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SADARA "PlasChem Park" to include automotive cluster / OEM suppliers will be located on-site	23.02.2017
VICTREX Joint venture with Tri-Mack Plastics in the US / Aims to speed up commercialisation of PAEK-based composites for aerospace	23.02.2017
MAGNETI MARELLI US plant converted to headlamp production facility / Catering to growing demand in NAFTA region	16.02.2017
GRAMMER Auto components supplier in a fight with Prevent's owners / Hastor wants to replace supervisory board and withdraw confidence in CEO Müller	15.02.2017
LEAR Acquisition of Antolin's seat unit is settled / Automotive supplier announces record year	13.02.2017
COROPLAST New plant in Moldova / Production of cable sets for the automotive industry	10.02.2017
3M "Dual Lock" production to be based entirely at German site from end of 2017	07.02.2017
SAFRAN Plans to acquire competitor Zodiac Aerospace for EUR 8.5 bn / Deal would make French group the world's third largest aviation supplier	26.01.2017
MECAPLAST Automotive supplier acquires injection moulding plant in Portugal / Utility vehicle business sold to mutares	25.01.2017
IAC Auto interiors and textiles joint venture to be established with Shanghai Shenda / UK-based business expected to generate over USD 1 bn annually	12.01.2017
NANOGATE Purchase of majority stake in Jay Plastics completed / Deal expected to be accretive to 2017 earnings	12.01.2017
AD PLASTIK Croatian car supplier dissolves joint venture with Faurecia / Russian expansion plans for 2017 / Many new orders	10.01.2017
PLASTIC OMNIUM US Flex-N-Gate makes binding offer for seven European plants / Proposed transaction would meet EU conditions for Faurecia takeover	04.01.2017
PLASTIC OMNIUM 2020 strategy calls for sales to reach EUR 8 bn / Plans to invest billions	23.12.2016
ELECTROMOBILITY VW, Daimler and BMW invest in battery production / Strong growth for plastic parts / Plans to set up brand-independent network of charging stations across Europe	22.12.2016
MECAPLAST Automotive supplier sets sights on Asia / Strategic cooperation with Japan's Kuroda Kagaku	16.12.2016
AUTONEUM Acoustic and thermal insulation production facility opened in China / Just-in-time production for 250,000 vehicles annually	15.12.2016
ELRINGKLINGER Second order for plastic-metal structural parts / Plans for new US facility / Write-offs impact Q3 performance / Turkey plant inaugurated	14.12.2016
NANOGATE Purchase of US components and performance surfaces producer Jay Plastics / First US subsidiary / Revenues expected to jump to more than EUR 150m	08.12.2016
CALSONIC KANSEI Nissan supplier is taken over by investor KKR / Increased internationalisation	30.11.2016
KOCH INDUSTRIES Full control over Guardian Industries / Purchase of outstanding shares brings leading global tier 1 supplier SGR into conglomerate's fold	25.11.2016
MUTARES German industrial holding acquires utility vehicle supplier plants from Plastic Omnium and Mecaplast	23.11.2016
MECAPLAST Acquisition of Romanian injection moulder Diaplast / Plant expansion / Future plans focus on northern Portugal	18.11.2016
TESLA Purchase of automation specialist Grohmann Engineering / Systems for e-vehicle assembly / Integrated plastics processing activities	15.11.2016
TEIJIN Plans for carbon fibre production site in the US / Property acquired in South Carolina	15.11.2016

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