WORLD TRADE

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

ECONOMIC OUTLOOK

Mixed signals suggest German recession still lurking / Eurozone data improve again

GERMAN ECONOMY

A sense of hope: Mood among business managers improves / View of present environment rebounds

EUROPEAN ECONOMY

Eurozone inflation drops more than expected / Has the peak passed? / Volatile energy prices remain focus

MANUFACTURING

Economic indicators in Europe show surprise gains / Recession still coming, analysts warn

NATURAL GAS

Nord Stream 1 closed for maintenance / Concerns that Moscow will end gas shipments to Europe / Could UK cap gas deliveries to the EU? / Rationing this winter?

GLOBAL ECONOMY

War in Ukraine fuels spikes in commodity prices / Inflation likely to persist / Analysts, nations reduce growth projections

EVENTS

"GEPET 2017" to take place in Barcelona / PET industry conference to address realities of Europe's circular economy

PLASTICS MARKETS EUROPE

Consumption grows 1% in 2013 / Polyolefins, PU and PET see gains / PVC and PS demand continues to fall / Producers under rising pressure / USA as most important trade partner

PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS

Europe struggles to remain competitive amid US shale gas onslaught / Industry organisations call on EU to help / Oxford study analyses chances and risks

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW

PIE speaks to ECPI's sector group manager Stéphane Content about the European plasticisers market / Media wrongly group all phthalates together as harmful / Sustainability a key focus / REACH implementation should be balanced and pragmatic