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Pathway to Lightweight Composite Cars Presented by BASF at Featherweight Competition

Martin Jung, PhD, Senior Vice President of Global Research for Structural Materials for BASF , presented “The Pathway to Lightweight Composite Cars” during the Featherweight Competition: One Path to a Lightweight Car panel today at the 2013 Center for Automotive Research Management Briefing Seminars.

From BASF Corporation 7 Aug 2013

The New Ford F150 - Recycled Materials Going Green

Ford is proving that pickups can be green and tough by adding rice hulls to the list of sustainable materials used to build F-150 – America’s best-selling truck.

7 Aug 2013

Altair Honors BASF with Enlighten Award for Development of Thermoplastic Composite Front Seat Pan

Altair today announced that international chemical company BASF Corporation has won the inaugural Altair Enlighten Award competition for the development of its thermoplastic composite front seat pan (by GM Opel, BASF).

From Altair Engineering Inc. 6 Aug 2013

New Lightweight and Crash-Safe Construction Technology for the Auto Industry

Lightweight or crash-safe – must it always be a trade-off for auto makers? The answer is no. With a new lightweight construction technology, researchers are making it possible to do both. The result is less fuel consumption and lower manufacturing costs.

From Fraunhofer FEP 2 Aug 2013

ThyssenKrupp Tailored Blanks Sold to Wuhan Iron and Steel

The sale of ThyssenKrupp Tailored Blanks to Wuhan Iron and Steel Corporation (WISCO)/China has been completed. Following approval by the responsible regulatory authorities, the closing took place today. The agreement to sell the company, which produces tailored steel blanks for the auto industry, was signed in September 2012.

1 Aug 2013

MESSRING to Build Cutting-Edge Vehicle Crash Test System for Daimler

MESSRING is building the world's most cutting-edge crash test systems for the new vehicle safety technology center of Daimler AG in Stuttgart-Sindelfingen. The construction of MESSRING's 100th crash test facility is in full progress. The project is scheduled for completion in 2016.

1 Aug 2013

Continental Boosts Investment to Address Demand for Electronic Integrated Parking Brakes

Continental, one of the world's leading automotive suppliers, today announced plans to invest more than $35 million in its Henderson, North Carolina facility and create an additional 40 new jobs over the next five years. The driving force behind this investment is the increased demand in Electronic Integrated Parking Brake (e-IPB) production.

From Continental 1 Aug 2013

BASF’s New Shanghai Plant to Produce High Performance Resins and Electrocoat

BASF is investing around €90 million to set up a world-scale production plant at the Shanghai Chemical Industry Park in Shanghai, China. The new plant will produce high performance resins and electrocoat (e-coat). The start-up of the production line is planned for the second half of 2015. The plant will help to address the increasing demand for high quality coatings solutions in growing industries, notably the automotive industry, in Asia Pacific.

From BASF Corporation 31 Jul 2013

ThyssenKrupp Commences Building New Assembled Camshafts Production Facility at Chemnitz Plant

ThyssenKrupp has today begun building a new production facility for assembled camshafts at its Chemnitz plant. Sven Morlok, Saxony's State Minister for Economic Affairs, Labor and Transport, and Petra Wesseler, the Mayoress of Chemnitz responsible for urban development and construction, took part in the groundbreaking ceremony to mark the start of construction.

29 Jul 2013

Comprehensive Report on Global Markets for Tire Reinforcement Materials

Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report is available in its catalogue: Tire Reinforcement Materials: Technologies and Global Markets

From Report Linker 23 Jul 2013

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