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LEONI Wiring systems specialist still in the red / CEO Kemper sees light at the end of the tunnel	19.08.2022
AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY EU new car registrations down sharply in H1 / Battery-powered vehicles enjoy gains / Components makers continue to struggle	12.08.2022
EU AND SUSTAINABILITY European car suppliers group joins EU-funded project / Partners seek to accelerate shift to sustainable materials, processes	08.08.2022
BORSCHEID + WENIG German automotive supplier slips into provisional insolvency / Business operations continue	03.08.2022
PLASTIC OMNIUM French automotive group takes full ownership of HBPO subsidiary	02.08.2022
SEKISUI Major price hikes for PVB films	21.07.2022
SAFRAN Expansion of Moroccan composites plant for jet engine housings	11.07.2022
AEROSPACE Aimplas and partners research development of novel polymers under space conditions	08.07.2022
KOSTAL German automotive supplier closes three domestic plants / Drastic job cuts and losses / Relocation to Hungary	07.07.2022
SUPPLIER INDUSTRY German companies feel sandwiched due to cost increases for energy and raw materials / Fair distribution of burden called for / Better business expectations for auto suppliers	08.06.2022
LEONI Wiring system specialist shrinks further with sale of automotive cable business / First quarter ends in the red	26.05.2022
RENAULT French carmaker “sells” Russian ops / Buyback possible / Deal could serve as blueprint for other firms	25.05.2022
FAURECIA Collaboration with Veolia for sustainable car interior compounds / 30% recycled content to be included from 2025	20.05.2022
BASF Flame-retardant PA 6.6 product for electrical vehicle market	18.05.2022
AUTOMOTIVE MARKET Car component suppliers face major sector shifts / Light vehicle sales could remain below pre-pandemic levels until 2030 / McKinsey report outlines ways to keep up with changing industry	13.05.2022
AD PLASTIK War, chip shortage nearly wipe out all Q1 net profit for auto supplier / “Demanding period ahead”	12.05.2022
PLASTIC OMNIUM Lighting division created after acquisition of operations from Varroc, Osram / Q1 sales fall due to problems in Europe	12.05.2022
STREETSCOOTER Deutsche Post sells electric transporter production to Odin Automotive / Second assembly line in US	12.05.2022
AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY US, European car market contraction continues due to supply chain issues and the war / EV sales surge / Rebound later this year?	10.05.2022
SOLVAY Fast cure prepreg composites for automotive / Investment in Xencor LFT production enhancement	05.05.2022
NOVARES Sixth Mexican plant goes operational / Products for electric, petrol vehicles / National car industry reports higher output in Q1	02.05.2022
BCOMP BMW, Porsche, Volvo acquire stake in natural fibre composites specialist / Expansion of production and sales activities	13.04.2022
EMS CEO bans “war” in Ukraine from company emails / Move said to help protect Russia-based staff	06.04.2022
LEONI Ukraine plants restart with limited output / Size of net loss declines in 2021 / Sales up EUR 1 bn	24.03.2022
CHINA Covid-19 restrictions in Shenzhen mostly lifted / Plastics use in car components grows in 2021 / Auto production surpasses pre-pandemic mark	23.03.2022

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