Toyota: 50 articles – Plastics Information Europe

Fuel cell vehicles on the advance / Strong growth forecast for composite-made pressure tanks in the automotive industry / Many approaches seen at JEC 2015 / Carbon fibres and thermoplastics still have to make their mark

23.03.2015

PLASTIC FANTASTIC

Have your car and eat it too

20.02.2015

FARATHANE

Large US injection moulder sold to investor Gores Group / Specialised in manufacture of components for the automotive industry

20.01.2015

TAKATA

Airbag manufacturer in the crosshairs of US media / Almost 8m passenger vehicles recalled

29.10.2014

CENTRAL EUROPEAN AUTOMOTIVE MARKET

Slovakia and Czech Republic en route to becoming key car production centres / Triangle between Prague, Bratislava and Zilina emerges as an OEM stronghold / Hyundai draws South Korean companies to Europe

01.09.2014

BIOPLASTICS

Soaring US demand and agricultural developments in China boost global demand / PE one of fastest growing segments / BCC Research report

11.08.2014

TOKAI RUBBER INDUSTRIES

Opening of second Polish facility for PU parts / Production of anti-vibration components

10.01.2014

NIFCO

UK subsidiary of Japanese automotive supplier expects to hit GBP 100m in sales by 2018 / Merging German operations

26.11.2013

US PLASTICS MARKET

Industry enjoys robust 2012 / "All hail shale" great morale booster but little substance / Polymer production still below pre-recession levels / Large customer sectors see slowdown around the corner

11.11.2013

TOYODA GOSEI

Japanese auto supplier on massive North American expansion course / Two new sites in operation and a third to be built

18.09.2013

AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY

EU Commission fines five OEM suppliers EUR 142m in wire harnesses price-fixing case

14.08.2013

IAC

Joint venture with South African Feltex / Country's automotive market showing good growth through 2018

17.07.2013

BIOPLASTICS

Global market to grow 34% per year to 2016 / Largest growth in Europe and the Americas / BCC Research report

11.07.2012

TI AUTOMOTIVE

New Czech blow moulding plant / Manufacturing plastic petrol filler tubes

13.06.2012

BIRKBY'S PLASTICS

UK injection moulder in administration after failure to find new owner / 370 jobs at risk

12.04.2012

CHINA XD PLASTICS

Follow-up: Official opening of 20 new production lines / Adding 90,000 t/y in modified plastics products capacity

16.12.2011

USA

Tornado-related power outages cripple automotive industry / Still unclear how many small suppliers are affected / Refineries appear largely undamaged

02.05.2011

AUTOMOTIVE MARKETS

How severely will the Japanese catastrophe hit the international automotive industry? / Supply problems reach Europe / Regional shifts in polymer demand possible / Plastixx automotive price indices continue to rise unabated

29.03.2011

JOHN MCGAVIGAN

Equity funding to facilitate expansion / New plant to serve China's automotive market

24.01.2011

TOYOTA TSUSHO

Manufacture and marketing of “bio” PET kicks off / Multinational project with global reach

08.11.2010

AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY

2010 boom was bought with government money / Only China and India see genuine growth / Weight ratio of plastics used in cars on the decline / Most popular engineering polymers take a breather despite strong demand

21.10.2010

MALAYSIA

Polymer production volume of 1.8m t in 2009 / Processing sector dominated by family-run SMEs / Most activity in industrial parks / Business gradually returning to pre-2008 levels / Roadmap for the future

18.10.2010

PLASTIVALOIRE

Merger talks with competitor Bourbon / Creation of a key strategic injection moulding group imminent?

23.09.2010

KRAUSSMAFFEI

Sale of 100th machine to Turkey / Sign that Turkish plastics processing machinery market is picking up

23.03.2010

BASF

Fortune magazine's “most admired” chemical company / DuPont, Bayer, Dow place in top ten

15.03.2010

COMPOSITES Fuel cell vehicles on the advance / Strong growth forecast for composite-made pressure tanks in the automotive industry / Many approaches seen at JEC 2015 / Carbon fibres and thermoplastics still have to make their mark	23.03.2015
PLASTIC FANTASTIC Have your car and eat it too	20.02.2015
FARATHANE Large US injection moulder sold to investor Gores Group / Specialised in manufacture of components for the automotive industry	20.01.2015
TAKATA Airbag manufacturer in the crosshairs of US media / Almost 8m passenger vehicles recalled	29.10.2014
CENTRAL EUROPEAN AUTOMOTIVE MARKET Slovakia and Czech Republic en route to becoming key car production centres / Triangle between Prague, Bratislava and Zilina emerges as an OEM stronghold / Hyundai draws South Korean companies to Europe	01.09.2014
BIOPLASTICS Soaring US demand and agricultural developments in China boost global demand / PE one of fastest growing segments / BCC Research report	11.08.2014
TOKAI RUBBER INDUSTRIES Opening of second Polish facility for PU parts / Production of anti-vibration components	10.01.2014
NIFCO UK subsidiary of Japanese automotive supplier expects to hit GBP 100m in sales by 2018 / Merging German operations	26.11.2013
US PLASTICS MARKET Industry enjoys robust 2012 / "All hail shale" great morale booster but little substance / Polymer production still below pre-recession levels / Large customer sectors see slowdown around the corner	11.11.2013
TOYODA GOSEI Japanese auto supplier on massive North American expansion course / Two new sites in operation and a third to be built	18.09.2013
AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY EU Commission fines five OEM suppliers EUR 142m in wire harnesses price-fixing case	14.08.2013
IAC Joint venture with South African Feltex / Country's automotive market showing good growth through 2018	17.07.2013
BIOPLASTICS Global market to grow 34% per year to 2016 / Largest growth in Europe and the Americas / BCC Research report	11.07.2012
TI AUTOMOTIVE New Czech blow moulding plant / Manufacturing plastic petrol filler tubes	13.06.2012
BIRKBY'S PLASTICS UK injection moulder in administration after failure to find new owner / 370 jobs at risk	12.04.2012
CHINA XD PLASTICS Follow-up: Official opening of 20 new production lines / Adding 90,000 t/y in modified plastics products capacity	16.12.2011
USA Tornado-related power outages cripple automotive industry / Still unclear how many small suppliers are affected / Refineries appear largely undamaged	02.05.2011
AUTOMOTIVE MARKETS How severely will the Japanese catastrophe hit the international automotive industry? / Supply problems reach Europe / Regional shifts in polymer demand possible / Plastixx automotive price indices continue to rise unabated	29.03.2011
JOHN MCGAVIGAN Equity funding to facilitate expansion / New plant to serve China's automotive market	24.01.2011
TOYOTA TSUSHO Manufacture and marketing of “bio” PET kicks off / Multinational project with global reach	08.11.2010
AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY 2010 boom was bought with government money / Only China and India see genuine growth / Weight ratio of plastics used in cars on the decline / Most popular engineering polymers take a breather despite strong demand	21.10.2010
MALAYSIA Polymer production volume of 1.8m t in 2009 / Processing sector dominated by family-run SMEs / Most activity in industrial parks / Business gradually returning to pre-2008 levels / Roadmap for the future	18.10.2010
PLASTIVALOIRE Merger talks with competitor Bourbon / Creation of a key strategic injection moulding group imminent?	23.09.2010
KRAUSSMAFFEI Sale of 100th machine to Turkey / Sign that Turkish plastics processing machinery market is picking up	23.03.2010
BASF Fortune magazine's “most admired” chemical company / DuPont, Bayer, Dow place in top ten	15.03.2010

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