROPEAN ECONOMY Mood among German firms unchanged / Plastics companies more pessimistic / Eurozone recovers for third month running	28.05.2024
CONSTRUCTION Eurozone construction activity slides again in April / Situation contrasts sharply with UK	21.05.2024
RUSSIA Technological imports reach historic heights, thanks partly to Germany, Italy / Fresh US sanctions hurt, but not cripple, trade with Asia, Turkey	15.05.2024
FLEXIBLE PACKAGING Prices higher in Q1 on supply chain disruptions / Demand remains flat / Modest growth possible, says European industry association	07.05.2024
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
LABOUR SHORTAGE EUROPE Critical skill shortage in plastics processing industries intensifies / Germany needs almost 500,000 foreigners per year; shortage of working migrants in Italy and Spain – study / PIE talks to industry experts	23.04.2024
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
CONSTRUCTION Activity in eurozone takes another dive in March / Pessimism rife among German, French companies – HCOB	16.04.2024
ENERGY Asia-Pacific could become global leader in shift to renewables / Electrification key to reaching net-zero ambitions / Investment needed – Wood Mackenzie report	11.04.2024
AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY GERMANY Sales increase in 2023 misleading / Revenue set to drop in 2024 / Chinese carmakers take the lead in e-mobility – Atradius	09.04.2024
GERMAN CAR INDUSTRY Mood among automakers rebounds – ifo / Manufacturers report production slumps in Q1 / Severe impacts for parts suppliers	05.04.2024
GERMAN ECONOMY Decreasing direct investment / Signs of deindustrialisation – German Economic Institute study	27.03.2024
EUROZONE ECONOMY Purchasing managers report improved services / Manufacturing weakens again / German business morale jumps / Swiss central bank kicks off cycle of interest rate cuts	25.03.2024

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