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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
PROSEAT
Belgian foam cushion plant to close up shop
19.01.2011
PLASTIVALOIRE
Sites acquired from Key Plastics merged with Bourbon / New automotive supplier with sales of EUR 424m
23.12.2010
SOLUTIA
Belgian PVB plant upgraded to produce acoustic sheets
16.12.2010
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