www.pieweb.com
Middle East Conflict
Latest news and market reports on the impact on the plastics industry.
To the topic page

Companies Application Automotive / Transport

HANWHA AZDEL
Expansion of lightweight reinforced thermoplastic composites production in USA / Strong demand from recreational vehicle market
27.04.2015
ZF
EC approves EUR 13.5 bn acquisition of TRW Automotive / Divestment of chassis component businesses to satisfy antitrust concerns
23.04.2015
GRUPO ANTOLIN
Acquisition of Magna International's interiors business / Complementary products and customers will increase presence and offering across core markets
21.04.2015
JOHNSON CONTROLS
Multi-billion dollar joint venture signed with China's Yanfeng / Operations to start in July 2015
20.04.2015
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
ROMCARBON
Romanian packaging producer and compounder plans to raise output by 15% this year / 2014 revenues up by 12%
13.03.2015
HONASCO
German engineering plastics parts producer sold to Indian automotive OEM Jumps Auto / New owner plans to grow sales, build new plant in India
12.03.2015
RECTICEL
Operating profit increases in 2014 despite polyols price pressure / Flexible foams gains driven by automotive market / Future "uncertain" in Europe
05.03.2015
PLASTIC OMNIUM
Gains in sales and operating profit as investments come on stream / Asia and western Europe deliver greatest growth / Plan to increase sales to EUR 7 bn by 2018 is on track
02.03.2015
GEALAN
Hungarian plant commissioned / Plans for additional injection moulding capacity expansion
26.02.2015
TRANSROMPA
Dutch injection moulder Rompa establishes global joint venture with US-based TransNav
24.02.2015
FAURECIA
Operating profit and sales increase at higher pace than global automotive production / “Outstanding” growth in China / Strength in North America and Europe
23.02.2015
NOLATO
Third consecutive year of record operating profit / Improvement in EBITA margin / Focus on technology, productivity and project management
12.02.2015
WEGU
China's Anhui Zhongding in talks to acquire German automotive OEM / Dampers and injection moulded parts for utility vehicles
11.02.2015
EMS
New business helps boost sales in 2014 / Operating profit rises 12.8% to EUR 457m / Focus on high performance speciality polymers
10.02.2015
HIRSCHMANN AUTOMOTIVE
Austrian automotive electronics specialist invests EUR 185m in expansions and new plants / Strong growth predicted
10.02.2015
TI AUTOMOTIVE
Acquisition of fluid management specialist by Bain Capital / Existing management team to remain in place
02.02.2015
COOPER STANDARD
Sealing gaskets manufacturer reduces overcapacities in western Europe / Production to be moved to eastern part of the continent
28.01.2015
RTP
Low emission long fibre PP compounds developed for automotive interiors
23.01.2015
GURIT
New order for CFRP parts for A-class car body panels / Small-scale volume model / Production to take place in Hungary or the UK
22.01.2015
FARATHANE
Large US injection moulder sold to investor Gores Group / Specialised in manufacture of components for the automotive industry
20.01.2015
JOHNSON CONTROLS
Multi-billion dollar joint venture for interior components with China's Yanfeng
13.01.2015
SANYO
Plans for massive TPU capacity expansion in Japan, US / Automotive applications
12.01.2015
Seite 43 von 70
Topic search
Plastics Information Europe
  • Polymer Prices (6.344)
    • Petrochemicals (564)
    • Standard Thermoplastics (1.019)
    • PET (258)
    • Engineering Thermoplastics (266)
    • Recyclate (393)
      • General (6)
      • Standard Thermoplastics / Recyclate (193)
      • Engineering Thermoplastics / Recyclate (194)
    • Polyurethanes (258)
    • High Performance Polymers (2)
    • Composites (192)
    • Announcements (2.620)
    • World Regions (614)
      • China (312)
        • Standard Thermoplastics (157)
        • Engineering Thermoplastics (155)
      • North America (178)
      • Russia (124)
    • Spot Prices (135)
