Plastic Omnium

Europe loses more ground globally / Minimal investment in many cases / Record visitors at JEC show, Paris

French auto supplier attains good results despite declining production / North American business boosted by Tesla

French automotive supplier reports increase in sales / Boost from new Tesla component plant in US

Acquisitions boost revenues / Plastics processor splits Industries division

Registrations of battery- and electrically powered commercial vehicles soared last year / E-cars gain market share in China, Europe, US

The plastics industry continues to work in a state of emergency / Slumps in demand, cheap imports and ever-new regulations make life difficult for producers and processors / Producers on the other side of the Atlantic also face more difficulties

Profit warning after slowdown in the third quarter

German fuel tank plant to close / 150 workers face redundancy

Hydrogen storage facility to be built in US / Chinese JV begins operations / Power purchase agreement for 14 French sites

Composites division lands orders for CFRP hydrogen tanks / Focus on truck applications

Italian automotive supplier acquires majority stake in Hispamoldes / Integration into newly created Grupo Indea

Car industry shoulders extra costs for next-gen materials, components / Awards, innovations in EVs

Third Chinese plant for car components to open in October

French automotive group takes full ownership of HBPO subsidiary

Profits under pressure in H1 / Automotive supplier repeats forecast nevertheless / Investments in electromobility

Lighting division created after acquisition of operations from Varroc, Osram / Q1 sales fall due to problems in Europe

Dual-compound press at Sigmatech development centre / Transparent large PC parts for car bodies

Partnership with Plastic Omnium to use rPP in cars

German-speaking industry meets for “JEC DACH” / Global output down 14% in 2020 / Carbon fibres could generate renewed drive

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

+++ Follow-up +++ Takeover of Hella to birth six divisions / Increased focus on electronics, software

French car component maker Faurecia to buy German headlamp specialist

Knorr-Bremse calls off takeover attempt / Cites lack of tech transfer prospects

Knorr-Bremse woos lighting technology supplier / Is France's Faurecia also interested in buying?

Takeover of automotive supplier STS from Mutares / Plastic car body parts to become the second pillar of business