AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY EUROPE

Suppliers fear double impact of tariffs / Associations urge ‘negotiated solution' / Carmakers fined nearly EUR 600 mn for cartel participation

ADIENT

Closed-loop PU foam seats developed in coop with Dow, Jaguar Land Rover

INTERPLAS

UK plastics trade fair to see presentations on Brexit, Covid-19 and sustainability

DIGITALISATION UK

Government investment initiative boosts plastics firms / Funding allows companies to invest in new technologies

BEWI

Izoblok acquisition strengthens EPP activities in car industry / Deal includes four plants in Europe

BASF

Products from chemically recycled material presented / Prototypes made by Jaguar Land Rover, Storopack, Südpack and Schneider Electric

IAC

Expansion of UK production / Leases signed to rent buildings near customer Jaguar Land Rover

AKWEL

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

RÖCHLING

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

LUXUS

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

UNITI

Swedish start-up plans to make e-cars at Silverstone / UK facility expected to be making the Uniti "One" two-seater by 2020 / Partnerships with CRP processors and battery specialists

NOVARES

Expansion in Serbia / New automotive supply plant in Morocco

DR. SCHNEIDER

Expansion of production site in Poland / Improvements for automotive supply

POLYTEC

Telford paint shop on track to open in Q1 2018 / EBITDA for first half of 2017 rises nearly 37%

COMPOSITES

UK research project developed for carbon fibre composite automotive components / Consortium led by SGL and includes Jaguar Land Rover

KOCH INDUSTRIES

Full control over Guardian Industries / Purchase of outstanding shares brings leading global tier 1 supplier SGR into conglomerate's fold

NIFCO

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

WITTMANN

Subsidiary established in Slovakia / Market growth expected as auto industry expands

PLASTIC OMNIUM

Operating profit and revenues grow in H1 2016 / Europe and Asia drive sales gains / Strong fundamentals provide basis for integration of Faurecia's exterior systems business

IAC

Automotive interior supplier opens two facilities in UK / Support extended for domestic and Asian OEM customers

PLASTIC OMNIUM

French automotive supplier planning EUR 1.7 bn in investments / Sales increase / Growth expected to pick up significantly from 2016 onwards

PLASTIC OMNIUM

Opening of Chinese development centre / Support of company's projected growth in the largest automotive market

BIRKBY'S PLASTICS

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