Show topic list

Markets Applications Automotive / Transport

EUROPEAN CAR MARKET Registrations end 2025 on high note / EVs dominate / VW takes chequered flag	28.01.2026
UPDATE - EU TRADE Parliament freezes US trade deal / Zero tariffs for plastics, chemicals shelved / Mercosur agreement on hold for judicial review	23.01.2026
EU-US RELATIONS European Union reconsiders trade deal with US over Trump's Greenland threats / EUR 93 bn in retaliatory tariffs on US goods back on the table – reports	19.01.2026
AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY Supplier organisation reports 104,000 job cuts over two years / EU strengths should be backed by policy / Commission's Automotive Package eases 2035 targets	19.01.2026
EUROPEAN CAR MARKET Registrations continue higher in November / EVs dominate / BYD nears Tesla in market share	06.01.2026
EUROPEAN AUTO INDUSTRY Brussels lifts ban on combustion engines / Industry groups offer lukewarm responses / German car lobby calls changes 'disastrous'	18.12.2025
POLYTEC Automotive supplier sells UK operating business	15.12.2025
AUTOMOTIVE RECYCLING Provisional ELVR deal sets 15% recycled content target after six years / Closed-loop share fixed at 20%	12.12.2025
EUROPEAN CAR MARKET Up to eight plants under threat of closure in Europe / Plastics converters must brace for drop in demand / Defence sector could become point of growth	03.12.2025
OPMOBILITY French automotive supplier expands JV with Yanfeng in China / Felicie Burelle initially appointed CEO	03.12.2025
AUTOMOTIVE EU Commission approves funding for power device plant / E-vehicle, fast-charging, renewable energy applications targeted / EUR 12.8 bn in chips funding so far	28.11.2025
CONTITECH 1,500 additional jobs to be slashed / “Brutal degradation of employees to disposable assets”	26.11.2025
EUROPEAN CAR MARKET Registrations climb in October, year-to-date / BYD continues to gain ground / Carmakers, processors struggle with political shifts	26.11.2025
POLYTEC Job cuts see automotive supplier increase sales, earnings	18.11.2025
KB COMPONENTS Swedish plastics processor continues expansion with takeover of Germany's Schließmeyer, Spectrum, Spritzgussa	06.11.2025
IAC Auto supplier to cut jobs in US / Loss of EV subsidies could trigger further layoffs	31.10.2025
EUROPEAN CAR MARKET Electric, hybrid vehicles drive growth in September / Germany, Belgium lead way / China's BYD quadruples volume over 2024	29.10.2025
OP MOBILITY French automotive supplier opens sixth plant in India / Seventh already under construction	14.10.2025
BASF Petchem giant partners with Porsche, Mercedes-Benz to develop recycling methods for ELV waste	09.10.2025
EISSMANN Axent Capital takes over insolvent automotive supplier	08.10.2025
EUROPEAN CAR MARKET Registrations improve in August / Year-to-date total eases / Carmakers pause production / US implements EU trade deal	26.09.2025
E-MOBILITY Aimplas road tests new e-scooter / Two-wheeler features plastic parts with embedded electronics	25.09.2025
TDI Prices continue to rise following plant failure at Covestro / German mattress association warns of shortages	23.09.2025
AUTOMOTIVE RECYCLING Draft EU circularity rules provisionally approved / New vehicle types to include minimum 20% recycled plastics / Waste industry lobby urges stronger action	17.09.2025
AUTOMOTIVE Clepa urges EU to step in with support for auto supply sector / Up to 350,000 jobs could be lost if no action taken	16.09.2025

