Destatis

GERMAN CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY Sector hopes to stabilise / 2024 characterised by further declines / Majority of construction-related plastics industries hit hard / Pipe makers positive exception	30.06.2025
LOGISTICS Good for drivers, bad for economy: Fewer lorry transports on Germany's roads / French shipping giant invests around EUR 20 bn in US	14.03.2025
CHEMICAL INDUSTRY GERMANY Sales in chemical industry continue to decline in Germany, abroad – VCI	31.10.2024
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 CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY Massive volume reduction and falling prices: Industry stuck in valley of tears / Significant losses for plastics processors too / No improvement expected this year	13.06.2024
LOGISTICS Four terrorist attacks repelled, 27 merchant ships escorted by German warship / Maersk warns of freight-capacity shrinkage on Far East-Europe route	10.05.2024
LOGISTICS Does German trucking index represent manufacturing shifts? / Costs for ocean shipments flat to lower	12.04.2024
LOGISTICS Revamped EU rules pave way forward for zero-emission trucks, buses / German government aims to strengthen competitiveness of ports / Deutsche Bahn logistics units with major losses	22.03.2024
INDIA Further massive expansion with oil, gas, petrochemicals / Change of strategy now to smaller decentralised projects / New plastics powerhouse behind China and US gains in stature	06.03.2024
PLASTICS PROCESSING GERMANY Technical parts makers take stock of mixed 2023 / Sales slightly higher / Profits down, outlook gloomy	01.03.2024
GLOBAL ECONOMY German GDP contracts in 2023 / World Economic Forum survey forecasts weakness in Europe	16.01.2024
GERMAN ECONOMY Manufacturing industry continues to decline / Chemical industry bucking the trend	11.01.2024
PLASTICS WASTE Eurostat: Turkey remains top destination for EU plastics rubbish / Exports increase 10% / Regulation still ineffective	06.12.2023
LOGISTICS Global trade does not seem to get off the ground / CMA CGM reports 94% slump in Q3 net profit	17.11.2023
PLASTICS PROCESSING GERMANY Technical parts suppliers defy downward trend in H1 / Frustration 'running high' / Recession possible	23.08.2023
FOREIGN TRADE German chemical exports decline significantly / Fewer imports	17.08.2023
CONSTRUCTION GERMANY Gloomy mood among plastics processors / Declining volumes, high prices / Heavy losses in residential construction / Market players criticise lack of impulses from Berlin	26.06.2023
PLASTICS WASTE Germany remains the largest exporter of plastics waste in the EU – Destatis	26.06.2023
GERMAN ECONOMY Domestic economy lacks impetus / Germany slips into recession / Unclear outlook – DIHK survey	26.05.2023
LOGISTICS When will Deutsche Bahn start selling its logistics unit Schenker? / Flood of containers overwhelms storage / Freight rates flat to lower	31.03.2023
LOGISTICS Warning strike blocks large ships from port of Hamburg / German trucking costs surge in 2022 / Protests, strikes engulf France / Freight rates steady or lower	24.03.2023
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
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
PLASTICS PRODUCTION Resin makers struggle with shrinking margins / PVC producers still comfortable / Styrenics under severe pressure	04.10.2022
LOGISTICS Germany's Rhine is suffering, and with it, the industry / Freight rates for inland navigation increase fivefold / Belly transports back to pre-crisis level	11.08.2022