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The road ahead for carbon
Suppliers of carbon fibre and composites to the automotive industry are poised to benefit from a similar boom to that enjoyed by the suppliers of...
IAC opens new Europe headquarters in Düsseldorf
Global vehicle interiors supplier International Automotive Components (IAC) has opened its new European headquarters in Düsseldorf, Germany.
Aerolia and Sogerma to merge
Aerolia and Sogerma, wholly-owned Airbus Group subsidiaries, are to merge their activities.
Takata airbag recall extended to 7.8m vehicles
US safety regulator National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has expanded the number of vehicles in the US that may be affected by recalls for...
Environmentally responsible flame retardants for transportation
Flame retardants (FRs) are an essential element of fire protection, with a global consumption of 2m tonnes/year, according to Isabel De Schrijver of Centexbel, Belgium.
Hemp-based materials for the automotive industry
Automotive equipment supplier Faurecia has announced the creation of a 50/50 joint venture with Interval, a French agricultural co-operative.
Lantal offers EN 45545-2 compliant products
Lantal Textiles presented its latest line-up of products at last month’s InnoTrans in Berlin, Germany, under the motto “ready for EN 45545-2”.
ZF to acquire TRW Automotive after deal agreed
Automotive safety systems supplier TRW Automotive will become a separate business division within ZF Friedrichshafen after the two companies agreed struck a deal under which...
FR chemistry selected by US automotive interiors group
Alexium International has announced that a “major US automotive interiors group” has purchased Alexium fire retardant (FR) chemistry to conduct a commercial production run at...
Autoneum introduces innovative automotive floor system constructions
Autoneum, a global supplier of acoustic and thermal management systems, introduced a number of innovations in automotive floor systems at the 53rd Dornbirn Man-Made Fibers...