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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

Plastics industry upbeat / Economy booming, raw materials scarce and expensive / Polymer consumption up 3-4% in 2020 / Car sector slowing due to lack of microchips

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

Electromobility promises suppliers more added value / A material shift when the engine compartment cools? / Battery shortage could be test for Europe / McKinsey report: Automotive software market to grow by 250% by 2030

Engineering thermoplastics June 2020: Prices fall to near-record lows / Producers fight plummeting prices with little success / Demand livelier but still weak / Automotive gives a glimmer of hope

Production site in Poland opened

Supply chains remain unreliable / Volatile demand affecting production more than usual / Suppliers expect at least 20-30% lower sales for the year / Losses inevitable

Engineering recyclate April 2020: Most recycled material suppliers take prices over into April / Processing comes to a standstill and restricts plastics scrap availability / Price cuts probable

Global stagnation / “The road will be steep, stony and arduous” / New boss of German association receives support from the industry / Favourite cities for IAA to be named by end of January

Lighting systems specialist expands its plants in Mexico and Slovakia / Total investment of EUR 222m

New USMCA trade deal signed between US, Mexico and Canada / NAFTA replacement includes major changes for carmakers and suppliers

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

Global car sales down 5% in 2019 / Industry faces consolidation and job cuts / Electric vehicles need one third fewer employees / Plastic content in cars above 30% for first time

Fiat Chrysler's plan to merge with Renault Nissan on the table

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

Carbon fibre producer expands European automotive supply / Portuguese company Inapal Plasticos becomes part of CSP

Croatian tier 2 supplier buys Hungarian competitor Tisza Automotive

Chinese company to take over German auto parts supplier / Bid to acquire outstanding shares / Extensive employee commitments

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

Three new US plants planned / EUR 40m investment

Catalonia's quest for independence clouds economic prospects / Region is plastics industry heavyweight / Strikes and demonstrations ahead of new elections

New automotive plant in Mexico opens / VW and Daimler among first customers

"Biocomposites Conference Cologne" in December / European market sees growth

South Korean injection moulding machine manufacturer furthers its European business / RenoStav acquires large-scale machine for automotive parts

Higher revenues for Swiss injection moulder in H1 2017 / Closure of plant in Switzerland / Two Hungarian subsidiaries