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SABIC
Developing car windows with integrated lighting / More safety and styling opportunities
27.01.2016
FARATHANE
US automotive OEM buys Mexican competitor Tepso Plastics Mex
26.01.2016
MAGNETI MARELLI
Additional joint venture with Changchun Fudi / Production of head- and backlights
25.01.2016
HEXCEL
New engineered core plant in Morocco / Demand from aeronautics industry / Start-up in 2017
25.01.2016
RÖCHLING
Bartels appointed CEO / Long-term chief executive Duffner to join company advisory board / Plans to lift sales to EUR 2.5 bn by 2020 / Medical technology activities to become a separate unit by mid-2016
22.01.2016
JOHNSON CONTROLS
Automotive Experience business to be renamed Adient / Spin-off scheduled for October
21.01.2016
HEXCEL
Purchase of Formax UK / Presence in aerospace and industrial sectors boosted
20.01.2016
PLASTIC OMNIUM
French OEM drawn to auto boom in the US / Investing USD 650m in four additional plants
18.01.2016
GRAMMER
Purchase of competitor Reum wrapped up
13.01.2016
ARMACELL
Flexible foams producer acquired by investors linked to Blackstone and Lego majority shareholder Kirkbi
05.01.2016
ELECTRIC VEHICLES
Ford commits to expansion of electric vehicle research / Lighter and more durable batteries to be developed
18.12.2015
RÖCHLING
Automotive subsidiary expands US headquarters in South Carolina
17.12.2015
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
SOLVAY SPECIALTY POLYMERS
3D-printed fuel intake fabricated in PEEK for “Polimotor 2” plastic engine development / Overall weight reduction of 40%
14.12.2015
JOMA-POLYTEC
German plastics processor building new plant in China / Injection moulded parts for the automotive industry
10.12.2015
HEXAGON COMPOSITES
Contract to supply natural gas fuel tanks to auto market / New vehicle model to be launched in 2016
10.12.2015
MEGGITT
Purchase of Cobham's advanced composites / Position in aerospace sector boosted
04.12.2015
LYONDELLBASELL
Purchase of Indian PP compounder Zylog Plastalloys / Wider footprint in subcontinent's rapidly growing automotive market
01.12.2015
GRABOPLAST
Extensive upgrades in Hungary / Floor coverings producer launches PVC undercarriage technology for the automotive segment
30.11.2015
RÖCHLING
Expansion of automotive plant in Worms / New pilot plant and additional production area
26.11.2015
BORYSZEW
Decision to rebuild burnt down Ymos plant in Germany / Raising plastics processing activities in Poland
25.11.2015
PLASTIC OMNIUM
Automotive development centre in Japan
25.11.2015
TRELLEBORG
Acquisition of CGS for EUR 1.2 bn / Czech tyre specialist will strengthen positions in a number of areas
19.11.2015
MITSUBISHI RAYON
SMC capacity will increase threefold with construction of Bavarian plant / Output to satisfy increasing demand from European automotive industry
18.11.2015
ANTOLIN
Automotive supplier expands US production / New plants in Kentucky
18.11.2015
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