TripTrends series shares the data and trends defining the global travel revival and examine the latest Trip.com data to identify the patterns emerging as travel rebounds worldwide. This series reveals the growth in US visitor numbers travelling to European markets. SINGAPORE, Aug. 24, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — As consumer confidence to travel resumes around the world, Trip.com… Continue reading Trip Trends: Trip.com US travellers to Europe have increased by nearly 250%
Category: Automotive
[News Zoom-In] Three K-battery companies collide with overseas investment… The key is to securing Europe-North America orders
The total investment of the three domestic companies is expected to reach KRW 30 trillion, a ‘largest in history’… Focus on EVEstablishing partnerships through joint ventures… Be busy with diffe <Samsung SDI Giheung Plant> <LG Energy Solution Ochang Plant> A fierce investment competition was foreseen this year among the three domestic battery companies as Samsung… Continue reading [News Zoom-In] Three K-battery companies collide with overseas investment… The key is to securing Europe-North America orders
Samsung SDI Invest additional 2 trillion in Europe to expand electric vehicle batteries
Annual production capacity expanded to 60GWhHigh value-added PRiMX products at the forefrontResponding to rising global demand for finished vehicles Samsung SDI plans to invest 2 trillion won in Europe to expand its electric vehicle battery production. It will expand its existing Hungarian EV battery plant and increase the production capacity. By doing so, it is… Continue reading Samsung SDI Invest additional 2 trillion in Europe to expand electric vehicle batteries
German Handelsblatt: Automaker: Plan worth billions: VW wants to take a stake in raw material mines in Canada005027
Miners in Canada Volkswagen wants to control the supply of raw materials for its battery cell production. (Photo: Bloomberg/Getty Images) In view of the impending bottlenecks in important raw materials for battery production, Volkswagen wants to focus more on Canada. The carmaker and the Canadian government signed a declaration of intent to expand electromobility on… Continue reading German Handelsblatt: Automaker: Plan worth billions: VW wants to take a stake in raw material mines in Canada005027
@Daimler: From scrap tyres to door handles – Mercedes-Benz takes firm grip of circularity
Mercedes-Benz tackles circularity with BASF and start-up Pyrum Innovations AG Industry first: chemical recycling enables circular manufacture of virgin-quality plastics for technically demanding and safety-critical Mercedes-Benz vehicle components Pyrolysis oil from scrap tyres and certified biomethane replace raw fossil resources in line with mass balance approach First components to enter series production this year as… Continue reading @Daimler: From scrap tyres to door handles – Mercedes-Benz takes firm grip of circularity
Volkswagen Group and Canada partner for sustainable battery supply chain in North America
Volkswagen CEO Dr. Herbert Diess, and Canadian minister Francois-Philippe Champagne (foreground), German Federal Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Volkswagen AG and the government of Canada aim to promote e-mobility in the country and to explore opportunities across Canada’s automotive and battery supply chain. This was agreed in an MoU signed yesterday… Continue reading Volkswagen Group and Canada partner for sustainable battery supply chain in North America
Skoda Auto India appoints Peter Solc as sales and marketing director
Everything official about it now. Autocar Professional had broken this news on July 22. Skoda Auto Volkswagen India Pvt Ltd (SAVWIPL), which manages the India region for the five Volkswagen Group brands – Skoda, Volkswagen, Audi, Porsche, and Lamborghini, has appointed Petr Solc as the Director of Sales & Marketing of Skoda Auto India. Solc succeeds Zac Hollis, who… Continue reading Skoda Auto India appoints Peter Solc as sales and marketing director
UK government to invest £20 million in local EV chargers
The UK government has pledged funding worth £20 million to install electric vehicle chargers in nine local authorities across the country. More than 1000 new chargers will be installed across Barnet, Dorset, Durham, Kent, the Midlands (primarily Lincolnshire), North Yorkshire, Nottinghamshire, Suffolk and Warrington. Of the £20m total, £10.05m will come from the government’s £450m local EV… Continue reading UK government to invest £20 million in local EV chargers
@niche: INEOS Styrolution receives RecyClass certification for its recycled ABS grades002117
The certification is valid for mechanically recycled Terluran® ECO MR[1] and Novodur® ECO MR grades The certification confirms the post-consumer origin of the used waste Applications based on Terluran ECO MR and Novodur ECO MR will be shown at the K fair 2022 INEOS Styrolution, the global leader in styrenics, has today announced that its sustainable… Continue reading @niche: INEOS Styrolution receives RecyClass certification for its recycled ABS grades002117
@niche: Pappelina launches the world’s first plastic rug made of bio-attributed PVC BIOVYN™002116
Pappelina selects bio-attributed PVC BIOVYN™ for the new bio edition of its iconic VERA design Certified by the Roundtable on Sustainable Biomaterials, BIOVYN™ delivers a reduction in carbon footprint of over 90% Pappelina, the Swedish rug company, is celebrating the 20th anniversary of its iconic VERA design by launching an innovative new bio collection this… Continue reading @niche: Pappelina launches the world’s first plastic rug made of bio-attributed PVC BIOVYN™002116