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GRAMMER German automotive supplier adds headrests to Brazilian subsidiary / Growth trend continues in Q1 2014	11.07.2014
3M Expansion at Polish plant / Launching production of PP/PET acoustic sheets for the automotive industry	09.07.2014
CONTITECH Automobile air conditioning and power steering line facility opened in Russia / Capacity to reach 2m units annually in medium term	07.07.2014
MARQUARDT German mechatronics manufacturer opens new plant in Tunisia / Production of assembly equipment for global clientele	20.06.2014
PLASTIC OMNIUM Automotive OEM builds two new plants in the US	26.05.2014
FAURECIA Expansion of Polish plants in the works / Belgian front end module complex now in production	21.05.2014
WEIDMANN Agreement reached to sell "Automotive & Industrial" activities to US Techniplas	19.05.2014
VARROC LIGHTING SYSTEMS EUR 47m modernisation investment at Czech plants / Fifty jobs to be created as part of growth strategy	07.04.2014
AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY It's all about lightweight construction / German plastics congresses focus on new approaches / Russian market could become even more depressed following Crimea crisis / Poor demand idles assembly plants for several days	01.04.2014
COMPOSITES MARKET Industry dominated by need for shorter cycle times / Thermoplastics increasingly used as matrix materials / "JEC" in Paris with record exhibition area / Carbon fibre market still seeing double-digit growth	25.03.2014
DAIMLER Carbon fibre joint venture shares sold to Toray / Car maker says goal of serial production has been achieved / Material enables significant weight reductions for "Mercedes" C and S classes	13.03.2014
AUTOMOTIVE PLASTICS European market to rise by 8.3% per year to 2019 / Growth driven by need for lightweight materials / Composites increasingly important / Frost & Sullivan report	14.02.2014
HELLA New headlight production facilities commissioned in China and Mexico / Job cuts at German plant in Lippstadt	11.02.2014
MAGNA Automotive assembly joint venture created in China / New plant in Hangzhou	07.02.2014
GRAMMER Building fourth plant in North America to serve as US headquarters and manufacturing hub / New facility goes on stream in Serbia	05.02.2014
POLYURETHANES Flexible foam producers fined EUR 114m for price fixing / EU sees antitrust offence confirmed	31.01.2014
DAINICHISEIKA COLOR & CHEMICALS Japanese compounder establishes Mexico-based joint venture with Mitsubishi Chemical / Targeting the North American automotive market	31.01.2014
CONTITECH Acquisition of Fuju Rubber expands drive belt business in China / Modern 33,000 m² production facilities included in Zhejiang deal	31.01.2014
SOLVAY Buy-in of Canadian composites manufacturer Aonix complete	17.01.2014
DR. SCHNEIDER Automotive supplier expands Polish plant / Meeting growing order volumes from German OEMs	13.01.2014
MINDA SCHENK PLASTIC SOLUTIONS Filing for insolvency / German management to try and keep business afloat through restructuring of activities	13.01.2014
TOKAI RUBBER INDUSTRIES Opening of second Polish facility for PU parts / Production of anti-vibration components	10.01.2014
FAURECIA / MAGNETI MARELLI French, Italian automotive OEMs team up on vehicle interiors / Merger of plastics and electronics	29.11.2013
MAGNETI MARELLI Automotive lighting joint venture with China South Industries / Changan is major customer	26.11.2013
SOLVAY Purchase of a stake in Canadian composites specialist Aonix / Collaborating on thermoplastic composites	31.10.2013

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