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US’ Lear completes acquisition of I.G. Bauerhin

1st May 2023

With the acquisition of I.G. Bauerhin (IGB), Lear Corporation will be able to expand its range of in-vehicle comfort technologies and enhance its thermal comfort systems portfolio. IGB's expertise in automotive seat heating, ventilation, active cooling, and other related technologies will be a valuable addition to Lear's existing capabilities.

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US’ Lear Corporation's Q1 FY23 sales surge 12% YoY to $5.8 bn

28th Apr 2023

Lear Corporation has reported 12 per cent YoY increase in sales to $5.8 billion in Q1 FY23. Adjusted EPS increased 54 per cent YoY to $2.78, while net income was $144 million. For FY23, the company anticipates net sales ranging between $21.2 billion and $22.2billion, with an expected core operating earnings of $875 million to $1.075 billion.

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France’s Refashion’s Transport WG develops nonwovens from used textile

17th Mar 2023

Refashion has developed a high-performance insulating nonwoven made from post-consumer clothing for the transport sector through its Transport Nonwovens WG. The WG has identified four key stages, including identifying feedstock sources, pre-feasibility tests, characterising resulting products, and technical-economic assessment, to develop the nonwoven.

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Switzerland’s Autoneum posts net income of CHF 10.9 mn in FY22

3rd Mar 2023

Autoneum, a Swiss-based leading acoustic and thermal management supplier for vehicles, has posted a net result of Swiss franc (CHF) 10.9 million in fiscal 2022 (FY22). The company’s revenue in local currencies increased by 8.5 per cent (6.5 per cent in Swiss francs). However, the company's EBIT fell compared to the previous year, declining from 3.4 per ...

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Sweden’s Autoliv reports 7.4% increase in net sales in FY22

20th Feb 2023

Sweden’s Autoliv, a leading manufacturer of automotive safety systems, has reported a 7.4 per cent increase in net sales for fiscal 2022, with net sales amounting to $8,842 million. The company's gross profit decreased by $115 million to $1,396 million, and the gross margin decreased by 2.6 percentage points to 15.8 per cent, compared to the previous...

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SBTi approves science-based targets of Switzerland’s Autoneum

11th Feb 2023

The Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) has approved Switzerland-based Autoneum’s science-based emissions reduction targets. The validation by the SBTi is an important milestone in Autoneum’s efforts to reduce its direct and indirect greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions along the entire value chain. Autoneum is the leader in acoustic and thermal...

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US’ Lear named one of Fortune’s 2023 most admired companies

3rd Feb 2023

Lear has been named on Fortune magazine’s ‘World’s Most Admired Companies’ list for the seventh consecutive year. Lear was awarded the highest placement for any North America-based automotive supplier in the Motor Vehicles Parts Industry survey. Lear is an automotive technology leader in seating and e-systems, that enables superior in-vehicle...

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Switzerland’s Autoneum & Dieffenbacher unveil digitalisation platform

1st Feb 2023

Swiss company Autoneum operates five Dieffenbacher automotive component production lines at its Sevelen site. Together with Dieffenbacher, Autoneum has now extensively modernised one of the lines, a GMT/LFT-D line for glass-fibre-reinforced thermoplastics. One highlight of the project was the introduction of the new Evoris digitalisation platform.

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Hexagon, SPC Europe digitise compounds to cut carbon footprint by 60%

30th Jan 2023

Hexagon’s manufacturing intelligence division and Sumika Polymer Compounds Europe (SPC Europe), a leading manufacturer of thermoplastic compounds, have partnered to digitise the performance of new sustainable automotive-grade PP compounds, enabling engineers to design components that are more recyclable and offer a lower carbon footprint for future...

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