TOKAI RUBBER INDUSTRIES

Opening of second Polish facility for PU parts / Production of anti-vibration components

NIFCO

UK subsidiary of Japanese automotive supplier expects to hit GBP 100m in sales by 2018 / Merging German operations

AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY

EU Commission fines five OEM suppliers EUR 142m in wire harnesses price-fixing case

MEXICO

Automotive output soars 20% in January / Slowdown in industrial manufacturing growth expected in 2013

BIRKBY'S PLASTICS

UK injection moulder in administration after failure to find new owner / 370 jobs at risk

AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY

Focus remains on mass markets of Russia, China and India / CAFE standard will drive the switch to new materials in USA / Lightweight construction a key topic at IAA / Will global sales stagnate in 2012?

AUTOMOTIVE MARKETS

How severely will the Japanese catastrophe hit the international automotive industry? / Supply problems reach Europe / Regional shifts in polymer demand possible / Plastixx automotive price indices continue to rise unabated

MALAYSIA

Polymer production volume of 1.8m t in 2009 / Processing sector dominated by family-run SMEs / Most activity in industrial parks / Business gradually returning to pre-2008 levels / Roadmap for the future