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TAKATA
Faulty airbag inflators used in cars from 11 manufacturers / Vehicle recall in US swells to 34m / NHTSA coordinating public information campaign
29.05.2015
EUWE GROUP
First US production plant in South Carolina to start up in 2017 / Plastic interior parts for BMW “X” series
28.04.2015
INTEVA PRODUCTS
US automotive parts producer opens new plants in Romania and China / German technical centre relocated and expanded
17.04.2015
RÖCHLING
Expanding Czech plant / Production space in Kopnivnice more than doubled
20.03.2015
EXEL COMPOSITES
Agreement with BMW to develop carbon fibre-reinforced automotive parts
16.03.2015
PREH
Mexico plant expanded / Catering to North American OEMs
25.11.2014
TAKATA
Airbag manufacturer in the crosshairs of US media / Almost 8m passenger vehicles recalled
29.10.2014
MAGNA
Rear lid for BMW “i3” electric vehicle to be produced in Czech Republic
09.10.2014
HEXCEL
Investing USD 250m in European carbon fibre production / New plant to be located near Lyon / Key customer Airbus
03.10.2014
RÖCHLING
New plant commissioned in Kunshan / Chinese facility to manufacture automotive components
30.09.2014
CENTRAL EUROPEAN AUTOMOTIVE MARKET
Slovakia and Czech Republic en route to becoming key car production centres / Triangle between Prague, Bratislava and Zilina emerges as an OEM stronghold / Hyundai draws South Korean companies to Europe
01.09.2014
SGL CARBON
Tripling output of US production facilities to meet automotive demand / Additional USD 200m for expansion
22.05.2014
AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY
It's all about lightweight construction / German plastics congresses focus on new approaches / Russian market could become even more depressed following Crimea crisis / Poor demand idles assembly plants for several days
01.04.2014
COMPOSITES MARKET
Industry dominated by need for shorter cycle times / Thermoplastics increasingly used as matrix materials / "JEC" in Paris with record exhibition area / Carbon fibre market still seeing double-digit growth
25.03.2014
BMW
German production facility unable to keep up with demand for “i3” electric vehicle / Additional Engel machines
21.03.2014
DAIMLER
Carbon fibre joint venture shares sold to Toray / Car maker says goal of serial production has been achieved / Material enables significant weight reductions for "Mercedes" C and S classes
13.03.2014
SGL CARBON
US joint venture with BMW raising carbon fibre output / CFR components to be added to other car models as well
20.02.2014
DSM
“EcoPaXX” PA 410 range is extended
18.02.2014
FEHRER
Expansion of PU foam seating upholstery production in the US
09.01.2014
PLASTIC OMNIUM
Opening of Chinese development centre / Support of company's projected growth in the largest automotive market
12.12.2013
AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY
Demand for new cars in Europe to bottom out in 2013 / Slight growth predicted for 2014 / Production stagnates at 12m vehicles / Producers fight poor demand with technology / Suppliers raise proportion of plastics in cars
17.09.2013
FRÄNKISCHE ROHRWERKE
Expansion of North American headquarters / Potential to add 50 jobs
13.09.2013
COMPOSITES
European GRP production stagnates / Turkey and Far East reap the benefits of weak southern European market / Automotive industry is key for CFRP advances / Germany's AVK industry association round table during “Composites Europe”
22.10.2012
WIRTHWEIN
New auto part production plant planned in USA / Strategically located close to BMW facility
16.10.2012
CHINA XD PLASTICS
Follow-up: Official opening of 20 new production lines / Adding 90,000 t/y in modified plastics products capacity
16.12.2011
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