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- Toyota tops in 'green' interiors.
- Byline: Mike Verespej Toyota Motor Corp. remains the leading automaker in moving toward sustainable plastics in vehicle interiors, but Ford Motor Co. and Honda Motor Co. Ltd. have made significant improvements, according to a report on automotive Byline: Mike Verespej ...
- Research articles 2006-11-20
- Alone in passing lane; Lack of recyclable plastics at center of auto report.
- Byline: Jim Johnson A Michigan-based environmental group that keeps a close eye on the automotive industry claims only one of the nation's top six selling car makers deserves a passing grade for their use of recyclable plastics. ...
- Research articles 2005-02-28
- 1st Honda pickup has room to stow award.
- Byline: Rhoda Miel For months leading up to January's introduction of Honda Motor Co. Ltd.'s first pickup truck, the Ridgeline, plastics industry insiders knew the automaker was looking at composites for the bed. But even minutes before its debu Byline: Rhoda...
- Research articles 2005-11-21
- Plastics prominent at Germany auto show.
- The global auto industry is increasing its interest in plastics, with automakers and suppliers debuting a series of polymer-intensive machines and components during the Frankfurt International Motor Show in Frankfurt, Germany. Systems making their The global auto industry is increasing its interest in...
- Research articles 2001-09-17
- Johnson Controls, Oxford promise simpler door assembly.
- Two auto suppliers are teaming up to design a new way to make vehicle doors. The move promises to change the way automakers assemble cars. The plan by plastics specialist Johnson Controls Inc. and metal components maker Oxford Automotive Inc. would c Two auto suppliers are...
- Research articles 2000-09-11
- Plastics set to cash in on fuel standards.(American Plastics Council )
- The plastics industry is weighing in on fuel economy. With automakers, politicians, conservationists and consumers alike paying increased attention to the rate at which vehicles consume gasoline, the American Plastics Council and individual compani The plastics industry is weighing in on fuel economy. ...
- Research articles 2001-08-06
- Fuel-cell plan may drive plastics to new era.(Brief Article)
- DETROIT - A new federal and auto industry initiative to finance fuel-cell research could be good news for plastics processors. Not only will the project provide money to investigate plastics' potential within the cell stacks, it also will continue wo DETROIT - A new federal and...
- Research articles 2002-01-14
- POLICY SHORTCHANGES PLASTICS.
- When it comes to its new recycling policy, it looks like DaimlerChrysler AG is grading its suppliers on a curve -- and plastics are being set up for failure. Let me start out by saying I like DaimlerChrysler's plan. It is in the automaker's...
- Research articles 1999-01-04
- Automakers: TPOs will dominate interiors.(Brief Article)
- DEARBORN, MICH. -- Automakers anxious to cut back on the variety of plastics on cars say they can picture the day when thermoplastic polyolefins take over the interior. But when -- or if -- that happens depends on whether suppliers come up with bl...
- Research articles 2000-10-16
- ACI `liberates' instrument-panel plastics.(Brief Article)
- FLINT, MICH. -- Two months into a joint venture with a German company, the machines at American Commodities Inc. are tearing through scrap instrument panels shipped in from two Visteon Automotive Systems manufacturing sites. Using the technology d FLINT, MICH. -- Two months...
- Research articles 2000-04-24
- AUTO FIRMS WORK TO PREDICT DESIGN SNAGS.
- The difficulty of predicting shrinkage and warpage in design has automakers taking a hard look at the use of plastics. "For some parts, the trend has been to replace steel with plastic," said Guy Nusholtz, executive specialist for experim The difficulty of predicting shrinkage...
- Research articles 1999-04-26
- Composites shift aim to hit moving auto industry target.
- Byline: Rhoda Miel Think of auto composites suppliers as being on an unending uphill climb. For every breakthrough in processing or sales that allows them to move forward, there are changes in requirements for painting or increased challenges f Byline:...
- Research articles 2004-09-27
- RESIN SUPPLIERS ENGINEERING ROLES IN FUTURE AUTO INDUSTRY
- At GE Plastics' automotive center, workers are noisily tearing down building wings and tooling up to create a higher-profile engineering juggernaut. Executives there say the game is changing in the automotive industry, that they must be prepared for tAt GE Plastics' automotive center, workers are noisily...
- Research articles 1998-07-20
- Only the truly strong suppliers survive unpredictable markets.(Brief Article)
- In November, toolmaker Gerald Hobson listened in on a presentation by a growing automotive plastics part supplier. The company executive laid out the firm's acquisition strategy, its sales numbers, and its long-term plans for the future. ``After In November, toolmaker Gerald...
- Research articles 2000-05-01
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- CAR COMPONENTS SECTOR MERGER CLEARED.
- The European Commission has cleared the proposed acquisition by the French company Plastic Omnium of the French company Inopart. Plastic Omnium manufactures automobile components and plastics products, and provides environmental services. Inopart is active in the design and production of components in composite and thermoplastic materials,...
- Research articles 2006-11-15
- Mitsubishi Chemical Announces Acquisitions Strengthening Its Global Position as Supplier of Polypropylene Plastics in High Demand by Automobile Industry
- TOKYO -- Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation MCC today announced it has signed a contract with ExxonMobil Chemical Company EMCC, the chemical division of Exxon Mobil Corporation EMC, to purchase EMCC's stake in two joint ventures that manufacture and sell polypropylene compounds in high demand around the world for automobile components and...
- Research articles 2006-05-10
- BASF Weathers a Mixed First Half But Projects a Strong Recovery.(Brief Article)
- The company gears up to divest non-core assets. BASF IS PINNING its hopes on its plastics business for an improved second half in 1999. The company is seeing a pick-up in plastics demand in the automobile sector and other key customer markets....
- Research articles 1999-08-09
- Thai Plastics Maker T. Krungthai Industries to Float Shares to Add Capital.
- By Busrin Treerapongpichit, Bangkok Post, Thailand Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Mar. 8--T. Krungthai Industries Plc, a manufacturer of plastics for automobile and electrical appliance parts, is set to float eight million shares on the Stock Exchange of Thailand as part of a...
- Research articles 2004-03-08
- Saudi corporation's business programme to focus on composites, plastics for automobiles
- At the 2007 Los Angeles Auto Show, Saudi Basic Industries Corp SABIC Innovative Plastics introduced its 'Design without Sacrifices'programme, which was developed to demonstrate the advantages of using high-performance composites and thermoplastics to create complex three-dimensional designs without sacrificing performance, safety or environmental responsibility. Two examples of the company's...
- Research articles 2008-01-01
- The key for Key: Back to basics, boss says.(Key Plastics L.L.C., B. Edward Ewing)(Brief Article)
- B. Edward Ewing believes in integrity, performance and profit, and has brought that philosophy to a business that he believes has stumbled because of its pursuit of revenue growth at all costs. ``I came to the automobile industry because I believe the automobile industry...
- Research articles 2002-08-19
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