LABOUR SHORTAGE EUROPE

Critical skill shortage in plastics processing industries intensifies / Germany needs almost 500,000 foreigners per year; shortage of working migrants in Italy and Spain – study / PIE talks to industry experts

RAW MATERIALS

Follow-up: Even more German builders report supply shortages in May / Construction companies see stagnant growth in 2021

FAIRS

Swiss Plastics: Lucerne to host annual industry event in January

POLYURETHANES

FSK expects stable development for the German market in 2012 / Warning of further price rises / Wave of bankruptcies could hit automotive suppliers / High labour costs hinder progress of PU segment in Italy