Martin Bäcker

LOGISTICS Backlog at Europe's ports drives up freight rates / Container shortage in China	15.11.2024
POLYMER PRICE FORECASTS Slight discount on naphtha pressures precursor prices / Polymer quotations to rise from February	14.11.2024
LOGISTICS Another Trump presidency is a step in the wrong direction – analysts / Port strikes in Canada put pressure on chemical industry	08.11.2024
UPDATE - RECYCLING UK Waste management group Viridor to shutter mechanical recycling plant in Avonmouth / PET bottle recycler QC Polymer insolvent	07.11.2024
KI GROUP SUMMIT FAKUMA Discussions on current state and future of plastics industry / Polymer price forecasts for optimising purchasing strategy	22.10.2024
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS Challenging times for the plastics industry / Is OPEC oil production pushing us into deflation?	15.10.2024
UPDATE - LOGISTICS Port strikes ends in tentative agreement / Shipping companies consider imposing congestion surcharges	04.10.2024
LOGISTICS Threat of strike on ports of US East Coast, Gulf of Mexico continues / Typhoon Bebinca paralyses Chinese ports	20.09.2024
BUTADIENE China to lead world's capacity additions / India another key contributor / Price pressure on the European market continues	24.06.2024
NPE US plastics trade fair attracts significantly fewer visitors than 2018 / Europe's weakness becomes North America's strength	24.05.2024
PVC MARKET Orbia's PVC plant expansions on hold / CEO Bharadwaj: “Weak period will last five to seven years” / PIE analyst confirms ongoing price declines in Europe	29.02.2024
POLYMER MARKETS What influence does the conflict in the Middle East have on the supply situation and polymer prices? / Interview with PIE price expert Martin Bäcker	30.01.2024
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS Asia to add most propylene output this decade / Global capacity to increase more than 46% – GlobalData	14.12.2023
FAKUMA Is a trend reversal around the corner? / Head of PIE price team Martin Bäcker, industry expert Dimitri Koranis discuss volatility of polymer prices, energy costs	18.10.2023
PET RECYCLING Price trumps the environment / Urgent letter from French recycling group	28.07.2023
POLYOLEFINS Significant shifts ahead for European market / China close to self-sufficiency	29.06.2023
LOGISTICS Cosco secures stake in Hamburg terminal / UK plans to modernise maritime sector / Hapag-Lloyd optimistic about global trade recovery	22.06.2023
LOBBE German film recycler FVH ceases operations / High costs, weak demand make reclaim business unprofitable	15.06.2023
EDITORIAL Viessmann deal sends warning signal to German plastics converters	02.05.2023
RECYCLATE MARKET GERMANY Energy price cap a competitive advantage for German firms / Suppliers from other EU countries see themselves at a disadvantage	21.02.2023
PLASTICS PACKAGING Converters groan under burden of high energy prices / Threat of production cutbacks / Barrier materials still tight / Can the use of recyclate be a gamechanger?	24.10.2022
K 2022 News from KI Group: Short presentations on polymer prices at PIE booth	18.10.2022
EUROZONE ECONOMY Record price growth as business activity slows / Costs to remain high / European Central Bank rate hike larger than forecast / Recession imminent?	25.07.2022
POLYMER PRICES Paraxylene June 2022: Why the contract price is still not available after three weeks / An attempt to explain	20.07.2022
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS BASF: Another force majeure on PU precursors at US plant in Louisiana	29.03.2022