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Celgard capitalizes on automotive battery demand

DETROIT (Nov. 19, 4:10 p.m. ET) -- Celgard LLC began making film separators for rechargeable lithium-ion batteries 20 years ago in North Carolina. Now the company is in the right place at the right time as the North American auto industry gears up for an electric vehicle future, one that will include the makers of vital components like Celgard and its porous membranes. The company will expand production capabilities in Charlotte, N.C., and also finalizing site selection for a second plant in the southeastern United States. November 19, 2009

BASF introduces natural fiber thermoset composite

FLINT, MICH. (Nov. 19, 4:00 p.m. ET) -- The global auto industry is looking for materials that can help them lighten their vehicles, improve an environmental footprint, hit key structural and aesthetic points and also come in at or under cost requirements. BASF is introducing a new resin developed for natural fiber thermoset composites that takes aim at each of those targets. Acrodur thermosetting acrylic copolymer already is on its first auto application, used in a door panel substrate for the BMW 7 Series sedan molded by Dräxlmaier Group. November 19, 2009

Ford uses wheat straw and PP in Flex interior

FAIRLAWN, OHIO (Nov. 18, 3:25 p.m. ET) -- A bio-based plastics additive developed by A. Schulman Inc. has won recognition for its use in Ford Motor Co.’s Flex crossover vehicle. Schulman’s AgriPlas-brand wheat straw fiber bio-filler is a polypropylene-based additive that uses wheat straw, a material that’s a by-product of harvesting wheat. AgriPlas is used in an injection-molded storage bin and inner lid for the interior of the Flex. November 18, 2009

Autoliv buying Delphi passive safety business

STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN (Nov. 17, 12:30 p.m. ET) -- Swedish auto supplier Autoliv Inc. is buying Delphi Automotive LLP’s North American passive safety business, but will consolidate much of the production into its own plants. The deal announced Nov. 17 will include one steering wheel plant in Matamoros, Mexico, but other airbag and seat belt production will transition into existing Autoliv plants, Stockholm-based Autoliv said in a news release. November 17, 2009

Delphi headliner at SPE awards

LIVONIA, MICH. (Nov. 12, 8:45 p.m. ET) -- The news is in -- SPE tonight revealed the winners in its annual Automotive Innovation Awards competition. This year's grand prize goes to a radio housing developed by Delphi Automotive LLP and chosen by GM for use in its Tahoe sport utility vehicle. Numerous other parts and processes also were honored for their innovation. November 12, 2009

Nypro sells auto unit to Parkway Products

FLORENCE, KY. (Nov. 12, 4:55 p.m. ET) -- Parkway Products Inc. is boosting the capabilities and customer connections for its Enterprise Molded Products business unit through its purchase of a majority share of Nypro Inc.’s Marietta, Ga., operations. At the same time, the deal announced on Nov. 12 allows Clinton, Mass.-based Nypro to complete its gradual move out of the automotive business. November 12, 2009

French injection molder AdduXi expanding into North America

LIVONIA, MICH. (Nov. 12, 4:15 p.m. ET) -- French injection molder AdduXi SAS is expanding into North America with an office in the Detroit suburb of Livonia and plans for a molding facility in Alabama within two years. The company specializes in high precision, insert molding of auto electronics and other parts. November 12, 2009

Auto molder SRG picks Mich. for development center

WARREN, MICH. (Nov. 12, 4:10 p.m. ET) -- Auto supplier SRG Global Inc. has selected a site in Taylor, Mich., to house its Advanced Development Center. The 46,000-square-foot center will open in April, and will include injection molding capabilities to develop new parts for production globally. November 12, 2009

Lear posts profit after emerging from bankruptcy

DETROIT (Nov. 11, 6:40 p.m. ET) -- Lear Corp. swung into the black during the third quarter -- a quarter dominated by the company's rapid trip through the Chapter 11 bankruptcy process. Lear posted net profit of $24.6 million on sales of $2.5 billion. Though sales dropped 19 percent from $3.1 billion in the same period last year, the company swung from a net loss of $98.2 million. November 11, 2009

France's A. Raymond Group acquires Ohio fastener plant

ROCHESTER HILLS, MICH. (Nov. 11, 5:30 p.m. ET) -- A French maker of fastening and fluid-handling connection systems is studying the fate of a small fastener injection molding operation it acquired when it bought Tinnerman Palnut Engineered Products of Brunswick, Ohio. November 11, 2009

Vintech expands extrusion operations into Mexico

APODACA, MEXICO (Nov. 10, 4:55 p.m. ET) -- Vintech Industries Inc., an automotive industry Tier 2 supplier, is expanding its extrusion operations into Latin America in an effort to cut logistics costs. “Customers we serve both in the United States and Mexico have asked us to support their production lines down in Mexico and to keep the cost of logistics and the time it takes to ship to a minimum,” said Rick Taylor, manager of Vintech’s headquarters plant in Michigan. November 10, 2009

Advance work helped Lear exit bankruptcy quickly

SOUTHFIELD, MICH. (Nov. 9, 4:50 p.m. ET) -- Lear Corp. emerged from Chapter 11 bankruptcy today under the ownership of its secured lenders and bondholders after four months under court protection. The world’s second-largest manufacturer of automotive seats will be the first of six publicly traded auto suppliers that filed for protection this year to emerge. November 9, 2009

Magna ends hunt for automaker, eyes suppliers

AURORA, ONTARIO (Nov. 6, 3:15 p.m. ET) -- Magna International Inc., thwarted this week in its bid to take over General Motors Co.’s Opel unit, won’t seek to buy another car company, co-CEO Don Walker says. Instead, Magna is turning its attention toward parts makers that have lost contracts from automakers that are favoring the most financially stable suppliers. November 6, 2009

Court OKs Chapter 11 plan for Lear Corp.

DETROIT (Nov. 5, 3 p.m. ET) -- Lear Corp. received court approval for its Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization plan from the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in New York today, nearly four months after the company filed for protection. The Southfield, Mich.-based supplier of seating systems and electronics expects to emerge from bankruptcy on Monday, once all the closing conditions are met, according to a company statement. November 5, 2009

Delphi has new name following reorganization

TROY, MICH. (Nov. 4, 4:50 p.m. ET) -- It’s not just the seasons that are changing. Multi-billion dollar auto supplier Delphi Corp. is now going by the name Delphi Automotive LLP following its emergence from Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. November 4, 2009

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