AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY EUROPE

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

HUNGARY

Plastics industry consolidation draws to an end / Automotive sector: problems and opportunities / Energy costs and shifts in green policy are key factors for competitiveness

NOVARES

Expansion in Serbia / New automotive supply plant in Morocco

AD PLASTIK

Croatian tier 2 supplier buys Hungarian competitor Tisza Automotive

PLASTIC OMNIUM

Automotive development centre in Japan

TOKAI RUBBER INDUSTRIES

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

MAGNETI MARELLI

Automotive lighting joint venture with China South Industries / Changan is major customer

INTERNATIONAL AUTOMOTIVE COMPONENTS

Tenth manufacturing facility opens in China / Assembly production for Ford, Volvo and Suzuki / Polyolefin and PVC resins for interior components

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