Volkswagen: 196 articles – Plastics Information Europe

Sales approach EUR 1.6 bn / Duffner era comes to an end / Collaboration with Japan's Starlite / Composite undercarriage as next step in light-weighting / Investing several million euros in medical engineering

15.06.2016

MEGATECH

Austrian supplier acquires car interior business from Boshoku Automotive Europe / Joint venture for natural fibre-based door side panels

13.06.2016

RÖCHLING

First automotive plant in Mexico inaugurated / Facility set to be expanded in autumn this year

13.05.2016

FAURECIA

Sales growth of 4.4% in first quarter 2016 / Europe drives increases / Guidance on full year confirmed with 1-3% sales gains forecast

09.05.2016

SPAIN

Industry on solid course for growth / Both exports and imports of plastics on the rise / Plastics processing activities continue to increase / Automotive segment a key driver / Political impasse in Madrid slows economic dynamics

29.03.2016

SAMVARDHANA MOTHERSON

Plans to acquire OEM International Automotive Components? / Pro-forma revenues approach USD 11 bn

16.03.2016

GRUPO ANTOLIN

New automotive parts production facility in Mexico opened / EUR 35m investment

15.03.2016

MECAPLAST

Company restructuring nears its end / Automotive OEM targets sales of close to EUR 1 bn by 2018

29.01.2016

EVENTS

16th International Automobile Recycling Congress takes place in Berlin in March

27.01.2016

PLASTIC OMNIUM

French OEM drawn to auto boom in the US / Investing USD 650m in four additional plants

18.01.2016

PLASTIC OMNIUM

MoU to acquire Faurecia's Automotive Exteriors business / EUR 665m deal would propel company to top 25 ranking of global OEM providers

15.12.2015

ANNUAL REVIEW 2015

Eye on the world: A journey from Brazil to China, from Russia to Italy / Challenges experienced by most countries

14.12.2015

PLASTIC FANTASTIC

Plastic's cheap fix for Dieselgate

11.12.2015

POLYMER PRICES

Composites/GRP November 2015: Slide in resins notations slows slightly / Still room for further declines / Demand expected to fall / Glass fibre products still stable but firming

07.12.2015

GERMAN PLASTICS PROCESSING

Sales after first nine months of 2015 match those of last year / Packaging products perform above average / Construction and semi-finished goods barely move / Technical parts and consumer goods looking up / Positive mood despite feedstock upheaval

01.12.2015

POLYMER PRICES

Engineering Recyclate October 2015: PA and PC notations take a nosedive following virgin material declines / Other regrind materials mostly stable / Demand quite respectable towards year's end

21.10.2015

FAKUMA

German plastics fair meets expectations / Rising internationality among visitors / Movers and shakers attend / Aside from VW crisis, sector mood mostly upbeat

20.10.2015

POLYMER PRICES

Composites/GRP September 2015: Resins point slightly downward / Order surge toward year's end / Glass fibre producers gearing up for price increases

07.10.2015

POLYMER PRICES

Engineering Thermoplastics September 2015: Notations come under pressure / Slump in cost of benzene begins to impact PA 6 / Start of new quarter and VW crisis will nibble increasingly at prices during October

06.10.2015

POLYMER PRICES

Polypropylene September 2015: Rebates for standard grades exceed monomer's fall / Downswing loses momentum / Prices to continue downward in October / VW crisis clouds compound outlook

05.10.2015

AUTOMOTIVE ENGINEERING

Big engines, individualised cars roar at “IAA 2015” / Small combustion engines steal the show from e-vehicles / OEMs favour structural parts made of steel and aluminium / GFRP and CFRP deemed too expensive / Hybrid materials pose a challenge for recycling

21.09.2015

AUTOMOTIVE PLASTICS

Metals substitution and rising production of passenger cars drive global demand / PP accounts for about 28% of market / Grand View Research study

14.09.2015

SIMOLDES

Plastics division builds new production hall in Czech Republic / EUR 30m investment to cater to rising regional automotive demand

27.08.2015

HANWHA

South Korean group merges its compounding businesses / Heycoustics acquisitions broadens processing activities

24.07.2015

POLAND

Plastics industry sees dynamic growth / Processing rises by 7% in 2014 / 3.1m t polymer consumption / Dependent on feedstock imports / Few petrochemical projects / Large-scale investment in packaging

