ELECTROMOBILITY

Joint venture Ionity to set up pan-European charging network / 400 charging stations by 2020

BOGE RUBBER & PLASTICS

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

NOVARES

Painting line at French facility opens / Supply for major automotive customers

REHAU

Plant extension for automotive division completed in Germany / New facility planned in Hungary

AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY

Strategic reorientation by industry leaders / New car registrations exclusively electric from 2026 on? / Plastics manufacturers and automotive suppliers remain calm / Big data in the car / Highlights from the "IAA"

LYONDELLBASELL

Production start at new PP compounding plant in China / Components for automotive market

ADDIVANT

PU antioxidant launched for car industry at "Chinaplas"/ Reaction to stricter rules on interior air quality

PLASTIC OMNIUM

Seven European Faurecia plants sold to Flex-N-Gate / Two new plants in the USA to supply automakers

RECTICEL

PU foams specialist confirms no injuries sustained during fire at automotive parts plant in Most / Financial impact unclear

RECTICEL

Fire at Czech automotive interiors manufacturing plant / PU foams specialist declares force majeure

ELECTROMOBILITY

VW, Daimler and BMW invest in battery production / Strong growth for plastic parts / Plans to set up brand-independent network of charging stations across Europe

LG CHEM

Construction of electric vehicle battery plant in Poland / Production to begin in 2018

AUTOMOTIVE ENGINEERING

Dispute between VW and Prevent laid to rest / Little impact on plastics converters so far / German supplier industry association ArGeZ calls for "fair and cooperative dialogue"

MERCEDES-BENZ TRUCKS

Plastics parts available on demand through 3D printing / Economical and fast production even with small quantities

ALIANCYS

Focus on styrene-free resins and carbon fibre-reinforced SMC / DSM carve-out starts up test line in The Netherlands

PLASTIC OMNIUM

French OEM drawn to auto boom in the US / Investing USD 650m in four additional plants

ANNUAL REVIEW 2015

Eye on the world: A journey from Brazil to China, from Russia to Italy / Challenges experienced by most countries

NIFCO KTW

New injection moulding plant in US state of Georgia / Expansion of main facility in Germany

MOTHERSON SUMI SYSTEMS

Automotive plants planned in USA and Hungary / New Daimler orders worth EUR 2.1 bn

INTEVA PRODUCTS

US automotive parts producer opens new plants in Romania and China / German technical centre relocated and expanded

MECELEC

French thermoplastics and composites converter still having difficulties / Further plant closure

RÖCHLING

New plant commissioned in Kunshan / Chinese facility to manufacture automotive components

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

DAIMLER

Carbon fibre joint venture shares sold to Toray / Car maker says goal of serial production has been achieved / Material enables significant weight reductions for "Mercedes" C and S classes

DSM

“EcoPaXX” PA 410 range is extended