    • Forecasts (23)
  • Companies (36.116)
    • Polymer Materials (17.777)
      • Petrochemicals (3.228)
      • Charge (1.911)
        • General (99)
        • Masterbatches (342)
        • Additives (805)
        • Colours (391)
        • Reinforcements/Fillers (274)
      • Polymers (11.441)
        • General (738)
        • Standard Thermoplastics (3.971)
          • General (113)
          • Polyolefins (2.021)
          • Polystyrenes (355)
          • PVC (697)
          • Polyester (579)
          • Expandable (PS, PP, PE) (206)
        • Technical Thermoplastics (3.357)
          • General (352)
          • Styrene Copolymers (270)
          • PC/PMMA (475)
          • Polyamides (951)
          • POM/PBT/PP (326)
          • Technical Compounds (983)
        • PUR (810)
        • Other (2.565)
          • General (105)
          • Composites/Thermosets (414)
          • High Performance (641)
          • Biopolymers (714)
          • Elastomers/TPE (382)
          • Recyclate (309)
      • Distribution (1.197)
    • Machinery (1.124)
      • General (31)
      • Plant Construction (144)
      • Core Machines (761)
        • General (92)
        • Extrusion (182)
        • Injection Moulding (382)
        • Blow Moulding (73)
        • Foam (12)
        • PUR (16)
        • Compression Moulding (4)
      • Peripherals (183)
        • General (33)
        • Control Systems (4)
        • Automatisation (34)
        • Dies/Tools/Moulds (99)
        • Components (13)
      • Finishing (5)
    • Processing (7.411)
      • General (928)
      • Extrusion (2.418)
        • General (128)
        • Flexible Films (1.171)
        • Rigid Films/Sheet (391)
        • Pipes (357)
        • Profiles/Rods (264)
        • Other (107)
      • Injection Moulding (1.798)
      • Blow Moulding (531)
      • PUR (329)
      • Other (1.161)
        • General (128)
        • Foam (316)
        • Composites/Thermosets (359)
        • Thermoforming (228)
        • Rotational Moulding (33)
        • Additive Manufacturing (97)
      • Finishing (246)
    • Application (7.628)
      • General (137)
      • Packaging (3.296)
      • Construction (754)
      • Automotive / Transport (1.746)
      • Electrical Appliances (354)
      • Consumer Goods (702)
      • Medical (414)
      • Technical (225)
    • Other (2.176)
      • Recycling/Disposal (1.742)
      • Services (260)
      • Logistics (174)
  • Commercial Register (161)
    • Insolvency (156)
    • Changes (5)
  • Markets (24.617)
    • Polymer Materials (10.622)
      • Petrochemicals (2.615)
      • Charge (883)
        • General (39)
        • Masterbatches (98)
        • Additives (349)
        • Colours (162)
        • Reinforcements/Fillers (235)
      • Polymers (6.722)
        • General (863)
        • Standard Thermoplastics (2.538)
          • General (74)
          • Polyolefins (1.271)
          • Polystyrenes (166)
          • PVC (521)
          • Polyester (363)
          • Expandable (PS, PP, PE) (143)
        • Technical Thermoplastics (1.350)
          • General (89)
          • Styrene Copolymers (115)
          • PC/PMMA (162)
          • Polyamides (473)
          • POM/PBT/PP (114)
          • Technical Compounds (397)
        • PUR (477)
        • Other (1.494)
          • General (47)
          • Composites/Thermosets (302)
          • High Performance (314)
          • Biopolymers (441)
          • Elastomers/TPE (147)
          • Recyclate (243)
      • Other Materials (61)
      • Distribution (341)
    • Machinery (524)
      • General (131)
      • Plant Construction (14)
      • Core Machines (307)
        • General (117)
        • Extrusion (37)
        • Injection Moulding (131)
        • Blow Moulding (15)
        • PUR (5)
        • Compression Moulding (2)
      • Peripherals (72)
        • General (21)
        • Automatisation (17)
        • Dies/Tools/Moulds (34)
    • Processing (1.756)
      • General (464)
      • Extrusion (628)
        • General (20)
