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MOL Group enters into recycled plastic compounding by acquiring Aurora Group
MOL Group announced that it has signed a sales-purchase agreement to acquire Aurora, a recycled plastic compounder with production plants located nearby automotive manufacturing and plastics conversion clusters in Baden-Württemberg,...
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New UV/TS stabilization packages - GRAFE optimizes masterbatch performance for automobiles
The demands of the automotive industry on component quality, while at the same time saving costs, are constantly increasing and are higher than ever due to the current market...
NEWMATEC Conference 2019: Slovakia and its readiness for global trends in the automotive industry
- 27.03.2019
- Latest News
- Events
- Automotive
The 5th annual two-day prestigious automotive conference NEWMATEC 2019, organized by the Automotive Industry Association of the Slovak Republic, continues in Šamorín...
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Kia again won the iF Design Awards
- 12.03.2019
- Services
- Automotive
Number three became a happy number of Kia. After introducing the new, third generation Kia Ceed, currently sold in Europe in three different body styles, each of the three newcomers received the iF Design Award. This three-fold triumph in the world-renowned design competition is also the third...
New pads for cars service jacks from TOMIRTECH, s.r.o.
- 25.02.2019
- Latest News
- Automotive
TOMIRTECH, s.r.o. has expanded its assortment of pads for car service pillar, scissor and hand...
Barlog introduced new material for automotive industry
German company Barlog Plastics, an innovative plastic specialist, introduced a material that is characterized by very low emissions and can be successfully used as a material for interior vehicle...
In 2019, the automotive industry will be preparing for future changes
- 18.01.2019
- Latest News
- Automotive
According to the Automobile Industry Association of the Slovak Republic (ZAP SR) there was more than 1,080,000 cars produced in Slovakia in Volkswagen Slovakia, Kia Motors Slovakia, PSA Group Slovakia and Jaguar Land Rover. This is the highest figure in the history of Slovakia, according to...
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Rondo Plast, Member of the Polykemi Group, supplies recycled materials to Volvo Cars
- 05.12.2018
- Plastics recycling
- Automotive
- Recycled plastics
Rondo Plast, a member of the Polykemi Group, is supporting Volvo Cars ambition to have at least 25% of the plastic in their cars being made from sustainable materials by 2025. The Volvo Cars demonstrator vehicle that was revealed this summer exemplifies their commitment to this ambition, which is...
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Biesterfeld Plastic: Innovative Electric and Electronics Portfolio for E-Mobility
New technologies in e-mobility entail increased requirements for plastics and call for innovative product adaptations. Especially when it comes to higher electrical voltages and flame retardance, sophisticated materials are needed to satisfy these stringent requirements and enable all components to...
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Volkswagen Slovakia grew in 2017
- 14.09.2018
- Plastics Processing
- Automotive
- Business economics
The Bratislava plant grew not only by its size, but the product portfolio also grew and the number of employees reached a record high. Volkswagen Slovakia has confirmed the position of the largest vehicle manufacturer and a private employer in...
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Polykemi AB Celebrates 50th Anniversary with New Compouds for Conventional Vehicles and Electric Vehicles
At Fakuma 2018 Polykemi AB will be celebrating 50 years as a compounder. The company, currently active in Europe, Asia and the US, will be informing about Technical compounds, High Tech compounds and Recycled materials. There will be a special focus on Electro-vehicles, demanding various light...
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GRAFE passes audit for latest norm to qualify as supplier for the automobile industry
- 19.06.2018
- Suppliers of raw materials
- Automotive
- Compounds
The certification for IATF 16949 has been granted to the GRAFE Group. Upon passing the audit, the company from Blankenhain has qualified itself as manufacturer and developer of color masterbatches for the automobile industry. In so doing, the Thuringian company has once again assumed a lead role in...
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Controlled gas springs from E - Normalie servis s.r.o.
The current automotive industry is under constant pressure as a result of ever-increasing demands for comfort, safety, emission reductions and, of course, the price of cars. For this reason, it is necessary to follow the trends in the automotive...
PLASTIKA a.s. is the supplier for the Car of the Year 2018 in the Czech Republic
- 30.05.2018
- Latest News
- Automotive
- Plastic products
In the year 2018, the Czech Republic became the vehicle of the most important Czech car manufacturer, ŠKODA AUTO a.s. Škoda...
IAC starts third operation site in Czech town of Prestice
- 14.05.2018
- Latest News
- Automotive
- Business economics
Automotive supplier International Automotive Components (IAC) has opened its production site for premium door panels in Prestice, Czech Republic, the company announced 7...
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New President of ZAP SR Alexander Matušek
- 13.04.2018
- Services
- Automotive
- Electromobility
The Union of the Automotive Industry of the Slovak Republic (ZAP SR) has a new president. The decision of the 24th session of the General Assembly was Alexander Matušek. The new president is a long-time member of the ZAP SR, in recent years he has been the vice-president and later the executive...
