LOGISTICS

War in Ukraine: German government plans rail “grain bridge” / Without exports, global famine a possibility / Container freight prices trend inconsistently in the off-season

LOGISTICS

Supply chains cope well with German railway strike / Power games in Belarus

LOGISTICS

Floods have Europe firmly in their grip / Freight rates get a little breather

UPDATE - PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS

Vinnolit declares force majeure on PVC specialities / Kem One and Shin-Etsu production largely back to normal / First imports

PEPSICO

Beverage producer to switch its entire bottle range to PET recyclate in Germany / Substitution of 15,000 t of primary plastic

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PET reusable bottles with 35% recyclate for German railway company Deutsche Bahn / Up to 38 t fewer plastics

POLYKEMI

Recycled flame retardant material developed for railway applications / „Fakuma 2014" exhibit

PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS

Radici: Force majeure for adipic acid from Zeitz plant

K 2013

New website for plastics mega-fair / Online catalogue now available / eTicket purchases possible by end-March

PEOPLE

BASF names first woman to managing board / New appointment to supervisory board