WIS KUNSTSTOFFE

Distribution of Tide Ocean recyclates in parts of Europe

LOGISTICS

China launches largest e-container ship / Godfather of German logistics reaches for Hamburg port operations / Freight rates continue to erode

LOGISTICS

Kühne+Nagel tops list of global air freight forwarders / Fuel oil out, green methanol in at some firms / Launch of weekly Latin-East-Coast Europe Express

BOREALIS

Britta Warnke takes charge of automotive compounds

LOGISTICS

No fuel, no train traffic: nothing is working in France / Competitive expansion of German rail network to cost EUR 17 bn / Freight rates continue to decline

LOGISTICS

Summer heat goes to heads of Lufthansa pilots / Additional threat of British port row / Inland shippers complain of low water, political inaction

LOGISTICS

Possible strikes at German airports as recession looms / Ground crew walkout heaps pressure on air freight / Water levels on rivers continue to fall / Trend for container freight rates varied

LOGISTICS

More logistics companies diversifying business model / Boom in trucks, but lack of drivers / Container freight rates still inconsistent

LOGISTICS

Is the collapse of supply chains now imminent? / No end in sight for port lockdowns / Shippers getting increasingly nervous / Solace: three-quarters of all goods from China on schedule

PLASTIC FANTASTIC

Dimpled aircraft for better aerodynamics?

MANAGEMENT

Sale-and-leaseback financing / Opportunity to increase liquidity and free up the balance sheet / Consideration needed for asset values, running times and “rights to separate satisfaction”

LOGISTICS

Sharp decline in container throughput in European ports / Scheduled services suspended / Warehouses largely working at capacity / Truck spot rates plummeting / Increased number of insolvencies expected

NESTE

New office in Germany opened / Düsseldorf is global headquarters for Renewable Polymers and Chemicals unit

OMV

Austrian pilot plant turns plastic cups into crude oil / Collaboration with Austrian Airlines

RIMOWA

French luxury group LVMH purchases German suitcase manufacturer / Grandson of founder Morszeck remains in management / 2016 sales forecast to exceed EUR 400m

LANXESS

HQ move to Cologne confirmed for 2013 / Over 1,000 employees in energy-efficient building