Given the faster-than-expected recovery in global automobile production and the effectiveness of Plastic Omnium’s cost-cutting measures, the Group will also comment the upgrading of its second-half 2020 targets and on the outlook for its return, as of 2021, to levels of profitability and free cash-flow comparable to those of 2019.

Hydrogen will play a major role in tomorrow’s sustainable mobility. Convinced of the promising future of this zero emission technology, Plastic Omnium and ElringKlinger, two automotive supplier leaders in their respective business areas, today agreed to take hydrogen based fuel cell technology to the next level. To fulfil this objective, they will create EKPO Fuel Cell Technologies, a joint venture dedicated to fuel cell stack development, production and commercialization. EKPO Fuel Cell Technologies will offer its product portfolio to a broad range of customers including hydrogen systems integrators.

Plastic Omnium joins the international "Startup Autobahn" platform. Founded by the University of Stuttgart and ARENA2036*, this platform supports mobility sector start-ups and enables them to forge relationships with manufacturers such as Daimler, Porsche, BASF, ZF, BOSCH…

Plastic omnium is awarded a contract to develop and manufacture hydrogen storage systems for the dutch manufacturer vdl as part of h2haul, a european project dedicated to deploying zero-emission hydrogen-based mobility solutions in the road transportation sector.

 THE SECOND EDITION OF THE PLASTIC OMNIUM "INNOVATIONS AWARDS" HIGHLIGHTS OPERATIONAL EXCELLENCE, CONNECTIVITY AND CLEAN MOBILITY PROJECTS.

The INPI has published its 2019 top 50 patent applicants, in which Plastic Omnium ranks at the 20th place, gaining 8 places compared to the 2018 ranking. In the automotive industry, Plastic Omnium ranks at the 7th place of the most important patent applicants.