The most important news in the automotive plastics industry, selected for you.
Summary
This month Alcantara S.p.a wants to triple the value of the brand, with an investment of 300 million Euros, while Vestaro is the new joint venture between the German company Evonik and Forward Engineering for the development of lightweight materials for the car industry.
The Japanese company Teijin has developed a new technology for production of more resistant and lighter car windows.
The industrial Group Barnes Group acquires Gammaflux, the leader in thermoregulators production, and then an interesting article on the importance of plastics in the lightening process of vehicles.
Recticel opens again its plant in Most, Czech Republic, after the fire that took place in January.
Lastly, Plastic omnium, a manufacturer of plastic car components, will invest about 50 million euros in Slovakia to supply the new Jaguar Land Rover assembly plant.
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