AKWEL

More capacity for automotive hoses in Turkey / Supply to Ford, Renault and Jaguar

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

RÖCHLING

German plant to be sold to Kasai Kogyo / Japanese company's first own manufacturing facility in Europe / Slovakian production under construction

AUTOMOTIVE PLASTICS RECYCLING

Renault seeks improved PP recycling / Research into alternatives to density separation / Veolia Institute report

SPAIN

Production value of plastics processing declines slightly / Employment now above the pre-crisis level / GDP growth loses dynamism / Political uncertainties continue

VON ROLL

Renault requires more materials for e-cars / Polyester imide casting resins for electrical insulation

RÖCHLING

Expansion of Romanian site / JV with Italian hose manufacturer Errecinque

NOVARES

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

SPAIN

Economy continues to show solid growth / Plastics processing also on the up / Centro Español de Plásticos estimates annual turnover of EUR 14.5 bn / Positive stimulus from construction and automotive industries

RECTICEL

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

AD PLASTIK

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

NIFCO

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

LG CHEM

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

POLY-IQ

Distributing Polyplastic's technical compounds in Europe

MECAPLAST

Automotive supplier to invest in Morocco / New plant will supply Peugeot Citroën

GRUPO ANTOLIN

Plans for record EUR 340m in investments / Plenty of orders for new Cockpit segment

MEGATECH

Austrian supplier acquires car interior business from Boshoku Automotive Europe / Joint venture for natural fibre-based door side panels

REYDEL AUTOMOTIVE

Former Visteon Interiors business continues to invest / Expanding two French plants

GRUPO ANTOLIN

New automotive parts production facility in Mexico opened / EUR 35m investment

ANNUAL REVIEW 2015

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

MGI COUTIER

Automotive supplier to commission three new plants in Morocco, Mexico and China / EUR 20m investment

ELECTROMOBILITY

Renault and Peugeot advance electric vehicles in China together with Dongfeng / Country's air pollution levels could be a help

SIMOLDES

Plastics division builds new production hall in Czech Republic / EUR 30m investment to cater to rising regional automotive demand

MGI COUTIER

French automotive supplier returns to growth / Management changes

TRINSEO

“Enlite” range of structural polymers launched at VDI conference / Automotive applications highlighted