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18.12.2025 PLASTICS INDUSTRY GERMANY  Industry job cuts continue / Loss of more than 40,000 positions since 2019

16.12.2025 YEAR-ENDER 2025: TARIFFS  Trump tariffs shook EU plastics industry in 2025 / 15% duty ignited retaliatory firestorms / Diversification and capacity shifts ahead in 2026

15.12.2025 YEAR-ENDER 2025: EU ECONOMIC OUTLOOK  OECD predicts slowdown in '26 / Spain to lead, Italy to lag among EU Big Four / UK expansion to ease

15.12.2025 RECYCLING UK  Industry on the brink – BPF / Shutdowns continue / Shops face multiple problems

12.12.2025 LOGISTICS  Peace and calm on most trade routes / Freight rates from China to Europe rise

05.12.2025 LOGISTICS  Heavy shipping traffic on world's oceans causes freight rates to tumble / Intra-Asia routes the exception

28.11.2025 LOGISTICS  Opposing trends in container freight rates: US routes down, Europe more expensive / Port strikes in Belgium, Portugal

27.11.2025 ENERGY COSTS GERMANY  Plastics converters could be eligible for industrial electricity price / Recyclers likely left in limbo / EUR 3 bn of taxpayers' money to provide relief / Many details still to be clarified

25.11.2025 EUROPEAN ECONOMY  Surveys show moody manufacturers / German processor morale brightens – Ifo / UK producers more upbeat

21.11.2025 LOGISTICS  Too many ships, too little cargo: shipping companies vying for every container / Freight rates likely to fall

14.11.2025 LOGISTICS  Von der Leyen-Trump handshake has little impact / Container handling in Europe declines

07.11.2025 LOGISTICS  Maersk cautions on freight rates after strong Q3 / Hapag-Lloyd puts 12th container giant into service / Freight rates facing a turnaround?

05.11.2025 GLOBAL TRADE  Business failures to grow in 2025, 2026 / US, Chinese companies drive trend / Four key vulnerabilities highlighted / Better outlook for 2027

31.10.2025 LOGISTICS  Trump-Xi meeting pauses port fee dispute / Freight rates for shipments to and from China rise significantly

29.10.2025 FLEXIBLE PACKAGING  Film prices drop in Q3 / Situation remains ‘challenging' / Hopes of small upturn in private consumption by year-end

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