AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY EUROPE

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

MARINE LITTER

The Ocean Cleanup declares mission accomplished / Great Pacific Garbage Patch could be plastic-free within 10 years

ELECTRIC VEHICLES

Registrations of battery- and electrically powered commercial vehicles soared last year / E-cars gain market share in China, Europe, US

SK CHEMICALS

Production start for starch-based polyols / Focus on bio-precursors, polymers

MARINE LITTER

South Korean car maker Kia partners with The Ocean Cleanup / New automobiles could use 20% more reclaimed plastics

HANWHA

South Korean group starts up automotive supplier plant in Mexico

ANNUAL REVIEW 2015

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

HANIL E-HWA

South Korean automotive supplier builds second plant in Poland / Manufacturing interior components for Hyundai

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

YOUNGSAN

South Korean automotive supplier builds plant in Slovakia

KOREA FUELTECH

Automotive supplier building plant in Slovakia / Orders from Skoda, Hyundai and Kia

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?