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		<title><![CDATA[Toyota tops in 'green' interiors.]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb5258/is_200611/ai_n20363825]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[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  ...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Nov 2006 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[1st Honda pickup has room to stow award.]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb5258/is_200511/ai_n20337307]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[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...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Nov 2005 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Alone in passing lane; Lack of recyclable plastics at center of auto report.]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb5060/is_200502/ai_n18430807]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[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.    ...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Feb 2005 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Composites shift aim to hit moving auto industry target.]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb5258/is_200409/ai_n20357744]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[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:...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Sep 2004 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Fuel-cell plan may drive plastics to new era.(Brief Article)]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[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...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Jan 2002 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Plastics prominent at Germany auto show.]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[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...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Sep 2001 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Plastics set to cash in on fuel standards.(American Plastics Council )]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb5258/is_200108/ai_n20350001]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[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. ...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Aug 2001 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Automakers: TPOs will dominate interiors.(Brief Article)]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb5258/is_200010/ai_n20347680]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[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...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Oct 2000 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Johnson Controls, Oxford promise simpler door assembly.]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb5251/is_200009/ai_n20132164]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[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...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Sep 2000 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Only the truly strong suppliers survive unpredictable markets.(Brief Article)]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[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...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 May 2000 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[ACI `liberates' instrument-panel plastics.(Brief Article)]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb5258/is_200004/ai_n20348465]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[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...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Apr 2000 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[AUTO FIRMS WORK TO PREDICT DESIGN SNAGS.]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb5258/is_199904/ai_n20342166]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[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...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Apr 1999 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[POLICY SHORTCHANGES PLASTICS.]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb5258/is_199901/ai_n20342478]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[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...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 04 Jan 1999 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[RESIN SUPPLIERS ENGINEERING ROLES IN FUTURE AUTO INDUSTRY]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb5258/is_199807/ai_n20339131]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[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...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 1998 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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