www.pieweb.com
Middle East Conflict
Latest news and market reports on the impact on the plastics industry.
To the topic page

Markets Applications Automotive / Transport

EUROPEAN CAR INDUSTRY
New EU registrations grow nearly 14% in 2023 / Sales slip in December / EV popularity continues
22.01.2024
ANTOLIN
Automotive OEM to close US plants, downsize in Europe / Family member joins board to drive changes
11.01.2024
YEAR-ENDER: GLOBAL CAR MARKET
Pace of EU, international sales growth to ease / Some suppliers sceptical about EVs
15.12.2023
HIRSCH SERVO
EPS processor adds injection moulding ops via purchase of Czech car parts supplier
13.12.2023
ELECTRIC VEHICLES
Carmakers rethink investments as demand wanes / Consumers still worry about prices / EU examines Chinese imports
04.12.2023
ANTOLIN
Earnings skyrocket in third quarter / Sale of panelling plant in Austria
24.11.2023
EUROPEAN CAR INDUSTRY
New registrations grow over 14% in October / Sales up nearly 17% year-to-date
22.11.2023
PHILLIPS-MEDISIZE
Manufacturing campus in Poland for advanced medical devices, e-mobility components
20.11.2023
STELLANTIS
Carmaker offers buyouts for thousands of US workers / Cuts hit around the globe
16.11.2023
HYDROGEN
Washington announces plans for USD 7 bn hydrogen network / Details include 7 regional hubs, few European partners / Social issues play role in contracting
25.10.2023
AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY
EU new car registrations rise over 9% in September / Q1-Q3 sales jump nearly 17% / Market still 20% below 2019 levels
24.10.2023
TORAY
Development of PA 6 recycling process for automotive applications with Honda
25.09.2023
AUTOMOTIVE MARKET
EU new car registrations surge 21% in August / Battery EVs surpass 20% market share / Interest in petrol vehicles eases
22.09.2023
UPDATE - PLASTIC OMNIUM
Hydrogen storage facility to be built in US / Chinese JV begins operations / Power purchase agreement for 14 French sites
13.09.2023
HYDROGEN
US seeks to unseat Europe as frontrunner in the race to ‘net zero' / Energy Department publishes hydrogen strategy paper / Generous subsidies under Inflation Reduction Act
11.09.2023
AUTOMOTIVE MARKET
EU new car registrations rise over 15% in July / Diesel sales retake lead over battery EVs in market share race
31.08.2023
E-MOBILITY
High-performance resins support EV market / Suppliers present materials to meet auto sector demands
30.08.2023
AMANEOS
Holding subsidiary MoldTecs opens plant in China / Production of auto components for local market
24.08.2023
PFAS
Restrictions could disrupt supply chain, warns European industry / EPA orders Chemours, 3M to do more testing / Insufficient data on ‘forever chemicals'
21.08.2023
HYDROGEN
EU Commission's hydrogen drive gains momentum / Germany updates strategy / Ireland could become net exporter / Poland mulls hydrogen “valleys”
09.08.2023
AUTOMOTIVE
UK carmakers produce record number of EVs / Total output up 12% in H1
07.08.2023
DR. SCHNEIDER
Motherson buys insolvent automotive supplier / Deal marks eighth acquisition in a year
28.07.2023
AUTOMOTIVE RECYCLING
EU Commission seeks to increase reclamation of plastics, metal / Quotas presented for first time
26.07.2023
AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY
EU new car registrations jump nearly 18% in June, first half / Battery EVs score first victory against diesels for market share / Volumes still behind pre-pandemic levels
20.07.2023
SAMVARDHANA MOTHERSON
Indian components maker to buy control of Honda unit Yachiyo
17.07.2023
Seite 7 von 41
Topic search
Plastics Information Europe
  • Polymer Prices (6.356)
    • Petrochemicals (567)
    • Standard Thermoplastics (1.022)
    • PET (259)
    • Engineering Thermoplastics (266)
    • Recyclate (395)
      • General (6)
      • Standard Thermoplastics / Recyclate (194)
      • Engineering Thermoplastics / Recyclate (195)
    • Polyurethanes (259)
    • High Performance Polymers (2)
    • Composites (192)
    • Announcements (2.622)
    • World Regions (614)
      • China (312)
        • Standard Thermoplastics (157)
