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GERMAN PLASTICS PROCESSING
Sales after first nine months of 2015 match those of last year / Packaging products perform above average / Construction and semi-finished goods barely move / Technical parts and consumer goods looking up / Positive mood despite feedstock upheaval
01.12.2015
POLYMER PRICES
Engineering Recyclate October 2015: PA and PC notations take a nosedive following virgin material declines / Other regrind materials mostly stable / Demand quite respectable towards year's end
21.10.2015
FAKUMA
German plastics fair meets expectations / Rising internationality among visitors / Movers and shakers attend / Aside from VW crisis, sector mood mostly upbeat
20.10.2015
POLYMER PRICES
Composites/GRP September 2015: Resins point slightly downward / Order surge toward year's end / Glass fibre producers gearing up for price increases
07.10.2015
POLYMER PRICES
Engineering Thermoplastics September 2015: Notations come under pressure / Slump in cost of benzene begins to impact PA 6 / Start of new quarter and VW crisis will nibble increasingly at prices during October
06.10.2015
POLYMER PRICES
Polypropylene September 2015: Rebates for standard grades exceed monomer's fall / Downswing loses momentum / Prices to continue downward in October / VW crisis clouds compound outlook
05.10.2015
AUTOMOTIVE ENGINEERING
Big engines, individualised cars roar at “IAA 2015” / Small combustion engines steal the show from e-vehicles / OEMs favour structural parts made of steel and aluminium / GFRP and CFRP deemed too expensive / Hybrid materials pose a challenge for recycling
21.09.2015
AUTOMOTIVE PLASTICS
Metals substitution and rising production of passenger cars drive global demand / PP accounts for about 28% of market / Grand View Research study
14.09.2015
SIMOLDES
Plastics division builds new production hall in Czech Republic / EUR 30m investment to cater to rising regional automotive demand
27.08.2015
HANWHA
South Korean group merges its compounding businesses / Heycoustics acquisitions broadens processing activities
24.07.2015
POLAND
Plastics industry sees dynamic growth / Processing rises by 7% in 2014 / 3.1m t polymer consumption / Dependent on feedstock imports / Few petrochemical projects / Large-scale investment in packaging
22.07.2015
FICOSA
Panasonic acquires 49% stake in Spanish automotive OEM / Production of electronic rear-view mirrors / New plants in China and the US
20.07.2015
NIFCO KTW
New injection moulding plant in US state of Georgia / Expansion of main facility in Germany
19.06.2015
REHAU
EUR 50m investment in German site / Underlining commitment to automotive industry
17.06.2015
AUTOMOTIVE ASSEMBLY
VW and SAIC build on partnership / Collaboration on electric cars / First model to be launched in 2016
12.06.2015
INTEVA PRODUCTS
US automotive parts producer opens new plants in Romania and China / German technical centre relocated and expanded
17.04.2015
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
HONASCO
German engineering plastics parts producer sold to Indian automotive OEM Jumps Auto / New owner plans to grow sales, build new plant in India
12.03.2015
PLASTIC OMNIUM
Gains in sales and operating profit as investments come on stream / Asia and western Europe deliver greatest growth / Plan to increase sales to EUR 7 bn by 2018 is on track
02.03.2015
COMPOSITES RESEARCH
US sets up USD 260m IACMI composites research institute in Tennessee
14.01.2015
AUDIA INTERNATIONAL
Lower electricity costs drive compounder's plan to invest in South US / Shale gas not a factor
07.01.2015
PREH
Mexico plant expanded / Catering to North American OEMs
25.11.2014
VOLKSWAGEN
Ground breaking for plant expansion in Poland / “Crafter” assembly to commence in 2016 / Share of Polish OEMs now exceeds 40%
17.11.2014
PLASTIC OMNIUM
French automotive supplier planning EUR 1.7 bn in investments / Sales increase / Growth expected to pick up significantly from 2016 onwards
30.10.2014
HANIL E-HWA
South Korean automotive supplier builds second plant in Poland / Manufacturing interior components for Hyundai
27.10.2014
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