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In the second year of the pandemic, Slovnaft expanded its support to public communities
Even in the second pandemic year, Slovnaft did not slow down in supporting communities, ecology, culture or sports. At the end of the year, they donated more than 10,000 euros to healthcare professionals caring for covid patients at the University Hospital Bratislava. Established CSR programs such...
Volkswagen doubles deliveries of all-electric vehicles in 2021
“Volkswagen is continuing to press ahead with the transition to e-mobility despite the limited supply of semiconductors,” said Ralf Brandstätter, CEO of the Volkswagen brand. Last year, the company delivered more electric vehicles worldwide than ever before, handing over more than 369,000 electric...
Slovakia produced more than a million cars in 2021
- 17.01.2022
- Latest News
- Automotive
- Business economics
According to preliminary results, just over 1,000,000 cars were produced in Slovakia in 2021, which is a slight increase of about 4 percent compared to the previous year. The same volume of production is expected in 2022. Just for the sake of interest, in February of this year, a 15-millionth...
MOL Group expands its consumer services portfolio in Poland
- 14.01.2022
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- Automotive
MOL signed a set of agreements with PKN Orlen and Grupa Lotos covering the sale and purchase of several portfolio elements within Consumer Services. Accordingly MOL acquired 417 service stations in Poland including 270 company owned sites with a country-wide coverage and the potential to reach a...
Sales of new ŠKODA cars in 2021
- 12.01.2022
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- Automotive
Last year, Škoda Auto delivered 878,200 vehicles worldwide. This is a year-on-year decrease of 126,600 cars. The reason for the decline is the pandemic and the crisis with a lack of chips in on-board electronics. The carmaker expects that the situation in the supply of semiconductors will be...
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EDU-MaTech: training for companies in the engineering and automotive industries
- 27.12.2021
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- Events
- Automotive
In February 2020, the implementation of an international project entitled "Creating strategic partnerships and preparing advanced lifelong learning courses for companies and clusters with innovation potential in the engineering and automotive industries" (EDU-MaTech)...
Historically lowest car sales in the EU since 1993
- 21.12.2021
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- Automotive
In November 2021, European Union passenger car registrations fell for the fifth consecutive month this year (-20.5%), totalling 713,346 units...
Martin Jahn has become the President of the Czech Automobile Industry Association
- 16.12.2021
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- Automotive
"Being the president of the Association of the Automotive Industry again is a great honor and at the same time a great commitment for me. The automotive industry has been in a deep operational crisis for almost two years as a result of the covid-19 pandemic and the resulting supply chain...
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October car production in the Czech Republic fell by almost half
Car production in the Czech Republic fell by 47% year on year in October due to outages caused by a lack of chips, with 68,202 passenger cars produced. A total of 899,855 cars were produced this year. This is 4% less than in the same period last year, which was the worst in terms of volume since...
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Nissan demonstrates the benefits of dynamically implementing 3D printing on its assembly lines
- 18.11.2021
- 3D technology
- Automotive
The automotive giant Nissan relies on a small farm created from BCN3D printers at its plant in Barcelona, which has so far produced 700 tools, parts and guides that they use on their production...
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CEE Automotive Supply Chain 2021: Sustainability not only on the road but also in production (photo report)
- 11.11.2021
- Services
- Events
- Automotive
- Photo reportage
Almost three hundred guests from nine European countries gathered for a conference and business meeting at the CEE Automotive Supply Chain 2021 event at the Clarion Congress Hotel in Olomouc. The leitmotif of the conference part of the event was the topic of sustainability, not only in relation to...
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The chip crisis is also affecting the Czech automotive industry
The deepening chip crisis is significantly affecting the performance of the automotive industry in the Czech Republic. So far during the year, 831,653 passenger cars were produced, ie. Only 2.9% more than last year's "covid" year. However, since August, production has been significantly affected by...
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ŠKODA AUTO a.s. component production plant in Vrchlabí produces CO2 neutral
- 12.10.2021
- Machinery & Equipment
- Automotive
- Waste Management
The component plant in Vrchlabí has been ŠKODA AUTO’s first CO2-neutral production site worldwide since the end of 2020. To achieve this, the car manufacturer systematically reduced its energy consumption and switched to renewable energies. In doing so, the company was able to cut CO2 emissions at...
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How the company Som-Plast Kft. and Som-Szer have become leading suppliers of automotive parts
Despite the setbacks caused by the pandemic, Hungarian firms Som-Szer and Som-Plast Kft. continue to invest in new projects, utilizing their 25 years of experience in plastic and metal manufacturing and...
The largest meeting of automotive suppliers will take place again in Olomouc after a one-year break
- 10.08.2021
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- Automotive
Po roční přestávce se uskuteční již čtvrtý ročník akce CEE Automotive Supply Chain. Jednat se bude opět v Olomouci, 12. - 13. října 2021. Mezinárodní fórum, které tvoří konference, výstava, B2B jednání a networking navštívilo v roce 2019 450 delegátů ze 17 různých...
New car registrations are growing, Tesla is the second best-selling car in Europe
- 04.08.2021
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- Automotive
Podľa údajov spoločnosti JATO Dynamics na 26 európskych trhoch bolo minulý mesiac zaregistrovaných 1 268 683 nových osobných automobilov - čo je nárast o 13% v porovnaní s júnom 2020. Napriek tomuto nárastu sa miera obnovy trhu výrazne spomalila v porovnaní s rastom zaznamenaným od marca do máj...
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Mechanical stroke regulator Oerlikon HRSflow avoids surface defects
Oerlikon HRSflow has developed a Mechanical Stroke Regulator (MSR) for hydraulic driven valve gate systems that makes it easy to individually preset the opening positions of the pins in hot runner systems. Via a graduate scale adjusting screw the user specifies the individual oil volume, which the...
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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
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- 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
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- 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...
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