Toyoda Gosei Co., Ltd. announced the expansion of its Neemrana Plant, operated by its subsidiary Toyoda Gosei Uno Minda India Pvt. Ltd., to address increasing airbag demand due to stricter safety regulations in India. The expansion increased the building area from approximately 21,000 m² to 35,000 m², with production

Uno Minda Limited announced that its board had approved the acquisition of 1.97% equity shares of Toyoda Gosei Minda India Private Limited from Minda Investments Limited. Post-Acquisition the resultant shareholding of the company shall be 49.90%. The JV company is engaged in the manufacturing of automotive safety sys

Several South Korean media sources reported that Hwaseung R&A Co., Ltd. (Hwaseung R&A) signed a contract to deliver rubber-based sealing parts to Mahindra & Mahindra Limited in India. The South Korean company will provide weatherstrips such as glass run channels for mid-sized electric SUVs. The sales under the contra

Toyoda Gosei Co., Ltd. (Toyoda Gosei) announced that it has made the decision to dissolve its subsidiary in the UK, Toyoda Gosei UK Ltd. (TGUK), as a part of its restructuring of the company’s earnings in its European business. TGUK was established in 1999 and has been producing weather strips and interior and exteri

Toyoda Gosei announced that it is investing BRL 56 million to increase production capacity at its subsidiary in Brazil, GDBR Industria e Comercio de Componentes Quimicos e de Borracha Ltda. (GDBR) to keep pace with the growing sales of airbags and other safety systems in South America. Toyoda Gosei will expand the GD

Hella announced that it has demonstrated its distinctive expertise in the fields of lighting and electronics in the Mercedes EQA. In addition to innovative LED headlamps, Hella has developed a characteristic, one-metre long light strip for the front of the vehicle. One LED is integrated on each side of the light stri

Toyoda Gosei Co., Ltd. (Toyoda Gosei) announced that Toyoda Gosei UK Ltd. (TGUK) has informed its employees of a proposal to close the business in the United Kingdom (UK). TGUK will now enter a formal period of consultation with its employees regarding the proposed changes. The proposal is in response to continued ch

On June 25, Röhm GmbH announced that Volkswagen has used its Plexiglas molding compounds to develop impressive and creative lighting elements and other details on the front of the new VW Golf.
For the Golf 8, the choice consisted of two innovative Plexiglas molding compounds with special properties for use in the veh

On May 6, Covestro announced that Covestro and global plastics compounder Teknor Apex intend to cooperate closely on compounding thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU) and have signed a cooperation agreement to this effect. TPU is an extremely versatile plastic, which Covestro has been producing in pure form for many years

Hwaseung R&A Co., Ltd. is going to start providing weatherstrip to a Vietnam’s car manufacturer, VinFast. The company plans to deliver seal strips for door side and body side as well as glass run channel. The products will be used for one sedan model and one SUV model, whose mass production launch is scheduled in Aug

Hwaseung R&A Co., Ltd. has developed proprietary technology to reduce NVH (noise, vibration, and harshness) for products already in the market. Since 2014, the company has developed variable extrusion technology for manufacturing car body rubber sealing and acquired patents for two related technologies. Products manu

Toyoda Gosei broke ground in Venado, Mexico to build its fifth production site in the country. The company plans to invest USD 30.5 million for the project, which is expected to employ 900 workers when it runs at full capacity. The plant is scheduled to start operations in 2020 producing sealing solutions for the aut