        • Engineering Thermoplastics (155)
      • North America (178)
      • Russia (124)
    • Spot Prices (135)
    • Forecasts (23)
  • Companies (36.184)
    • Polymer Materials (17.803)
      • Petrochemicals (3.236)
      • Charge (1.915)
        • General (99)
        • Masterbatches (343)
        • Additives (807)
        • Colours (392)
        • Reinforcements/Fillers (274)
      • Polymers (11.454)
        • General (740)
        • Standard Thermoplastics (3.975)
          • General (113)
          • Polyolefins (2.024)
          • Polystyrenes (355)
          • PVC (698)
          • Polyester (579)
          • Expandable (PS, PP, PE) (206)
        • Technical Thermoplastics (3.361)
          • General (352)
          • Styrene Copolymers (270)
          • PC/PMMA (475)
          • Polyamides (952)
          • POM/PBT/PP (326)
          • Technical Compounds (986)
        • PUR (811)
        • Other (2.567)
          • General (105)
          • Composites/Thermosets (414)
          • High Performance (641)
          • Biopolymers (714)
          • Elastomers/TPE (382)
          • Recyclate (311)
      • Distribution (1.198)
    • Machinery (1.125)
      • General (31)
      • Plant Construction (145)
      • Core Machines (761)
        • General (92)
        • Extrusion (182)
        • Injection Moulding (382)
        • Blow Moulding (73)
        • Foam (12)
        • PUR (16)
        • Compression Moulding (4)
      • Peripherals (183)
        • General (33)
        • Control Systems (4)
        • Automatisation (34)
        • Dies/Tools/Moulds (99)
        • Components (13)
      • Finishing (5)
    • Processing (7.426)
      • General (931)
      • Extrusion (2.418)
        • General (128)
        • Flexible Films (1.171)
        • Rigid Films/Sheet (391)
        • Pipes (357)
        • Profiles/Rods (264)
        • Other (107)
      • Injection Moulding (1.803)
      • Blow Moulding (534)
      • PUR (331)
      • Other (1.162)
        • General (128)
        • Foam (316)
        • Composites/Thermosets (360)
        • Thermoforming (228)
        • Rotational Moulding (33)
        • Additive Manufacturing (97)
      • Finishing (247)
    • Application (7.642)
      • General (138)
      • Packaging (3.301)
      • Construction (755)
      • Automotive / Transport (1.751)
      • Electrical Appliances (354)
      • Consumer Goods (703)
      • Medical (414)
      • Technical (226)
    • Other (2.188)
      • Recycling/Disposal (1.752)
      • Services (260)
      • Logistics (176)
  • Commercial Register (164)
    • Insolvency (158)
    • Changes (6)
  • Markets (24.688)
    • Polymer Materials (10.646)
      • Petrochemicals (2.625)
      • Charge (883)
        • General (39)
        • Masterbatches (98)
        • Additives (349)
        • Colours (162)
        • Reinforcements/Fillers (235)
      • Polymers (6.735)
        • General (867)
        • Standard Thermoplastics (2.541)
          • General (74)
          • Polyolefins (1.272)
          • Polystyrenes (167)
          • PVC (522)
          • Polyester (363)
          • Expandable (PS, PP, PE) (143)
        • Technical Thermoplastics (1.354)
          • General (89)
          • Styrene Copolymers (115)
          • PC/PMMA (162)
          • Polyamides (474)
          • POM/PBT/PP (114)
          • Technical Compounds (400)
        • PUR (477)
        • Other (1.496)
          • General (47)
          • Composites/Thermosets (302)
          • High Performance (314)
          • Biopolymers (441)
          • Elastomers/TPE (147)
          • Recyclate (245)
      • Other Materials (61)
      • Distribution (342)
    • Machinery (527)
      • General (132)
      • Plant Construction (15)
      • Core Machines (308)
        • General (118)
        • Extrusion (37)
        • Injection Moulding (131)
        • Blow Moulding (15)
        • PUR (5)
        • Compression Moulding (2)
      • Peripherals (72)
        • General (21)
        • Automatisation (17)
        • Dies/Tools/Moulds (34)
    • Processing (1.758)
