Plastics and Synthetics

Supplier to resume production of key chemical used in auto plastics

3:17 pm U.S. ET | Dec. 5, 2012
Evonik Industries has completed repairs to its CDT feedstock plant in Marl, Germany -- less than eight months after a fatal explosion and fire there created a global shortage of the nylon 12 resin used in many plastic auto parts.... Read More »

 

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Supplier: Plastic panels return

12:01 am U.S. ET | Aug. 20, 2012
The future looks brighter for plastic exterior vehicle parts as automakers intensify their search for weight-saving ideas.... Read More »

 

2012 MANAGEMENT BRIEFING SEMINARS

Supplier: Plastic body panels are coming back

1:51 pm U.S. ET | Aug. 8, 2012
The future looks brighter for plastic exterior vehicle parts as automakers intensify their search for weight-saving ideas. After suffering a blow nearly a decade ago, when General Motors abandoned its pioneering use of polymer body panels on its Saturn lineup, plastics are poised for a comeback, says Venkatakrishnan Umamaheswaran global automotive marketing director for SABIC Innovative Plastics.... Read More »

 

Plastics News will cover show

12:01 am U.S. ET | Aug. 6, 2012
Plastics News, a sibling publication of Automotive News, has been chosen as publisher of the English-language show daily for the K 2013 International Trade Fair, the world's largest plastics and rubber trade show.... Read More »

 

Johnson Controls to close Indiana parts plant

12:01 am U.S. ET | July 10, 2012
Johnson Controls Inc. will close a plant in Kendallville, Ind., that produces plastic injection-molded parts, the Kendallville News-Sun reports. The plant, which employs 170 workers, will close Aug. 31. The plant previously was owned by Plastech Engineered Products Inc., which filed for bankruptcy in 2008.... Read More »

 

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Dealer O.C. Welch's big-truck turnaround

Dealer O.C. Welch's big-truck turnaround

After Mercury's demise, South Carolina Ford-Lincoln dealer O.C. Welch had to find a way to replace lost revenue. He decided to load up on Super Duty pickups – and sell them online. Mon., June 17
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