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EUROPEAN ECONOMY Eurozone GDP contracts in Q3, recession looms / Inflation falls sharply / German firms see difficulties ahead – DIHK survey	02.11.2023
ITALY Consolidation accelerates amid weak performance in plastics industry / Recyclate consumption eases as virgin prices hit rock bottom / Upturn unlikely before 2024	30.10.2023
EUROPEAN ECONOMY Eurozone inflation drops below 5% / Interest rate hikes may be over / Ifo predicts larger German GDP contraction	02.10.2023
EUROZONE ECONOMY European Central Bank signals end to rate hikes / Staff raises inflation forecasts, lowers growth outlook	18.09.2023
EUROPEAN ECONOMY German processors reveal H1 sales declines, call for help from Berlin / German business confidence continues slide / Analysts warn of economic slowdowns in Germany, Eurozone	28.08.2023
INFLATION Price growth to remain high through 2026 – ifo survey / Lowest rates forecast for Western Europe, North America, parts of Asia / ECB poll says costs to decline faster in Eurozone	19.04.2023
WORLD ECONOMY IfW Kiel forecasts 0.5% German growth this year / Ifo predicts small contraction / ECB raises outlook for Eurozone	20.03.2023
EUROPEAN ECONOMY Euro area headline inflation drops below double digits / Rise in core rate stokes concerns	09.01.2023
EUROPEAN ECONOMY Growth expectations vary / Private sector sees red / Recession highly probable	02.01.2023
GERMAN ECONOMY A sense of hope: Mood among business managers improves / View of present environment rebounds	20.12.2022
EUROPEAN ECONOMY Eurozone inflation drops more than expected / Has the peak passed? / Volatile energy prices remain focus	01.12.2022
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
EUROPEAN ECONOMY Stagflation continues / Recession looms / Analysts warn of German slowdown	01.11.2022
WORLD ECONOMY IfW Kiel slashes growth expectations / Eurozone moves toward recession / Germany faces “lean years”	16.09.2022
EUROZONE ECONOMY Inflation pushes above 9% / Analysts forecast headline rate beyond 10% by year's end / Growth outlook dims	01.09.2022
EUROZONE ECONOMY July inflation nears 9%, sets third straight record / Q2 growth surprisingly strong / Analysts warn of slowdown / US in recession in H1	01.08.2022
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
GERMAN ECONOMY Business confidence still falling / Ifo Institute says “chemical industry is thoroughly alarmed” / BASF mulls options for production at headquarters site	27.06.2022
EUROPEAN ECONOMY Eurozone inflation hits record 8.1% in May / Brent crude trades above USD 124/bbl as EU announces ban on Russian oil / Growth concerns mount	02.06.2022
PLASTICS MARKETS “If we comply with this dictated system, there will only be losers in the medium term – because with no market there is no profit” / Letter from a group of plastics processors to their own industry	05.05.2022
MANAGEMENT Ukraine war, related sanctions to boost German insolvencies / Plastics industry likely to suffer more than general economy	20.04.2022
YEAR IN REVIEW 2021 An eventful year in a nutshell / Plastics industry faces turning point in 2022	10.12.2021
MANAGEMENT Changes in EU regulations to decrease banks' willingness to finance SMEs / Current over-reliance on bank financing / Euler Hermes report	28.10.2019
PLASTIC PIPES GERMANY Significant rise in production volume in 2017 / Building boom boosts order volumes / Industry association continues confident / Macroeconomic factors leading to uncertainty	09.11.2018
ANNUAL REVIEW 2015 Eye on the world: A journey from Brazil to China, from Russia to Italy / Challenges experienced by most countries	14.12.2015