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The role of plastics in modern transport is huge. Radiation crosslinking of plastics expands their use.
Radiation crosslinking can change the performance of plastic products, thus extending the scope of their use. Improved material properties and better durability of such modified products open up a wide range of potential new applications. For example, metals in functional parts can be replaced by...
May car registrations in the European Union have risen again
- 17.06.2021
- Latest News
- Automotive
In May 2021, passenger car registrations in the European Union rose by 53.4% compared to last year, totalling 891,665 units. Nevertheless, last month’s result is still far below the 1.2 million cars that were sold in May...
The MOL Group buys a network of 120 OMV service stations in Slovenia
- 11.06.2021
- Latest News
- Automotive
- Business economics
The MOL Group entered into an agreement with OMV to acquire a 92.25 percent stake in OMV Slovenija d.o.o., in which the Group's subsidiary, INA d.d., currently owns a minority stake of 7.75%. The agreed purchase price is EUR 301 million. The MOL Group will thus own a 100% stake in OMV...
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Despite the complications, the Czech car industry is reaching pre-crisis values
- 01.06.2021
- Machinery & Equipment
- Automotive
Motor vehicle production in the Czech Republic is coming to life again. A positive signal is not only the year-on-year increase, but also the comparison with the pre-crisis values of 2019. The domestic production of electric vehicles, whose share in total production is currently approaching 10%, is...
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Euro 7/VII emission standards must be environmentally and economically sustainable
- 28.05.2021
- Services
- Automotive
The European Commission plans to introduce new Euro 7/VII emission standards later this year. They should replace the existing emissions regulations from 2025, after being discussed by the European Parliament and the Council. Although there was some easing of the original proposals in early April,...
New car registrations increased by 24.4%
- 19.05.2021
- Latest News
- Automotive
In April 2021, new car registrations surged by 218.6% in the European Union because of last year’s low base of comparison. Despite this big percentage increase, last month’s sales volume was almost 300,000 units lower than that recorded in April...
European new car registrations increased by 63% in March 2021, but still far from pre-pandemic levels
- 05.05.2021
- Latest News
- Automotive
The best-selling vehicle is the Volkswagen Golf, the electric car is dominated by the Tesla Model...
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MOL Group acquired retail assets in Slovakia and Hungary in line with its updated long-term strategy
MOL Group announced the acquisition of 100% of Normbenz Slovakia Ltd. from Normeston Group Cyprus Limited (sale of a stake) that includes 16 gas stations in Slovakia operated under the Lukoil brand. They will be acquired by...
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New scratch resistant PP-materials from Polykemi and Rondo Plast in the new COMPLUS Concept
The first COMPLUS Concept from Polykemi and Rondo Plast focuses on a newly developed PP-based material for complex interior automotive applications. The newly developed and virgin raw material based compound POLYfill PP EP317R UV has both high scratch resistance and UV...
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AutoSAP: Despite the limitations, the automotive industry manages to maintain production
- 25.03.2021
- Services
- Automotive
Even in this difficult period, the companies of the Czech automotive industry managed to keep production at a stable level, despite outages in the supply of parts, restrictions in the transport of goods or the tense situation on the labor...
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HRSflow’s servo-driven hot runner system convinces customers: Over 1000 systems sold worldwide
HRSflow’s servo-driven hot runner system convinces customers: Over 1000 systems sold...
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The effects of the pandemic on motor vehicle production continued in 2021
- 05.03.2021
- Services
- Automotive
The continuing impact of the coronavirus pandemic continues to stifle the automotive industry in the new year. The production of passenger cars in the Czech Republic in January fell by 11.7% year-on-year to a total of 104,576 units. 297 buses were produced, ie about a fifth less than in January...
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Technical materials for hybrid and 100% electric cars brought by Addiplast
- 09.02.2021
- Services
- Automotive
- Electromobility
The development of Electric Vehicles (EV) raises new challenges for plastics equipment manufacturers and this often involves the selection of new, more efficient and virtuous...
Precise plastic injection will be guaranteed by the company IMS-Drašnar s.r.o.
Plastics press of the company IMS-Drašnar s.r.o. operates in a continuous production process 24 hours a day. All construction plastics except PVC are...
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In 2020, more than 1.18 million road vehicles were produced in the Czech Republic
- 28.01.2021
- Services
- Automotive
Complications associated with the coronavirus pandemic have caused a significant decline in vehicle production in the Czech Republic. In 2020, a total of 1,186,151 of all types of road vehicles were produced (-18.8%). The production of motor vehicles decreased year-on-year to 1,159,704 units...
