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DSM
Partnership with UK supercar manufacturer to develop 3D-printable parts / Customisation and lightweighting
31.07.2019
ASAHI KASEI
PA-based and PPE foams for car applications / Possibilities for lightweighting and noise reduction
29.07.2019
RÖCHLING
Automotive division opens plant in Slovakia / Production for own group network
29.07.2019
PLASTIC OMNIUM
Sales rocket through integration of HBPO / Net earnings slip significantly / New plants and R&D centres
26.07.2019
ASAHI KASEI
Additional production capacity for artificial leather
24.07.2019
AKWEL
More capacity for automotive hoses in Turkey / Supply to Ford, Renault and Jaguar
22.07.2019
TORAY
Production plant for battery separator film planned in Hungary
22.07.2019
AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY
Global car sales down 5% in 2019 / Industry faces consolidation and job cuts / Electric vehicles need one third fewer employees / Plastic content in cars above 30% for first time
19.07.2019
NOVARES
OEM supplier inaugurates second production hall in Czech Republic
18.07.2019
LEONI
Automotive supplier considers divesting cable division / Plans for IPO or direct sale
17.07.2019
BIESTERFELD
Distribution rights for Solvay's fluoroelastomers in Europe
12.07.2019
ASCEND
Continued large-scale expansion of PA 6.6 base polymer / Increased usage in electric vehicles expected
03.07.2019
EXEL COMPOSITES
New plant in Austria to replace rented production
28.06.2019
EURO-COMPOSITES
Investment of EUR 160m at site in Luxembourg / Composites panels for aerospace
25.06.2019
CARCLO
Lighting company Wipac expands losses / CEO Mark Rollins wants to cancel orders
24.06.2019
SENOPLAST
Ground-breaking ceremony for new production facility in China / Plant expansion in Mexico
19.06.2019
BODO MÖLLER CHEMIE
German distributor plans to advance its business with solutions for e-cars
12.06.2019
DSM
E-car thermal management portfolio expanded with new PPS grade
11.06.2019
FIAT CHRYSLER
French government steps on the brakes regarding the merger with Renault / FCA withdraws offer / Fiat buys zero-emissions credits from Tesla
07.06.2019
RÖCHLING
Is another change of direction imminent? / CEO Knaebel says this "shaky period” in car production will last a while / Criticism of portfolio structure
31.05.2019
AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY
Fiat Chrysler's plan to merge with Renault Nissan on the table
30.05.2019
DBI PLASTICS
Danish supplier benefits from e-mobility / Distribution centre in Poland nearing completion
30.05.2019
ANTOLIN
Modernised interior lighting plant in Germany goes onstream / Roof linings business in trouble
29.05.2019
BOMBARDIER
Sale of aircraft wing production plants in UK and Morocco / Resin injection process for composite parts
27.05.2019
RÖCHLING
Executive board member and head of Automotive is leaving company due to “strategic differences”
23.05.2019
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