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STELLANTIS
Dutch automotive giant warns of factory closures unless Brexit deal is revised / Insufficient supply of critical materials for EV
07.06.2023
AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY
EU car registration growth continues / Battery electric vehicles sales soar / Demand still lags pre-pandemic levels
31.05.2023
VOITH
Composites division lands orders for CFRP hydrogen tanks / Focus on truck applications
19.05.2023
COMPOSITES RECYCLING
Eliot project ends / Researchers laud solvolysis, pyrolysis reclaim technologies for aeronautics parts
18.05.2023
AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY
European car sales surge in March, Q1 / EVs add market share
25.04.2023
SUPPLIER INDUSTRY
Germany: Increased turnover due only to higher energy prices – industry association / Production and capacity utilisation decline nevertheless
21.04.2023
AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY
Plastics use to surge over next few years – report / Design changes to support further resin demand / European component makers report profitability concerns / Employment growth in EV parts underperforming expectations
20.04.2023
EUROPEAN ENERGY
Fifty or more shades of green / EU Commission calls for deeper commitment to zero-carbon future / Route runs through hydrogen
13.04.2023
EUROPEAN CAR INDUSTRY
Passenger vehicle sales jump in February / Strong rise largely due to base effects / Commercial vehicle registrations plunge
03.04.2023
DRÄXLMAIER
Plant for vehicle electrical systems starts production in Tunisia / Construction of development centre
27.03.2023
AUTOMOTIVE RECYCLING
Audi, Mercedes-Benz incorporate more recycled material in serial production / Chemical reclaim of plastics waste from cars project
22.03.2023
ELECTRIC VEHICLES MARKET
Paradigm shift in automotive industry / Trade group says half of European-made cars in 2023 will be electric / Tough times for suppliers / PIE talks to Axel Bornemann from ContiTech
17.03.2023
SAPA
Italian automotive supplier acquires majority stake in Hispamoldes / Integration into newly created Grupo Indea
16.03.2023
EUROPEAN CAR INDUSTRY
Registrations up sharply / Electric models enjoy strong growth / Rebound follows weak 2022
08.03.2023
RUSSIA
A year of war takes toll on Russian plastics, chemical industries / State payments support refineries
06.03.2023
FAURECIA
Financing the Hella takeover: sale of auto-interior specialist SAS to India's Motherson
23.02.2023
RUSSIA
Slack local demand, weak exports cut resin output / Asian imports hit market / Investment slump heralds future problems
22.02.2023
TORAY
Chemicals giant unveils recycled PA 6.6 from airbag scrap / Bio-based adipic acid said to be world first
13.02.2023
CONTITECH
Continental subsidiary to be restructured: more industry, less automotive / Job cuts not targeted
08.02.2023
EUROPEAN CAR INDUSTRY
Vehicle registrations tank in 2022 / Sales, production expected to rise this year / Industry shifts dog auto component makers
30.01.2023
BIESTERFELD
Distribution agreement for Solvay's PEEK, PEAK in EMEA region
25.01.2023
BORGERS
Swiss firm Autoneum acquires car components ops / German site to serve as competence centre
11.01.2023
E-MOBILITY
Car industry shoulders extra costs for next-gen materials, components / Awards, innovations in EVs
05.01.2023
CAR INDUSTRY
Poor profitability pressures investment / Spending on battery materials stagnates / European EV market to rebound in 2025 / EU registrations down in 2022
03.01.2023
LEAR
Three US plants being prepared for electromobility / Investment of over USD 110 mn
21.12.2022
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