Seite 1 von 41

Topic search

Plastics Information Europe

Polymer Prices (6.240)
- Petrochemicals (542)
- Standard Thermoplastics (1.001)
- PET (255)
- Engineering Thermoplastics (263)
- Recyclate (389)
  - General (6)
  - Standard Thermoplastics / Recyclate (191)
  - Engineering Thermoplastics / Recyclate (192)
- Polyurethanes (256)
- High Performance Polymers (2)
- Composites (189)
- Announcements (2.587)
- World Regions (604)
  - China (306)
    - Standard Thermoplastics (154)
    - Engineering Thermoplastics (152)
  - North America (174)
  - Russia (124)
- Spot Prices (132)
- Forecasts (20)
Companies (35.685)
- Polymer Materials (17.579)
  - Petrochemicals (3.184)
  - Charge (1.896)
    - General (96)
    - Masterbatches (342)
    - Additives (797)
    - Colours (389)
    - Reinforcements/Fillers (272)
  - Polymers (11.308)
    - General (730)
    - Standard Thermoplastics (3.917)
      - General (113)
      - Polyolefins (1.993)
      - Polystyrenes (351)
      - PVC (684)
      - Polyester (572)
      - Expandable (PS, PP, PE) (204)
    - Technical Thermoplastics (3.326)
      - General (351)
      - Styrene Copolymers (266)
      - PC/PMMA (472)
      - Polyamides (936)
      - POM/PBT/PP (323)
      - Technical Compounds (978)
    - PUR (805)
    - Other (2.530)
      - General (102)
      - Composites/Thermosets (414)
      - High Performance (634)
      - Biopolymers (710)
      - Elastomers/TPE (378)
      - Recyclate (292)
  - Distribution (1.191)
- Machinery (1.117)
  - General (30)
  - Plant Construction (143)
  - Core Machines (757)
    - General (92)
    - Extrusion (181)
    - Injection Moulding (379)
    - Blow Moulding (73)
    - Foam (12)
    - PUR (16)
    - Compression Moulding (4)
  - Peripherals (182)
    - General (32)
    - Control Systems (4)
    - Automatisation (34)
    - Dies/Tools/Moulds (99)
    - Components (13)
  - Finishing (5)
- Processing (7.323)
  - General (914)
  - Extrusion (2.392)
    - General (126)
    - Flexible Films (1.157)
    - Rigid Films/Sheet (388)
    - Pipes (354)
    - Profiles/Rods (260)
    - Other (107)
  - Injection Moulding (1.779)
  - Blow Moulding (526)
  - PUR (322)
  - Other (1.148)
    - General (125)
    - Foam (314)
    - Composites/Thermosets (355)
    - Thermoforming (225)
    - Rotational Moulding (32)
    - Additive Manufacturing (97)
  - Finishing (242)
- Application (7.548)
  - General (133)
  - Packaging (3.259)
  - Construction (744)
  - Automotive / Transport (1.731)
  - Electrical Appliances (353)
  - Consumer Goods (698)
  - Medical (408)
  - Technical (222)
- Other (2.118)
  - Recycling/Disposal (1.699)
  - Services (257)
  - Logistics (162)
Commercial Register (153)
- Insolvency (148)
- Changes (5)
Markets (24.263)
- Polymer Materials (10.473)
  - Petrochemicals (2.576)
  - Charge (879)
    - General (39)
    - Masterbatches (98)
    - Additives (348)
    - Colours (162)
    - Reinforcements/Fillers (232)
  - Polymers (6.620)
    - General (839)
    - Standard Thermoplastics (2.501)
      - General (74)
      - Polyolefins (1.251)
      - Polystyrenes (163)
      - PVC (512)
      - Polyester (358)
      - Expandable (PS, PP, PE) (143)
    - Technical Thermoplastics (1.335)
      - General (88)
      - Styrene Copolymers (111)
      - PC/PMMA (161)
      - Polyamides (465)
      - POM/PBT/PP (114)
      - Technical Compounds (396)
    - PUR (474)
    - Other (1.471)
      - General (47)
      - Composites/Thermosets (301)
