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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
HBPO
Canadian front-end facility opened / New plants in USA and Mexico later this year
05.07.2007
COLLINS & AIKMAN
Bankruptcy judge approves USD 10.4m sale of three US plant to Flex-N-Gate
03.07.2007
CADENCE INNOVATION
Joint venture formed with Sumitomo / New plant in Hungary / Supply of auto door panels to Suzuki
21.06.2007
COLLINS & AIKMAN
Flex-N-Gate reportedly planning to take over four plastic processing plants
20.06.2007
GKN AEROSPACE
Contract to supply composites winglets for Boeing aircraft / Deliveries to start next year
18.06.2007
POLYTEC GROUP
Takeover of ISE Intex / Staff to be retained / Even bigger deal in the works?
05.06.2007
RÖCHLING
Record result in 2006 / Exit from steel business affects sales for the last time
01.06.2007
PLASTIC OMNIUM
French pull out the stops to pursue China expansion / Further joint venture formed
10.05.2007
DRÄXLMAIER
Construction of a new plant in Moldova / Production of wiring harness systems for BMW
18.04.2007
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