LEONI

Owner Pierer set to sell majority stake / Chinese cable manufacturer Luxshare seizes opportunity

PLASTIC FANTASTIC

What's in a watch? For Apple's SE 3, plastics, perhaps

LOGISTICS

Strikes and Covid lockdowns rupture global supply chains / Will the European petchem and polymer industries be dragged into the mess? / Prices for container freight stagnate

PLASTICS AND FINANCE

Consultant Brand Finance rates “most valuable” and “strongest” chemical brands / BASF, DuPont, Rongsheng, and Ineos in prominent positions

CHINA

Economic growth limited by strict zero-Covid policy / Major Chinese cities aim to return to business as usual / Wood Mackenzie downgrades GDP forecast

SAUDI ARAMCO

Oil giant ousts Apple as largest company in world / Energy trumps tech

MEDICAL PLASTICS

Demand for small, light-weight, recyclable goods to make plastics popular / Industry set for 6% annual growth / Frost & Sullivan studies

PACKAGING AND SUSTAINABILITY

Brand owners lead the way in renewable packaging / Giants McDonalds and Amazon have a long way to go / Smaller firms offer innovative alternative solutions

CORONAVIRUS

Companies should act now to shock-proof their supply chains / McKinsey report

PLASTIC FANTASTIC

The next Silicon Valley?

EDITORIAL

Cyber security requires communication

CONDUCTIVE POLYMERS

Global demand to grow by 7% per year to 2027 / Slump in demand expected around 2022 / Higher prices due to supply chain bottlenecks / Smithers Rapra report

AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY

Strategic reorientation by industry leaders / New car registrations exclusively electric from 2026 on? / Plastics manufacturers and automotive suppliers remain calm / Big data in the car / Highlights from the "IAA"

MANAGEMENT

Rising number of major insolvencies / Abundant cash reserves are risk driver / 25% of companies worldwide wait 88 days or more to get paid / Euler Hermes report

PLASTIC FANTASTIC

It's back to the dollhouse for Barbie

COMMENT

Rethinking the meaning of “Made in China” / Faced with rising wages and regulations, will China lose its competitive edge?

PLASTICS IN ELECTRONICS

ChemSec points to EU opportunity to restrict use of brominated flame retardants and PVC