Plastic Omnium posts strong results despite global production slump
Plastic Omnium SA, the French supplier of front-end modules and fuel system components, reported strong results for 2018 despite a slump in global auto production.
Midwest Molding opening injection molding plant in Tennessee
Midwest Molding Inc. is opening an injection molding facility in Ooltewah, Tenn., about 20 miles east of Chattanooga. The site will operate as Southeast Molding Inc. starting in May.
Toyoda Gosei growing in India
Japanese auto supplier Toyoda Gosei Co. Ltd. is adding to its footprint in India.
Not all automakers steer away from using the P-word
I'd like to take a minute and call attention to luxury car brand Jaguar Land Rover for not steering away from using the P-word — cue the gasping; yes, it's plastic, everyone — in its press release for the 2020 Range Rover Evoque. The...
Novares buys MPC, expands reach in North America
French auto parts supplier Novares Group SA has strengthened its footprint in the U.S. with the acquisition of Miniature Precision Components Inc.
Carbon partners with Lamborghini on 3D printed plastic parts
The additive manufacturing company, based in Redwood City, Calif., announced Feb. 11 that it is collaborating with Italian automaker Automobili Lamborghini SpA to produce two 3D printed plastic parts on the Urus super sport utility vehicle.
Adient cuts losses but warns of 2019 challenges
Automotive seating supplier Adient, struggling to overcome operational and launch problems, is still losing money, and it warned Feb. 7 that sales and adjusted earnings will decline this year.
MAPP survey: More of the same expected in 2019
The report, which includes input from MAPP members and outside participants, highlights data on sales trends, production tooling, raw material, capital expenditures, money and profits, production employees and challenges facing the industry.
Sekisui poised to take over auto supplier Proseat
Japan's Sekisui Plastics Co. Ltd. is taking majority ownership of automotive seating supplier Proseat GmbH + Co. KG in a deal that will see current joint venture partner Recticel Group buy out one partner before selling 75 percent interest to...
Bamboo, coffee chaff, rice hulls — oh my!
What will they think of next? I found myself thinking that after two presentations on emerging materials that are, or could potentially be, used in vehicles during the Plastics & Rubber in Automotive conference in January.
Preparing for future mobility means staying ahead of the challenges
It's these sort of news headlines — "change is coming whether you are ready or not, so you better have a strategy" — that are compelling plastics companies, automakers and suppliers.
SRG Global develops new polymer for chrome-plating exhaust systems
Novi, Mich. — Not long ago, the automotive exhaust pipe was strictly a functional component with no decorative nature, said Mark Peter, materials innovation engineer at SRG Global Inc. The pipe was merely an extension of the exhaust system...
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