      - High Performance (312)
      - Biopolymers (436)
      - Elastomers/TPE (146)
      - Recyclate (229)
  - Other Materials (60)
  - Distribution (338)
- Machinery (523)
  - General (131)
  - Plant Construction (14)
  - Core Machines (306)
    - General (116)
    - Extrusion (37)
    - Injection Moulding (131)
    - Blow Moulding (15)
    - PUR (5)
    - Compression Moulding (2)
  - Peripherals (72)
    - General (21)
    - Automatisation (17)
    - Dies/Tools/Moulds (34)
- Processing (1.733)
  - General (448)
  - Extrusion (625)
    - General (20)
    - Flexible Films (303)
    - Rigid Films/Sheets (126)
    - Pipes (75)
    - Profiles/Rods (90)
    - Other (11)
  - Injection Moulding (181)
  - Blow Moulding (43)
  - PUR (83)
  - Other (308)
    - General (20)
    - Foam (81)
    - Composites/Thermosets (140)
    - Thermoforming (20)
    - Rotational Moulding (8)
    - Additive Manufacturing (39)
  - Finishing (45)
- Applications (4.279)
  - General (49)
  - Packaging (2.071)
  - Construction (330)
  - Automotive / Transport (1.004)
  - Electrical Appliances (227)
  - Consumer Goods (271)
  - Medical (212)
  - Technical (62)
  - Other (53)
- Regions and Countries (4.168)
  - World (195)
  - German-speaking Countries (494)
  - Europe (2.033)
    - General (500)
    - Italy (145)
    - France (155)
    - Spain/Portugal (105)
    - Great Britain/Ireland (517)
    - Low Countries (75)
    - Central Europe (179)
    - Scandinavia (46)
    - Russia (114)
    - Eastern Europe (54)
    - Southeastern Europe (143)
  - North America (497)
  - Asia (682)
    - General (123)
    - China (392)
    - Japan (51)
    - Korea (28)
    - India (88)
  - Middle East (145)
  - Other (40)
  - South America (82)
- Other (3.087)
  - Recycling/Disposal (2.205)
  - Economic Trend (497)
  - Services (41)
  - Logistics (263)
  - Energy (81)
Production and Engineering (3.828)
- Polymer Materials (2.385)
  - Petrochemicals (62)
  - Charge (445)
    - General (14)
    - Masterbatches (114)
    - Additives (229)
    - Colours (53)
    - Reinforcements/Fillers (35)
  - Polymers (1.847)
    - General (30)
    - Standard Themoplastics (369)
    - Technical Thermoplastics (604)
      - General (19)
      - Styrene Copolymers (63)
      - PC/PMMA (64)
      - Polyamides (208)
      - POM/PBT/PP (69)
      - Technical Compounds (181)
    - PUR (74)
    - Other (770)
      - General (23)
      - Composites/Thermosets (108)
      - High Performance (160)
      - Biopolymers (250)
      - Elastomers/TPE (115)
      - Recyclate (114)
  - 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 (440)
  - Polymer Materials (144)
  - Technical (15)
  - Product Development (42)
  - Process (83)
  - Application (94)
  - Patents (4)
    - Polymer Materials (2)
    - Process (2)
  - Other (58)
- New Products (869)
  - Packaging (572)
  - Construction (35)
  - Automotive / Transport (100)
  - Electrical Appliances (27)
  - Consumer Goods (51)
  - Medical (38)
  - Technical (8)
  - Other (38)
- Other (39)
Management (773)
- Purchasing (105)
- General Management (180)
- Company organisation (45)
- Marketing/Sales (15)
- Human Resources (8)
- Finances (99)
- Logistics (321)
People (1.510)
Industry (6.470)
- General (1.256)
- Associations/Institutions (2.465)
- Legislation (1.423)
- Environment / Health (1.316)
- plas.TV - Plastics unite(d) (10)
Events (1.164)
Plastic Fantastic (569)
Commentaries (84)
Interviews (156)
Notes by Publisher (75)