Toyota

Automotive supplier acquires US competitor Global Enterprises

North America September 2023: Mixed picture for standards / Forces majeures remain for PE, PP / Car industry strike hurts ordering / Price cuts likely in October

North America March 2023: Mixed price development despite subdued demand / Propylene, PP continue upward trend, PA 6 loses further ground / April expected to be generally weak

North America February 2023: Feedstocks drive prices up for polypropylene and polystyrene / PVC rises due to exports / Tendency for surplus in all segments / March expected to be weak

North America October 2022: Weak demand, high stock levels put prices under pressure / Only PE moves sideways / Rising interest rates depress consumer behaviour / Further price reductions expected in November

North America August 2022: Polymer prices plummet / Trend turnaround for PS, PA 6 / Falling feedstock costs, weak market base to push prices lower

US, European car market contraction continues due to supply chain issues and the war / EV sales surge / Rebound later this year?

Reliability in short supply: Trust wanes among industry players / Dearth of raw materials burdens 2021 car production / Situation to first improve as late as 2024

North America August 2021: Prices mixed despite Hurricane Ida / Production downtimes drive up standard thermoplastics in particular / ABS, PC and polyamides move sideways / Market hopes for a breath of fresh air in September

First edition of new "IAA" motor show in Munich loses exhibitors / PwC survey: 70% Germans, 97% Chinese willing to change mobility behaviour

China JV for automotive electronics / Move suits strategic shift

Precursors, pull from China, and freight prices: Fragile PA 6.6 chain alarmingly unsteady / Steeply rising prices / Cost of PA 6 also moving up

Car sector sees severe coronavirus-losses in production and foreign trade / Supply chain problems / VW plans for new plant halted

Coalition ramps up face shields output in response to Covid-19 / Designers called on to develop 3D-printed ventilators

European and US vehicle production shutting down due to Covid-19 / Car giants dealing with supply disruptions and plummeting demand

Country's economic recovery from coronavirus epidemic not expected until mid-year / Automotive industry projects significant slump / European machinery companies are contemplating a two-year cycle for "Chinaplas"

Fiat looking to merge with Peugeot Citroën / Fourth largest car manufacturer in the world would be created

Winds of change / Alternative mobility concepts compete with petrolheads at "IAA" / Suppliers more realistic than their big customers / Industry's "new beginning" mantra torn apart by double standards

German plant to be sold to Kasai Kogyo / Japanese company's first own manufacturing facility in Europe / Slovakian production under construction

Global prospects for 2019 at best subdued / Job losses and plant closures expected / European manufacturers face big decisions

Consumer awareness advancing significantly / Global revenues could grow by more than 5% over next three years / US Plastics Industry Association report

The combustion engine lives on – for the time being / More upheaval in auto components supply sector / Automotive engineering plastics conference in Germany delivers fresh approaches for car interior / More requirements, more competition, more plastic

Expansion of production site in Poland / Improvements for automotive supply

Turkish EPS specialist expands automotive activities / New factory for EPP/EPE mouldings

Minority stake in CRP recycler Carbon Conversions / Strategic investment