INJECTION MOULDING NEWS

Automotive Tier 1 supplier Faurecia has opened a major R&D centre in Pune, India. Equipped with 800 automotive engineers, the new centre will cater for three of its four business groups – interior systems, automotive seating and automotive exteriors.

According to the company, the R&D centre is an extension of its commitment to consumers in India. Faurecia’s Indian customer base includes Ford, Hyundai, Mahindra, Maruti-Suzuki, Tata, Toyota and Volkswagen.

The company’s other R&D centre in India, which is located in Bangalore, serves its emissions control technologies business.

Strengthening its presence in Asia, Rosti has established a subsidiary, Rosti Integrated Manufacturing Solutions (IMS), located in Senai in southern Malaysia.

Indian firm Jain Irrigation Systems will invest US$375 million over the next few years to build sustainable agriculture that will improve income of small farmers in sub-Saharan Africa.

BOPP producer Taghleef Industries has acquired Applied Extrusion Technologies (AET), a US-based manufacturer of specialised BOPP films.

Sabic has shipped its first consignment of ethanolamines and ethoxylates from its manufacturing plant in Jubail, Saudi Kayan, making Saudi Arabia

Rome-based Assobioplastiche and Bangkok-based Thai Bioplastics Industry Association have formed a five-year agreement to carry out R&D of bioplastics.

US-based specialised polymer materials provider PolyOne announced the opening of its innovation centre in Shanghai, China.