PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT

Marine litter could lead to damages worth EUR 178 bn by 2030 / Roadmap sets out steps to protect world's oceans – Allianz report

PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT

UN plastics treaty: Sides stake out positions ahead of talks / Next INC-2 round in Paris / Legal issues could hound industry / Big investors call on companies to reduce use of plastics

AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY

European automakers want government support for recovery, shift to zero emissions / Chip issues cost industry billions / 2022 registrations forecast 26% below 2019

LOGISTICS

Every tenth container worldwide is stuck in a traffic jam / Omicron further thins out staffing levels / Stocks being expanded to provide a buffer

LOGISTICS

Container ship accident brings Suez Canal to a standstill / Oil tanker in congestion / Rising transport costs feared

GLOBAL ECONOMY

GDP to contract by 3.3% this year / EU market could see impaired border restrictions until 2021 / Euler Hermes report

LANXESS

Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway takes 3% stake / Markets try to interpret move