European slowdown hits Plastic Omnium’s Belgian bumper plant

Plastic Omnium has outlined plans to close its automotive bumper production plant in Herentals, Belgium by this coming summer, another casualty of the continued market slowdown across Europe. The plant employs 123 people. With vehicle sales in the region struggling and local vehicle manufacturing plants in Belgium closing, production at Subscribe to Automotive World to … Continued

• By Megan Lampinen
• March 7, 2013