22.07.2015

RÖCHLING Sales approach EUR 1.6 bn / Duffner era comes to an end / Collaboration with Japan's Starlite / Composite undercarriage as next step in light-weighting / Investing several million euros in medical engineering	15.06.2016
MEGATECH Austrian supplier acquires car interior business from Boshoku Automotive Europe / Joint venture for natural fibre-based door side panels	13.06.2016
RÖCHLING First automotive plant in Mexico inaugurated / Facility set to be expanded in autumn this year	13.05.2016
FAURECIA Sales growth of 4.4% in first quarter 2016 / Europe drives increases / Guidance on full year confirmed with 1-3% sales gains forecast	09.05.2016
SPAIN Industry on solid course for growth / Both exports and imports of plastics on the rise / Plastics processing activities continue to increase / Automotive segment a key driver / Political impasse in Madrid slows economic dynamics	29.03.2016
SAMVARDHANA MOTHERSON Plans to acquire OEM International Automotive Components? / Pro-forma revenues approach USD 11 bn	16.03.2016
GRUPO ANTOLIN New automotive parts production facility in Mexico opened / EUR 35m investment	15.03.2016
MECAPLAST Company restructuring nears its end / Automotive OEM targets sales of close to EUR 1 bn by 2018	29.01.2016
EVENTS 16th International Automobile Recycling Congress takes place in Berlin in March	27.01.2016
PLASTIC OMNIUM French OEM drawn to auto boom in the US / Investing USD 650m in four additional plants	18.01.2016
PLASTIC OMNIUM MoU to acquire Faurecia's Automotive Exteriors business / EUR 665m deal would propel company to top 25 ranking of global OEM providers	15.12.2015
ANNUAL REVIEW 2015 Eye on the world: A journey from Brazil to China, from Russia to Italy / Challenges experienced by most countries	14.12.2015
PLASTIC FANTASTIC Plastic's cheap fix for Dieselgate	11.12.2015
POLYMER PRICES Composites/GRP November 2015: Slide in resins notations slows slightly / Still room for further declines / Demand expected to fall / Glass fibre products still stable but firming	07.12.2015
GERMAN PLASTICS PROCESSING Sales after first nine months of 2015 match those of last year / Packaging products perform above average / Construction and semi-finished goods barely move / Technical parts and consumer goods looking up / Positive mood despite feedstock upheaval	01.12.2015
POLYMER PRICES Engineering Recyclate October 2015: PA and PC notations take a nosedive following virgin material declines / Other regrind materials mostly stable / Demand quite respectable towards year's end	21.10.2015
FAKUMA German plastics fair meets expectations / Rising internationality among visitors / Movers and shakers attend / Aside from VW crisis, sector mood mostly upbeat	20.10.2015
POLYMER PRICES Composites/GRP September 2015: Resins point slightly downward / Order surge toward year's end / Glass fibre producers gearing up for price increases	07.10.2015
POLYMER PRICES Engineering Thermoplastics September 2015: Notations come under pressure / Slump in cost of benzene begins to impact PA 6 / Start of new quarter and VW crisis will nibble increasingly at prices during October	06.10.2015
POLYMER PRICES Polypropylene September 2015: Rebates for standard grades exceed monomer's fall / Downswing loses momentum / Prices to continue downward in October / VW crisis clouds compound outlook	05.10.2015
AUTOMOTIVE ENGINEERING Big engines, individualised cars roar at “IAA 2015” / Small combustion engines steal the show from e-vehicles / OEMs favour structural parts made of steel and aluminium / GFRP and CFRP deemed too expensive / Hybrid materials pose a challenge for recycling	21.09.2015
AUTOMOTIVE PLASTICS Metals substitution and rising production of passenger cars drive global demand / PP accounts for about 28% of market / Grand View Research study	14.09.2015
SIMOLDES Plastics division builds new production hall in Czech Republic / EUR 30m investment to cater to rising regional automotive demand	27.08.2015
HANWHA South Korean group merges its compounding businesses / Heycoustics acquisitions broadens processing activities	24.07.2015
POLAND Plastics industry sees dynamic growth / Processing rises by 7% in 2014 / 3.1m t polymer consumption / Dependent on feedstock imports / Few petrochemical projects / Large-scale investment in packaging	22.07.2015