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CARBO TECH COMPOSITES Bulk order from McLaren / Serial production of carbon fibre reinforced passenger cabins / 4,000 units to be manufactured starting 2011	25.06.2010
ADVANCED COMPOSITES GROUP South African subsidiary sold to AAT Composites	23.06.2010
AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY Car sales in western Europe rise significantly / Demand still poor in eastern Europe / Fewer supplier insolvencies / Plastics availability now a bigger problem than financing	14.06.2010
MECAPLAST Automotive supplier opens new plant in Chennai / Second Asian production site	14.06.2010
MANN+HUMMEL New offices in China / R&D centre and spare parts storage facility	03.06.2010
TECHNICAL PARTS Detailed data on German market in 2009 / Crisis makes itself felt with a minus of 20% / Slow recovery after hitting rock bottom in Q1 2009 / Automotive construction remains dominant	27.05.2010
AUTOMOTIVE SUPPLY German consortium cooperating with manufacturers on reaching an agreement about authoritative purchases / Improved financing	27.04.2010
OLHO Key Plastics takes over Löhne headquarters / Iberomoldes acquires plants in Brazil and Portugal	12.04.2010
AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY China is driving the global market for automotive engineering / Trend towards small, compact vehicles / Industry propelled by alternative engine systems / Suppliers fear wave of insolvencies	18.03.2010
RUSSIA Government plans to invest EUR 30 bn in development of automobile industry / Focus on strategic alliances	17.03.2010
IAC Acquisition of Stankiewicz's US activities	12.02.2010
FAURECIA Takeover of all six German Plastal plants / Deal includes right to buy French and Spanish sites	05.02.2010
FAURECIA Indian automotive interiors JV acquired / Purchase of exhaust specialist will further increase presence	18.01.2010
AUTOLIV Fire destroys Tunisian steering wheel plant / Capacity shifted to France / Four global sites earmarked for closure	11.01.2010
ADVAL TECH Merenschwand plant to shut as major contract is lost	08.12.2009
AUTOMOTIVE LIGHTING Reutlingen headlamp production to be moved to Czech Republic / 130 employees affected	08.12.2009
FACC Foundation stone laid for Strata plant in Abu Dhabi / Production of composite parts for aircraft construction	30.11.2009
BOREALIS Ashland to be sole European distributor for automotive business / Resinex is eliminated	03.11.2009
EUGEN WEXLER Injection moulding production expanded in Czech Republic / Orders for Opel "Astra" and "Insignia" / Additional machines	02.11.2009
WEBASTO Second injection compression-moulding unit for PC glazing now on stream / Third machine to be added in 2010	20.10.2009
MITSUBISHI RAYON Aerospace materials collaboration with Cytec	13.10.2009
FACC Xian Aircraft buys aviation supplier / Austrian jobs guaranteed / Workforce sceptical	12.10.2009
NIFCO Automotive supplier on the road to recovery / Turnaround accredited to car scrappage scheme	08.10.2009
GRAMMER New company for rail operations / Possible acquisitions / Workforce to be reduced to 7,000 by year's end	01.10.2009
AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY Car manufacturers seek salvation in alternative propulsion concepts at IAA / Plastics and composites increasingly important / Suppliers remain stuck in the crisis / Situation still tense	29.09.2009

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