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Industrials and metals

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Food Packaging Live Session: How Cost Volatility Is Reshaping Your Material Strategy image
Webinar|Industrials and metals, Packaging, Tariffs

Food Packaging Live Session: How Cost Volatility Is Reshaping Your Material Strategy

11:00 AM (EDT)
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Packaging Materials Prices Rise Due to External Factors image
Article|Industrials and metals, Packaging

Packaging Materials Prices Rise Due to External Factors

May 21, 2026
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Why CO₂ Supply Deserves a Closer Look from Food and Beverage Procurement image
Article|Industrials and metals

Why CO₂ Supply Deserves a Closer Look from Food and Beverage Procurement

May 15, 2026
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Steel Production Decline Continued in March image
Article|Industrials and metals

Steel Production Decline Continued in March

April 29, 2026
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Rising Nitrogen Prices Shift EU Fertilizer Strategy, with Wheat Quality at Risk image
Article|Grains oils and oilseeds, Industrials and metals

Rising Nitrogen Prices Shift EU Fertilizer Strategy, with Wheat Quality at Risk

March 19, 2026
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How The Middle East Conflict Is Shaking Up Fertilizer, and How Ag Majors Are Responding image
Article|Industrials and metals, Middle East Conflict

How The Middle East Conflict Is Shaking Up Fertilizer, and How Ag Majors Are Responding

March 16, 2026
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Middle East Conflict: Compounding Policy and Supply-Side Challenges in Global Sulfur Markets image
Article|Industrials and metals, Middle East Conflict

Middle East Conflict: Compounding Policy and Supply-Side Challenges in Global Sulfur Markets

March 5, 2026
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Middle East Conflict: Supply Chain Concerns Trigger Metal Buying Surge Across Europe image
Article|Industrials and metals, Middle East Conflict

Middle East Conflict: Supply Chain Concerns Trigger Metal Buying Surge Across Europe

March 5, 2026
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Middle East Conflict: Metal Markets Await Impact of Military Action image
Article|Industrials and metals, Middle East Conflict

Middle East Conflict: Metal Markets Await Impact of Military Action

March 3, 2026
nitrogen fertilizer
CBAM Causes Europe’s Nitrogen Fertilizer Imports to Plummet in Jan, Following Record Highs in Dec image
Article|Industrials and metals

CBAM Causes Europe’s Nitrogen Fertilizer Imports to Plummet in Jan, Following Record Highs in Dec

February 23, 2026
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Agri-Food Europe Preview: dsm-firmenich Balances Innovation with Supply Chain Resilience image
Article|Grains oils and oilseeds, Industrials and metals

Agri-Food Europe Preview: dsm-firmenich Balances Innovation with Supply Chain Resilience

February 13, 2026
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European Chemical Sector Warns of Sixfold Surge in Plant Closures in 3 Years image
Article|Industrials and metals

European Chemical Sector Warns of Sixfold Surge in Plant Closures in 3 Years

February 6, 2026
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Steel Consumption 2025: Diverging Trends Across Industries and Major Economies image
Article|Industrials and metals

Steel Consumption 2025: Diverging Trends Across Industries and Major Economies

December 19, 2025
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Portugal’s BA Glass Taking a 41% Stake in Tunisia’s SOTUVER image
Article|Industrials and metals, Packaging

Portugal’s BA Glass Taking a 41% Stake in Tunisia’s SOTUVER

December 19, 2025
hot rolled coil steel
Global Steel Market 2025: Year-End Overview image
Article|Industrials and metals

Global Steel Market 2025: Year-End Overview

December 17, 2025
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