LOGISTICS

Trump administration proposes port charges on freighters built in China / Up to USD 1.5 mn per incoming vessel / Traffic at Hamburg port upset by strike

EU POLICY

Clean Industrial Deal unveiled in Brussels / 400 business leaders send urgent call to heads of state / Cefic praises ‘bold action' / Ineos's Ratcliffe prefers US approach

PLASTICS ECONOMY EUROPE

12th PIE Market Survey: The future looks hopeful / Businesses not looking forward to green transition / Trump administration causes ambiguity

GERMAN ECONOMY

Business confidence stagnates / Plastics and rubber firms split on prospects for present, future

LOGISTICS

New cracks in Carola Bridge: Elbe passage closed again / Port of Hamburg sees uptick in turnover

PLASTICS INDUSTRY GERMANY

Recyclate gap to increase to 30% by 2030 / Rising demand from packaging, construction, automotive segments – BKV study

WORLD TRADE

Trump to slap tariffs of around 25% on cars / Levies could start as early as 2 April / Brussels ready to retaliate

LOGISTICS

The renaissance of the pork cycle: are shipping companies digging their own graves again?

PLASTICS ECONOMY GERMANY

Broad, persistent weakness in demand and high sales prices weigh on companies / No economic recovery in sight – KI Dialog survey

EUROPEAN ECONOMY

Commission introduces Compass for Competitiveness; blueprint leverages Draghi report / Polymer producers criticise pace as too slow

CHEMICAL RECYCLING FRANCE

Government permitted to subsidise reclaim efforts / Financial aid meets competition rules, says Commission / Shelved Eastman plans back in the running

LOGISTICS

MSC and Maersk go separate ways; Hapag-Lloyd and Maersk form alliance / Freight rates continue to drop

UK

Bank of England cuts interest rates / Officials slash growth outlook / UK in ‘stagflation'?

PACKAGING RECYCLING SWITZERLAND

Collection scheme launched for plastic packaging, beverage cartons

PACKAGING RECYCLING GERMANY

Recycling rate for plastics rising / Major shortfalls for composite solutions / Germany no longer world champion in waste separation – ZSVR / UBA

LOGISTICS

China's time of celebration causes freight rates to fall / Trump's grip on Panama Canal sets shipping companies' pulse racing

RECYCLING MARKET ITALY

Severe impact from projected spike in energy prices – Assorimap / PPWR targets at risk

EUROPEAN GAS MARKET

What happens after the transit through Ukraine stops? / Increased LNG exports from Russia

GERMAN ECONOMY

Business confidence edges higher / Main index still weak / Plastics, rubber firms more optimistic

LOGISTICS

Onset of winter affects US goods traffic / Houthi militia to cease terrorist attacks on Red Sea shipping