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PLASTIVALOIRE
French plastics processor acquires Turkish injection moulder
15.07.2015
SCHLEMMER
German automotive OEM inaugurates plants in China and the Philippines
10.07.2015
AUTOMOTIVE SUPPLY
Germany's Federal Cartel Office imposes EUR 75m fine on five acoustic insulation producers for alleged price fixing
30.06.2015
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
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