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Newmatec 2018 Conference on actual Challenges in the Automotive Industry
- 23.03.2018
- Services
- Events
- Automotive
- Photo reportage
The fourth year of Newmatec's most important automotive conference in Slovakia focused on innovation, new technologies and challenges that will bring the car production segment in the coming...
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The MOL Group launched the Carsharing Service in Budapest
- 29.01.2018
- Services
- Automotive
MOL Limo is a carsharing service presented by the MOL Group in Budapest. As part of the 2030 strategy, the MOL Group's goal is to adapt to market dynamics and move from traditional retail fuel sales to offering a wider range of goods and...
NEWMATEC 2018 in just two months in Tale
- 12.01.2018
- Latest News
- Events
- Automotive
Automotive Industry Association of the Slovak Republic invites you to the 4rd Annual Conference...
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The NEXT-E consortium and the EU signed a agreement to build 252 high-speed chargers and ultraviolet carriers for electric cars
- 27.11.2017
- Services
- Automotive
- Electromobility
Agreement is an important milestone for the extension of electromobility to the Cohesion Fund countries and the future of transport in...
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Hot runner system from HRSflow for Class A vehicle windows made of polycarbonate
For the two-component injection molding of the rear-quarter windows of polycarbonate (PC) for the Buick GL8 and GL8 Avenir MPVs (multi-purpose vehicles), Chinese Tier 1 supplier Shentong uses two hot runner systems from...
Car production in the first half of the year in the Czech Republic increased by 5.1% to a record 756,468 units
- 11.08.2017
- Latest News
- Automotive
In the first half of the year, 756,468 cars were produced in the Czech Republic, which is 5.1% more year-on-year. The share of ŠKODA is 60.8%, HYUNDAI 24.9% and TPCA...
The production of the Trnava car factory in the first half of 2017 grew by 1.6%, the new leader in its production portfolio is the successful Citroën C3
- 04.08.2017
- Latest News
- Automotive
Trnava car maker PSA Groupe Slovakia produced more than 181,500 vehicles in the first half of 2017, which represents a year-on-year growth of 1.6%. In the first half of the year, the Citroën C3, which is exclusively produced in Trnava, was the pull of the automaker's production...
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Over 500 participants attend ENGEL trend.scaut 2017
- 27.07.2017
- Machinery & Equipment
- Automotive
The list of attendees at the ENGEL trend.scaut 2017 reads like a who’s who of the international automobile industry. More than 500 development and production managers, managing directors and market analysts attended the two-day conference at the end of June in Linz and St. Valentin, Austria, where...
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Polykemi AB launches SCANREX - a new family of high performing compounds
It is time for the next step in the development of the Polykemi product range. The company now launches a new family of high performing plastic compounds called SCANREX. The premiere members are two PPA-compounds with 30 % and 50 % glass fibers - constituting base grades in a class of materials...
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ENGEL trend.scaut conference at the end of June in Austria
Following very successful events in North America and Asia, the injection moulding machine manufacturer ENGEL is bringing its automotive conference back to Europe this year. For two days at the end of June, in Linz and St. Valentin, Austria, international experts from the automotive industry and...
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Reydel Automotive Slovakia, s.r.o. will support projects in the Nitra region
- 12.05.2017
- Services
- Events
- Automotive
- Photo reportage
On the area of Reydel Automotive Slovakia, s.r.o. last week, were handed checks by a successful Grant Reydel for Nitra. This year, the company decided to support 13 public works projects in the area of culture, health and the environment in the amount of € 28,363 from the Reydel Fund at the...
Mercedes at the Motor Show Bratislava 2017 European show debut
- 25.04.2017
- Latest News
- Automotive
- Exhibitions
Bratislava Motor Show this year will be really special. In addition to the two Central European Cup (Mazda CX-5 and Mazda MX-5 RF) it enriches and one European premiere exhibition, the long-awaited model Mercedes Benz...
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Newmatec 2017 on trends in the automotive industry in Slovakia
- 07.04.2017
- Services
- Events
- Automotive
- Photo reportage
New materials, technologies and innovations in the automotive industry - that have been supporting topic of the third annual conference Newmatec that took place from 28 to 29 March 2017 traditionally at Tale, Slovakia. Almost 250 participants had the opportunity to listen to lectures from leading...
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Jan Pešek - AutoSap vice president: We are here primarily for member companies
- 05.04.2017
- Services
- Automotive
- Interview
Third vice president of the AutoSap since early 2017 is PhDr. Jan Pešek. In the Automotive Industry Association represents carmaker Toyota Peugeot Citroën Automobile Czech (TPCA), which is the general manager of the Human Resources Department. Jan Pešek is also vice-chairman of Division final...
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