ZKW

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

PLASTIC FANTASTIC

Fake noise

AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY

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

AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY

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

PLASTIC FANTASTIC

James Bond – a licence to green

AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY

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

LUXUS

Additional compounding line to increase production capacity by over 20% / Alistair Barber new business development manager

CARCLO

Recovery plan progressing / Stephen Nixon appointed interim COO

ADIENT

Car seat manufacturer expanding plant in Slovakia

RÖCHLING

Expansion of Romanian site / JV with Italian hose manufacturer Errecinque

FLEX-N-GATE

Auto parts supplier to invest more than USD 300m in new US plants / Front-end modules for Ford and GM

MGI COUTIER

Car components supplier now called Akwel / Targeted turnover of EUR 1.2 bn

IZOBLOK

Zbigniew Pawlucki joins as deputy chairman / Adient places orders worth EUR 10m for EPP car parts

ELECTROMOBILITY

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

WOOJIN PLAIMM

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

EXTRUDED PP FOAMS

Strong demand for lightweight vehicles and eco-friendly packaging boost global growth / Grand View Research report

RÖCHLING

German automotive supplier puts second plant in Spain onstream / Further expansion already planned

DR. SCHNEIDER

Expansion of production site in Poland / Improvements for automotive supply

BIESTERFELD SIMKO

Walter Atolino new commercial director

MAGNA

Lightweight door module made of aluminium and thermoplastics / Joint development with Antolin and Fiat Chrysler

AD PLASTIK

Croatian car supplier dissolves joint venture with Faurecia / Russian expansion plans for 2017 / Many new orders

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

ELKAMET

German rotational moulder expands US footprint / Plans to hire 25 new employees

NIFCO

UK subsidiary posts record turnover for financial 2015 / Investments boost capacity and growth / Brexit aids exports

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"