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NIFCO KTW New injection moulding plant in US state of Georgia / Expansion of main facility in Germany	19.06.2015
BENECKE-KALIKO Work starts to raise polyolefin-based foil production / Output to meet growing demand in NAFTA region / Aids vehicle lightweighting	17.06.2015
JOHNSON CONTROLS Future of automotive business under review despite recent joint venture agreement with Yanfeng / Full range of strategic options to be considered	16.06.2015
AUTOMOTIVE ASSEMBLY VW and SAIC build on partnership / Collaboration on electric cars / First model to be launched in 2016	12.06.2015
TAKATA Faulty airbag inflators used in cars from 11 manufacturers / Vehicle recall in US swells to 34m / NHTSA coordinating public information campaign	29.05.2015
DSM Launching “Xytron” family of PPS compounds / Partnership with China's NHU	27.05.2015
AUTOMOTIVE ENGINEERING FRANCE Excelcar R&D centre at Peugeot plant commissioned / Composites for carriage building	19.05.2015
MOTHERSON SUMI SYSTEMS Automotive plants planned in USA and Hungary / New Daimler orders worth EUR 2.1 bn	19.05.2015
MAGNETI MARELLI / FAURECIA Start of joint-venture car parts production for Fiat Chrysler in Brazil	18.05.2015
WEGU Zhongding completes purchase of German plastics and elastomers processor	15.05.2015
TRANSDIGM Aircraft supplier acquires Pexco's aerospace division / Transaction worth USD 500m	11.05.2015
MAGNETI MARELLI EUR 36m investment realised as two production facilities are opened in China / Production target of 5m automotive lamps in 2019 at Xiaogan plant	07.05.2015
DOWAKSA Collaborating with Ford to develop cost-effective, high-volume carbon fibres for automotive applications	29.04.2015
EUWE GROUP First US production plant in South Carolina to start up in 2017 / Plastic interior parts for BMW “X” series	28.04.2015
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
POLYMERS AND PHENOLICS Technological advancements lead to increased use in automotive and aviation applications / Frost & Sullivan report	24.03.2015
COMPOSITES Fuel cell vehicles on the advance / Strong growth forecast for composite-made pressure tanks in the automotive industry / Many approaches seen at JEC 2015 / Carbon fibres and thermoplastics still have to make their mark	23.03.2015
GEALAN Hungarian plant commissioned / Plans for additional injection moulding capacity expansion	26.02.2015
WEGU China's Anhui Zhongding in talks to acquire German automotive OEM / Dampers and injection moulded parts for utility vehicles	11.02.2015
HIRSCHMANN AUTOMOTIVE Austrian automotive electronics specialist invests EUR 185m in expansions and new plants / Strong growth predicted	10.02.2015
COOPER STANDARD Sealing gaskets manufacturer reduces overcapacities in western Europe / Production to be moved to eastern part of the continent	28.01.2015
FARATHANE Large US injection moulder sold to investor Gores Group / Specialised in manufacture of components for the automotive industry	20.01.2015
AUTOMOTIVE PLASTICS China focuses on lightweight materials to meet 2015 fuel economy standard / Recent CPRJ conference	19.01.2015

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