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FRIEDOLA TECH SilverLake Kraftwerk acquires majority stake / Equity increase, US expansion planned	03.12.2012
AVTOTOR Cooperation with Canadian automotive supplier Avtotor / Manufacturing cluster to be established in Kaliningrad	28.11.2012
FAURECIA Auto supplier plans to shed 1,500 jobs in western Europe / 37 new plants in low-wage countries	15.11.2012
MITSUBISHI CHEMICAL Agreement with Faurecia to jointly develop bioplastics for auto interiors / Biomass succinic acid to be used as raw material	08.11.2012
EASTMAN Completion of PVB expansion in Belgium	30.10.2012
BASF / TENCATE Strategic alliance to develop and produce thermoplastic composites for the automotive sector	29.10.2012
WIRTHWEIN New auto part production plant planned in USA / Strategically located close to BMW facility	16.10.2012
PLASTIC OMNIUM Inergy subsidiary planning additional facility in Russia / Remaining shares in Indian jv acquired	19.09.2012
COMPOSITE COMPONENTS Czech auto and aircraft parts supplier to expand Chocen facility	05.09.2012
FAURECIA Last remaining Plastal plant in France is acquired / Financial restructuring of insolvent German OEM wrapped up	05.09.2012
EMS GROUP High performance polymers boost sales and profits / Market positions strengthened worldwide / Growth in US and Asia	29.08.2012
SABIC IP “Noryl” resin specified for India's first injection moulded fenders / Support from Tier 1 supplier Plastic Omnium	27.08.2012
GRUPO MAIER Acquisition of Italian plastic galvaniser Cromoplastica / Joint venture with India's UM Group	31.07.2012
POSCHMANN France's Nief Plastic acquires German plastics processor / Polish subsidiary is part of the deal / Future of French and Ukrainian plants unclear	16.07.2012
VISTEON MoU to divest Interiors business to Chinese joint venture is terminated	10.07.2012
AIRBUS First US plant to start operations in 2015 / Focus on final assembly	09.07.2012
PLASTIC OMNIUM EUR 50m investment in research and development at Inergy Automotive Systems / Fuel systems division to employ 500 at new centre in France	09.07.2012
HELVOET Phase one of factory modernisation at group headquarters complete	03.07.2012
CONTITECH Plans to build new competence centre for plastic lines in US / Rising demand from Ford and Chrysler	28.06.2012
MECAPLAST Moulding technology and lightweight fillers could lead to auto component weight reduction of up to 50% / French government-funded project to develop process	19.06.2012
FRIMO / HUNTSMAN Cooperating to develop automotive polyurethane composites	18.06.2012
TI AUTOMOTIVE New Czech blow moulding plant / Manufacturing plastic petrol filler tubes	13.06.2012
BIO POLYESTER Coca-Cola, Ford, Heinz, Nike and Procter & Gamble form collaborative to accelerate development of products made from plant-based PET	11.06.2012
MAGNETI MARELLI JV for automotive components in north-eastern China / EUR 14m initial investment for new plant	01.06.2012
HP PELZER Plzen storage hall damaged by fire	30.05.2012

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