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17.12.2021 SHORT Q&A  Private equity expert Frank Hüther discusses role of investors in plastics industry

16.12.2021 LOGISTICS  Major congestion at European ports / Antwerp and Rotterdam particularly affected / China shuts down port facilities again, cutting supply chains / Freight rates trend inconsistently

15.12.2021 POLYMER PURCHASING  Clear price increases on the cards for monomer-plus contracts / Plastic converters face a squeeze

13.12.2021 RAW MATERIALS  Economic institute HWWI says energy resource index nearly 10% lower in November / Uncertainty around Omicron variant puts pressure on prices

08.12.2021 LOGISTICS  China forges mega logistics group / Shipping companies set to earn USD 100 bn this year / Container prices take a breather

02.12.2021 LOGISTICS  Supply chains rattled by Omicron variant: freight rates rise considerably / Shipping companies in need of crew / Lack of truck drivers aggravated by Sputnik stigma

25.11.2021 LOGISTICS  Rhine river's low water levels continue / Container freight rates stagnate across the board

18.11.2021 LOGISTICS  Christmas has come and gone on the world's oceans / Container freight rates soften / Hapag-Lloyd boss Jansen expects slight easing in 2022

16.11.2021 PLASTICS PROCESSING EUROPE  PCE warns of dangers from energy surcharges / Plastics converters may choose to exit Europe

10.11.2021 LOGISTICS  Freight bottleneck in the works: Scarcity of “AdBlue” additive for truck engines / Slight easing on some container routes

05.11.2021 POLAND  Plastics industry upbeat / Economy booming, raw materials scarce and expensive / Polymer consumption up 3-4% in 2020 / Car sector slowing due to lack of microchips

03.11.2021 LOGISTICS  Container freight rates from China to US West Coast see an upsurge / Fear of more congestion / Shipping companies hope for a fat 2022

29.10.2021 ENERGY COSTS  So-called energy cost surcharges cause increasing resentment among processors / Contractual, antitrust concerns

29.10.2021 LOGISTICS  Prices decline for containers from China / Traffic jams ensnarl global shipping / Rhine transport more problematic

22.10.2021 LOGISTICS  Up 7%: Container freight charges between China and the US on the rise again / European routes unchanged / Will Germany's new goverment put logistics high-prio?

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