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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

28.10.2025 GERMAN ECONOMY  Ifo business climate index turns upwards again / Plastics industry less pessimistic

23.10.2025 LOGISTICS  Slump in global trade causes freight rates to stagnate

16.10.2025 LOGISTICS  Trade conflict between China and US escalates / Labour strikes add strain to global shipping

10.10.2025 LOGISTICS  Freight rates remain at previous week's levels on most routes

03.10.2025 LOGISTICS  Final quarter kicks off with massive drop in freight rates / Typhoon season essentially locks down major Asian ports

26.09.2025 LOGISTICS  Panama Canal traffic stalls as US tariffs bite / UN warns of fragile shipping outlook / Germany bets on new rail boss amid crisis

25.09.2025 EUROPEAN ECONOMY  First fall in German business morale this year / Plastics firms more negative / European managers send mixed signals

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