PLASTIC PACKAGING

EuPC says EU member states should reject multiannual financial framework / Levy could lead industry into recession / Long-term consequences are unpredictable

MANAGEMENT

Payment default risks rise in Turkey / Construction industry particularly risky / Uncertainties threaten plastics sector / Atradius report

MANAGEMENT

High payment risks in the Nordic region / Liquidity shortage risk in construction and retail industries / Atradius report

MANAGEMENT

More Asia-Pacific businesses taking a strategic approach to credit management / Total value of B2B sales on credit rise to 55.5% from 48.1% last year / Atradius report

MANAGEMENT

Global average payment duration fell to 65 days in 2018 in line with economic slowdown / China sees longest average payment term / Electronics and construction sectors suffer / Euler Hermes report

LOGISTICS

BASF invests in storage and ship capacities / Prevention measures in case of Rhine river becoming too shallow again

MANAGEMENT

Global insolvencies forecast to rise in 2019 led by China / Western Europe a key contributor to top business failures / North America to plateau / Euler Hermes report

UNITED KINGDOM

UK corporate insolvencies likely to rocket in the face of a "no-deal" Brexit / Atradius report

LOGISTICS

Massive increase in road freight costs in Germany

LOGISTICS

Cost relief for rail freight in Germany expected / European Commission approves subsidies

LOGISTICS

Toll rates for trucks to increase in Germany from January 2019 / Low river levels add to freight transport problems

BASF

German group considers establishing own fleet / Shallow Rhine river is costing several million euros

MANAGEMENT

Overdue payments substantially impact businesses in Eastern Europe / Late payments growing in Turkey / Bankruptcy is main reason for uncollectable receivables / Atradius report

SUSTAINABILITY STRATEGY

Waste feedstocks, product performance and digital tools offer opportunities for successful commercialisation of "green" materials / Lux Research report

MANAGEMENT

Payment duration rises to 63 days in Americas / Over 90% of respondents dealt with late payments / Half of invoices unpaid by due date / Atradius report

BASF

Dry summer slows down transport on Germany's Rhine river / Restrictions at facilities

FRANCE

Largest regional plastics association and employment agency collaborate / Recruitment of more skilled workers

MANAGEMENT

German and UK SMEs bank on professional development to increase productivity / France favours IT improvements

MANAGEMENT

Industry 4.0 spreads slowly in UK, Switzerland and Germany / Companies often lack money and staff / E&Y and Censuswide survey reports

MANAGEMENT

Poor payment behaviour continues in Asia-Pacific / Average payment term fell slightly to 55 days in 2017 / Atradius report