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MITSUI Raising PP compound output across the globe / Acquisition in Brazil / Meeting increased demand from global automotive sector	22.05.2012
MECAPLAST Serbian plant is commissioned / Renewed rise in sales in 2011	19.04.2012
CARBURES Spanish CFR specialist establishes Chinese joint venture	10.04.2012
VARROC Indian group to take over Visteon's automotive lighting business following acquisition of Italian company Triom	15.03.2012
ANTOLIN EUR 4.5m plant opened in Slovakia / Facility established on Kia Motors site to produce headliners and door panels	07.02.2012
MITSUI CHEMICALS Raising PP output at Thai joint venture / Additional capacity to cater to rising regional automotive demand	23.01.2012
PLASTIC OMNIUM Automotive division plans to build 20 new production facilities by 2015 / Launching own prepreg manufacture for composite parts	20.12.2011
ANTOLIN Spanish automotive supplier buys LED specialist CML / Developing new Lighting division	29.11.2011
MECAPLAST Automotive supplier to open plant in Serbia in 2012 / Supply contract with Fiat	15.11.2011
BASF New “Cellasto” microcellur PU plant inaugurated in Shanghai / Output to go towards meeting regional automotive demand	19.10.2011
LANXESS Raising engineering plastics and rubber additive capacities in Brazil	11.10.2011
AUTOMOTIVE Use of lightweight substitute materials set to grow rapidly / Global revenues to reach USD 95 bn in 2017 / Polymers finding increasing application / Frost & Sullivan study	19.09.2011
AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY Focus remains on mass markets of Russia, China and India / CAFE standard will drive the switch to new materials in USA / Lightweight construction a key topic at IAA / Will global sales stagnate in 2012?	16.09.2011
AUTOMOTIVE MARKET LFT PP demand growing in most applications / Increasing role in automotive design / AMI report	25.08.2011
DSM ENGINEERING PLASTICS Fiat approves “Arnitel” TPC for air duct applications	27.07.2011
RUIA Indian conglomerate acquires Sealynx / Consolidation with Meteor, Draftex and Standard Profil on the cards	23.05.2011
JOHNSON CONTROLS 25th joint venture in China / Plant to supply interior components for GAIG-Fiat assembly line	11.05.2011
COMPOSITES Reinforcements: JEC Show in Paris and Germany's VDI Plastics Conference focus on carbon fibres / Use of CRP for mass car production not yet in sight / The race for reinforcing materials is on / Glass fibres offer high growth potential	18.04.2011
BASF Automotive materials design tool wins SPE award / 30 different product samples	12.04.2011
NIFCO New car components factory in UK / Supply contract for Nissan Leaf electric car / Japanese plants did not sustain "fatal damages"	07.04.2011
JAPAN Follow-up: More supply chains in difficulty / Speciality cable manufacturers suffer from shortage of fluoropolymers / TPE and polymerisation additives scarce / BOPET film for LCD also tighter	04.04.2011
PMMA Acrylic polymer fit for the future / New applications in automotive glazing, solar power and electronics / Transparency and weatherability / Light guides for flat screen monitors represent 25% of consumption	01.04.2011
AUTOMOTIVE MARKETS How severely will the Japanese catastrophe hit the international automotive industry? / Supply problems reach Europe / Regional shifts in polymer demand possible / Plastixx automotive price indices continue to rise unabated	29.03.2011
JAPAN The post-quake reality: One-third of ethylene capacities offline / Petrochemical industry crippled by electricity shortages / European and US companies appear largely unaffected / Numerous plants idled as a cautionary measure	18.03.2011
DAIMLER Joint venture with Toray to produce CFRP parts / Production to start in 2012	31.01.2011

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