      • General (466)
      • Extrusion (628)
        • General (20)
        • Flexible Films (305)
        • Rigid Films/Sheets (126)
        • Pipes (75)
        • Profiles/Rods (91)
        • Other (11)
      • Injection Moulding (182)
      • Blow Moulding (43)
      • PUR (84)
      • Other (310)
        • General (20)
        • Foam (82)
        • Composites/Thermosets (141)
        • Thermoforming (20)
        • Rotational Moulding (8)
        • Additive Manufacturing (39)
      • Finishing (45)
    • Applications (4.352)
      • General (51)
      • Packaging (2.107)
      • Construction (341)
      • Automotive / Transport (1.017)
      • Electrical Appliances (230)
      • Consumer Goods (275)
      • Medical (213)
      • Technical (63)
      • Other (55)
    • Regions and Countries (4.208)
      • World (196)
      • German-speaking Countries (500)
      • Europe (2.060)
        • General (507)
        • Italy (148)
        • France (157)
        • Spain/Portugal (106)
        • Great Britain/Ireland (525)
        • Low Countries (75)
        • Central Europe (181)
        • Scandinavia (46)
        • Russia (115)
        • Eastern Europe (57)
        • Southeastern Europe (143)
      • North America (498)
      • Asia (683)
        • General (123)
        • China (393)
        • Japan (51)
        • Korea (28)
        • India (88)
      • Middle East (148)
      • Other (40)
      • South America (83)
    • Other (3.197)
      • Recycling/Disposal (2.267)
      • Economic Trend (529)
      • Services (41)
      • Logistics (276)
      • Energy (84)
  • Production and Engineering (3.845)
    • Polymer Materials (2.395)
      • Petrochemicals (63)
      • Charge (445)
        • General (14)
        • Masterbatches (114)
        • Additives (229)
        • Colours (53)
        • Reinforcements/Fillers (35)
      • Polymers (1.856)
        • General (31)
        • Standard Themoplastics (369)
        • Technical Thermoplastics (606)
          • General (20)
          • Styrene Copolymers (63)
          • PC/PMMA (64)
          • Polyamides (209)
          • POM/PBT/PP (69)
          • Technical Compounds (181)
        • PUR (74)
        • Other (776)
          • General (23)
          • Composites/Thermosets (108)
          • High Performance (161)
          • Biopolymers (253)
          • Elastomers/TPE (115)
          • Recyclate (116)
      • Other (31)
    • Machinery (95)
      • Extrusion (20)
        • General (8)
        • Flexible Films (5)
        • Calender (3)
        • Rigid films/Sheets/Thermoforming (1)
        • Pipes/Profiles (3)
      • Injection Moulding (32)
        • General (16)
        • Process (10)
        • Tools (4)
        • Automatisation (2)
      • Blow Moulding (10)
      • Other (33)
    • Research (445)
      • Polymer Materials (146)
      • Technical (16)
      • Product Development (42)
      • Process (84)
      • Application (95)
      • Patents (4)
        • Polymer Materials (2)
        • Process (2)
      • Other (58)
    • New Products (871)
      • Packaging (573)
      • Construction (35)
      • Automotive / Transport (100)
      • Electrical Appliances (28)
      • Consumer Goods (51)
      • Medical (38)
      • Technical (8)
      • Other (38)
    • Other (39)
  • Management (808)
    • Purchasing (109)
    • General Management (194)
    • Company organisation (45)
    • Marketing/Sales (15)
    • Human Resources (8)
    • Finances (102)
    • Logistics (335)
  • People (1.514)
  • Industry (6.601)
    • General (1.281)
    • Associations/Institutions (2.516)
    • Legislation (1.462)
    • Environment / Health (1.332)
    • plas.TV - Plastics unite(d) (10)
  • Events (1.179)
  • Plastic Fantastic (578)
  • Commentaries (85)
  • Interviews (163)
  • Notes by Publisher (80)
© 2026 by Plastics Information Europe, Bad Homburg
Date of print: 04/05/2026
Ref: funkn53m15z2ixv2qh23okjo
KIVBHI
All rights reserved.
Access and use is subject to our terms and conditions.
URL: https://pieweb.plasteurope.com/Default.aspx?node=100271&page=7&pageid=302