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Sales of new passenger cars in the EU last year fell by 23.7%
- 26.01.2021
- Services
- Automotive
In 2020, there was the largest annual decline in demand for cars. Car sales fell to 9.9 vehicles last year. In Slovakia, according to the ACEA association, it is declining even more significantly - by 24.9%. In December, the year-on-year European decline decreased to...
Kia Motors Slovakia has a new president
- 19.01.2021
- Latest News
- Automotive
Seok Bong Kim became the new president and executive director of the Kia Motors Slovakia production plant with effect from 1 January 2021, replacing the current president Kyong Jae...
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In 2020, ŠKODA AUTO delivered more than a million cars to customers worldwide despite the coronavirus pandemic
- 14.01.2021
- Services
- Automotive
ŠKODA AUTO delivered more than 1,000,000 cars worldwide to customers, despite the 39-day closure of Czech production plants and the temporary interruption of sales channels in the second quarter. The carmaker increased its share of the European market to 5.4% and at the same time confirmed its...
Czech market in 2020: December marked by growth, a fall of 19% for the whole year
- 13.01.2021
- Latest News
- Automotive
The end of the year ended with a year-on-year growth of 8.7% on the Czech new car market. Of course, sales fell for the whole year, although there were also brands that...
Late sales rebound helps US automakers avoid 2020 disaster
- 12.01.2021
- Latest News
- Automotive
Sales of new vehicles in the U.S. fell 14.6% last year, but a second-half rebound from a coronavirus-related plunge in the spring kindled optimism for a recovery later this...
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Bohdan Wojnar will continue to lead the automotive industry association
- 31.12.2020
- Services
- Automotive
The General Meeting of the Association of the Automotive Industry of the Czech Republic confirmed the current President Bohdan Wojnar, a member of the Board of Directors of ŠKODA AUTO, as the President of the Association for the next four-year term. The members of AutoSAP also decided on the...
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ŠKODA AUTO launches series production of the ENYAQ iV at its main plant in Mladá Boleslav
- 27.11.2020
- Services
- Automotive
Serial production of the ENYAQ iV model began at ŠKODA AUTO's main plant in Mladá Boleslav. The 100% battery-electric SUV is the first ŠKODA series production model based on the Volkswagen Group’s Modular Electrification Toolkit...
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Autumn production of passenger cars is pushing the economy forward
- 26.11.2020
- Services
- Automotive
Despite the second wave of the coronavirus pandemic and the significant limitations associated with it, motor vehicle manufacturers were again able to cut back some of their losses in October, when their production in all monitored segments exceeded performance in October last year. Since January,...
Another decline in sales of new vehicles in the Czech Republic
- 11.11.2020
- Latest News
- Automotive
Coronavirus has again hit new vehicle sales. After an optimistic period, another decline...
Audits of PF Plastics managed without losing a flower
- 02.11.2020
- Latest News
- Automotive
The company simplifies the management of processes according to the auditor's...
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The production of road vehicles is catching up with the spring losses
- 27.10.2020
- Services
- Automotive
The production of road vehicles in the Czech Republic in the third quarter of the year will catch up with the losses caused by spring outages. Production in the summer months and in September contributed to the gradual easing. Since the beginning of the year, a total of 835,082 road vehicles...
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K.D. Feddersen – your distributor for engineering plastics from Teijin
K.D. Feddersen CEE GmbH is the distributor for Teijin’s PC and PC/ABS for Central Eastern Europe in the countries Austria, Switzerland, Poland, Hungary, Romania, Czech Republic and...
In September, 6,350 new passenger cars were registered in Slovakia
- 19.10.2020
- Latest News
- Automotive
In September 2020, the EU passenger car market registered the first increase of the...
Ensinger s.r.o. invites you to Automotive Hungary (Ipar Napjai 2020)
- 16.10.2020
- Latest News
- Automotive
- Exhibitions
The International Exhibition for the Automotive Industry will take place from 19 to 22 October 2020 in...
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The summer months brought a revival of production in the Czech Republic
- 07.10.2020
- Automotive
Motor vehicle production in the Czech Republic is only very slowly catching up with the losses caused by the coronavirus pandemic. From the beginning of the year to the end of August, a total of 691,889 motor vehicles were produced, ie 26.9% less than in the same period of 2019. This trend...