        • Flexible Films (305)
        • Rigid Films/Sheets (126)
        • Pipes (75)
        • Profiles/Rods (91)
        • Other (11)
      • Injection Moulding (182)
      • Blow Moulding (43)
      • PUR (84)
      • Other (310)
        • General (20)
        • Foam (82)
        • Composites/Thermosets (141)
        • Thermoforming (20)
        • Rotational Moulding (8)
        • Additive Manufacturing (39)
      • Finishing (45)
    • Applications (4.341)
      • General (51)
      • Packaging (2.101)
      • Construction (340)
      • Automotive / Transport (1.014)
      • Electrical Appliances (230)
      • Consumer Goods (275)
      • Medical (213)
      • Technical (63)
      • Other (54)
    • Regions and Countries (4.199)
      • World (196)
      • German-speaking Countries (499)
      • Europe (2.053)
        • General (506)
        • Italy (147)
        • France (155)
        • Spain/Portugal (105)
        • Great Britain/Ireland (524)
        • Low Countries (75)
        • Central Europe (180)
        • Scandinavia (46)
        • Russia (115)
        • Eastern Europe (57)
        • Southeastern Europe (143)
      • North America (498)
      • Asia (682)
        • General (123)
        • China (392)
        • Japan (51)
        • Korea (28)
        • India (88)
      • Middle East (148)
      • Other (40)
      • South America (83)
    • Other (3.175)
      • Recycling/Disposal (2.253)
      • Economic Trend (523)
      • Services (41)
      • Logistics (274)
      • Energy (84)
  • Production and Engineering (3.843)
    • Polymer Materials (2.395)
      • Petrochemicals (63)
      • Charge (445)
        • General (14)
        • Masterbatches (114)
        • Additives (229)
        • Colours (53)
        • Reinforcements/Fillers (35)
      • Polymers (1.856)
        • General (31)
        • Standard Themoplastics (369)
        • Technical Thermoplastics (606)
          • General (20)
          • Styrene Copolymers (63)
          • PC/PMMA (64)
          • Polyamides (209)
          • POM/PBT/PP (69)
          • Technical Compounds (181)
        • PUR (74)
        • Other (776)
          • General (23)
          • Composites/Thermosets (108)
          • High Performance (161)
          • Biopolymers (253)
          • Elastomers/TPE (115)
          • Recyclate (116)
      • Other (31)
    • Machinery (95)
      • Extrusion (20)
        • General (8)
        • Flexible Films (5)
        • Calender (3)
        • Rigid films/Sheets/Thermoforming (1)
        • Pipes/Profiles (3)
      • Injection Moulding (32)
        • General (16)
        • Process (10)
        • Tools (4)
        • Automatisation (2)
      • Blow Moulding (10)
      • Other (33)
    • Research (443)
      • Polymer Materials (145)
      • Technical (16)
      • Product Development (42)
      • Process (83)
      • Application (95)
      • Patents (4)
        • Polymer Materials (2)
        • Process (2)
      • Other (58)
    • New Products (871)
      • Packaging (573)
      • Construction (35)
      • Automotive / Transport (100)
      • Electrical Appliances (28)
      • Consumer Goods (51)
      • Medical (38)
      • Technical (8)
      • Other (38)
    • Other (39)
  • Management (803)
    • Purchasing (109)
    • General Management (192)
    • Company organisation (45)
    • Marketing/Sales (15)
    • Human Resources (8)
    • Finances (101)
    • Logistics (333)
  • People (1.515)
  • Industry (6.574)
    • General (1.275)
    • Associations/Institutions (2.505)
    • Legislation (1.457)
    • Environment / Health (1.327)
    • plas.TV - Plastics unite(d) (10)
  • Events (1.176)
  • Plastic Fantastic (577)
  • Commentaries (85)
  • Interviews (161)
  • Notes by Publisher (80)
© 2026 by Plastics Information Europe, Bad Homburg
Date of print: 20/04/2026
Ref: zl0tyk45zxfhjij4bwk5cw45
KIVBHI
All rights reserved.
Access and use is subject to our terms and conditions.
URL: https://pieweb.plasteurope.com/Default.aspx?node=100170&page=43&pageid=302