Companies Application Automotive / Transport

PLASTIC OMNIUM Sustained growth in 2004 / Automotive sales now EUR 1.5 bn / Earnings show improvement	10.02.2005
INERGY Interest in fuel tank manufacturer Yapp / Talks with Chinese investment holding company	10.02.2005
HELVOET Takeover of Philips HTP Automotive / More specialisation / Broader geographical spread	10.02.2005
HTP EGM to vote on equity increase / Shareholder squabble / Automotive versus Aerospace	13.01.2005
SARNA Sale of automotive segment / Sarnamotive Switzerland goes to Wafa investment company	23.12.2004
CARCLO Joint venture for control cables in India / Output to be cut in UK / Start-up in September 2005	23.12.2004
PEGUFORM Peguform sold to Cerberus / 330 jobs to go	09.12.2004
WILDEN German injection moulder with joint ventures in Dubai, China / Sales recovery expected in 2004	25.11.2004
RÜTGERS Trosifol PVB films business to Kuraray of Japan / Profine divestment believed near	25.11.2004
SARNA Problems continue in automotive division / Divestment or partnership are alternatives	25.11.2004
VISTEON New Slovakian plant for auto interiors and climate control / Support for Kia and PSA	28.10.2004
POLYTEC GROUP Integration of Findlay Europa in last quarter of 2004 / Plastic components for automotive uses	30.09.2004
KEY PLASTICS Deal with Kendrion on automotive plastics / Further step on the road to global supplier	30.09.2004
SARNA Automotive segment: Pooling of European and US businesses / Change of management	16.09.2004
KEY AUTOMOTIVE New EUR 15m plant in Slovakia / Plastic components to PSA / Turnaround manager	02.09.2004
AUTOMOTIVE SUPPLY Peguform sale to Cerberus is definite / US investor also acquiring GDX Automotive	02.09.2004
FAURECIA Earnings up 25% in H1 2004 despite flat auto economy / New plants in three countries	19.08.2004
OEM SUPPLIERS IBS Brocke files insolvency petition / Peguform ready for sale, US investor demanding job cuts	22.07.2004
PEGUFORM UK Declining business forces closure / Troubles within the Venture group exacerbate problems	08.07.2004
POLYTEC GROUP Principal shareholder Capvis acquires Findlay Europa / Merger planned / Further expansion	24.06.2004
FREUDENBERG Acquisitions nearly balance out divestments / “Far-reaching” portfolio realignment complete	10.06.2004
KENDRION Sale of the remaining Automotive Plastics businesses near / Purchaser not yet disclosed	10.06.2004
SIMOLDES Portuguese auto supplier plans Polish plant	27.05.2004
DYNAMIT NOBEL KUNSTSTOFF Sale to US tier 1 supplier Flex-N-Gate for EUR 430m / Broader geographical spread	13.05.2004
VENTURE / PEGUFORM Accounting irregularities at US automotive supplier? / Lawsuit against former owner	13.05.2004

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