France based automotive plastics manufacturer Plastic Omnium Auto Exteriors will invest $65m to establish a new facility in Enterprise South Industrial Park in Chattanooga, Tennessee. The new facility will be built on a 21 acre site, ...
Taiwan's industrial production index in April this year increased by 4.80 percent as compared to April 2013 and was up 0.30 percent month on month, according to the country's Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA). Meanwhile, Taiwan's ...
Tags: Basic Metal, industrial output
Asahi Kasei Chemicals' US-based subsidiary Asahi Kasei Plastics North America will open a new production facility with an investment of about $30m at the Elm Industrial Park in Limestone County, Alabama. The new facility, which represents ...
Tags: Plastics Facility, Automotives
In April this year, Mexico's car and light commercial vehicle production volume increased by 3.9 percent year on year to 248,031 units, according to the release from the Mexican Association of the Automotive Industry (AMIA). In the given ...
Tags: Auto Output, commercial vehicle
Kortrijk, Belgium-based Bekaert, one of the world's largest steel cord and wire manufacturers, has announced that in the first quarter of the current year it achieved consolidated sales of €782 million, falling 2.1 percent compared to ...
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In April this year, Turkey's motor vehicle output totaled 98,991 units, up six percent year on year, according to the monthly statistics released by the Turkish Automotive Manufacturers' Association (OSD). In the given month, Turkey's ...
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Opel will develop new assistance systems to increase efficiency and safety in urban transport under its participation in the UR:BAN research project (user oriented assistance systems and network management). The goal of the partly German ...
Tags: Auto Parts, Accessories, Vehicles
German auto-parts maker Bosch Engineering has opened a second automotive technology manufacturing plant in Cluj, Romania with investment of more than €70m. The auto-parts maker's new facility will produce electronic components and ...
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SGL Automotive Carbon Fibers, a joint venture between the BMW Group and SGL Group, has broken ground on the site expansion project in Moses Lake, Washington in the US. The expansion will be funded by an investment of $200m, which includes ...
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Turkey's leading steel pipe producer Borusan Mannesmann Boru has announced its financial results for the first quarter this year, posting a net loss of TRY 7.77 million ($3.74 million), compared to a net profit of TRY 3.66 million in the ...
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Dr. Thimo Lothert from Axalta Coating Systems spoke at the Car Body Coating Intensive 2014 conference, in Leipzig, Germany. He presented insights into the challenges and complexities associated with plastic coatings in the automotive ...
Tags: Construction, Decoration
American automotive parts supplier Johnson Controls has secured a new long-term automotive battery supply contract from the Chinese automotive manufacturer SAIC Motor. The deal is part of Johnson Controls' plan to expand rapidly in China, ...
Overall, 2014 is expected to be a great year for the supercapacitor industry. This is the prediction of technology market analyst IDTechEx which looked at last year's industry results and estimated a 30% CAGR for the supercapacitor market ...
Tags: supercapacitor, Electrical, Electronics
Duisburg, Germany-based steel and metal distribution company Kl?ckner & Co. has reported a net profit of €3 million for the first quarter this year, compared to the net loss of €16 million in the same quarter of the previous year. ...
Tags: Metallurgy, Mineral, Energy, Steel
US-based automotive parts supplier Lear Corporation has opened a new automotive parts manufacturing facility in Kenitra, Morocco in the northern Region of Africa. The new facility will see production of wire harnesses and electrical ...
Tags: automotive parts, Lear Corporation