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FAURECIA
Production of PVC slush skins to move from Audincourt to Czech Republic
16.04.2008
PEGUFORM
Acquisition of majority stake in Chinese jv / Door trims for Audi and Chery
15.04.2008
AUTOMOTIVE MARKET
German industry jobs could shrink by 150,000 in 10 years / Relocation to eastern Europe and the US
04.04.2008
HEXCEL
Aerospace prepreg facility opened in France
02.04.2008
AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY
Boom in Russia / Largest European market for new registrations in 2010 / OEMs encourage their suppliers to manufacture in the dollar zone / Drivetrain not taboo for plastics / New applications for thermosets
14.03.2008
GRAMMER
Additional job cuts target German headquarters / No compulsory redundancies / EUR 40m in savings
19.02.2008
PAULANA
Croatian firm plans new seat manufacturing facility / Bayer MaterialScience to supply PU systems
08.02.2008
POLYTEC
Grammer share purchase may lead to takeover bid / Last year's acquisitions boost sales
17.01.2008
AUTOMOTIVE
EATS warns of escalating auto interiors costs
16.01.2008
FREEGLASS
Saint Gobain acquires Schefenacker share in PC glazing joint venture / Sales of EUR 27m
29.11.2007
AZDEL
Korea's Hanwha buys GMT specialist from Sabic and PPG / Expansion in automotive sector planned
26.11.2007
MÖLLERGROUP
Seven auto supply units sold to Arques Industries / Concentration on German and Japanese OEMs
09.11.2007
COLLINS & AIKMAN
IAC buys final 16 units as business closes
25.10.2007
HELLA
Exclusive sales partnership with Visteon
22.10.2007
EMS
Takeover of automotive supplier Eftec / Diversification in performance polymers
18.10.2007
AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY
Frankfurt international auto exhibition 2007: Less weight means less CO2 / Parts for low-cost vehicles / Russia is Europe's new “El Dorado” / German suppliers concentrate on premium end
08.10.2007
SEKISUI ALVEO
New polyolefin foam claimed to reduce vehicle weight / Moulder eyes eastern Europe investment
27.09.2007
MGI COUTIER
Improvement all round in first half 2007 / EUR 10m expansion for Romania plant
24.09.2007
SCHEFENACKER
Lighting division to be held in trust / Losses running at EUR 20m/y on EUR 180m sales
21.09.2007
FAURECIA
Little improvement / Further shift to eastern and southeastern Europe / Quality plan for 2007
30.08.2007
ERGOM
Fiat acquires major plastics supplier to avert production threat / Strike resulted in losses
06.08.2007
NIEF PLASTIC
Czech companies buy injection moulding plant in Saint-Savine
02.08.2007
TRW
New components plant in Slovakia
01.08.2007
CONTINENTAL
Purchase of Siemens VDO / "New global frontrunner in the automotive supplier sector"
27.07.2007
DELPHI
Agreement with Cerberus terminated / New investor by the end of July?
18.07.2007
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