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COMPOSITES MARKET
Focus on automation and mass production capability / Expected growth of 6-8% per year / GRP applications take a back seat in Europe / JEC Show in Paris experiences continued growth (08.04.2013)

TENCATE
Acquisition of UK thermoset composites producer Amber Composites (18.01.2013)

LANXESS
Acquisition of composite sheet manufacturer Bond-Laminates / Strengthening automotive business (21.09.2012)

COMPOSITES
Turkish market expanding at rapid rate / Local composites association joins EuCIA (24.08.2012)

CYTEC INDUSTRIES
Umeco acquisition completed / All-cash deal / Technology boost for advanced composites (25.07.2012)

FAURECIA
Sora Composites' automotive activities acquired / New US joint venture with Rush Group (23.07.2012)

GREINER
Growth curbed by volatile feedstock prices / Perfoam automotive supplier to be divested (29.05.2012)

CYTEC INDUSTRIES
Acquisition of composite materials provider Umeco / Cash deal / Plans to divest Coating Resins business unit (26.04.2012)

TPI COMPOSITES
Composite wind turbine blades joint venture with Turkey's Alke Insaat / Targeting southern European and North African markets (28.03.2012)

DAIMLER
Joint venture with Toray to produce CFRP parts / Production to start in 2012 (31.01.2011)

POLYTEC
Italian composite production divested / Takeover by new Ranger owner IMR (12.01.2011)

COMPOSITE ONE
New Hungarian plant for aviation composite parts (29.09.2010)

CARBO TECH COMPOSITES
Bulk order from McLaren / Serial production of carbon fibre reinforced passenger cabins / 4,000 units to be manufactured starting 2011 (25.06.2010)

ADVANCED COMPOSITES GROUP
South African subsidiary sold to AAT Composites (23.06.2010)

COMPOSITES
“New era” dawning for composites, says JEC / Visitor and exhibitor numbers at Paris show stable / Trend toward joining carbon fibres and thermoplastics / Monthly PIE composites reports to kick off in May (26.04.2010)

PREMIUM AEROTEC
Takeover of EADS composite processing in Lemwerder / Cooperation with SGL Group (16.12.2009)

FACC
Foundation stone laid for Strata plant in Abu Dhabi / Production of composite parts for aircraft construction (30.11.2009)

LM GLASFIBER
Capacity at third Chinese blade plant to double (12.11.2009)

FACC
Xian Aircraft buys aviation supplier / Austrian jobs guaranteed / Workforce sceptical (12.10.2009)

IDI
Acquisition of Menzolit Compounds businesses in France and China / Now global leader in SMC and BMC (30.06.2009)

FACC
Cooperation with Arabian company Mubadala / Building of new plant in Abu Dhabi / Transfer of orders (25.06.2009)

MERIDIAN
Decoma International buys parts of composites business / Sale includes units in US and Mexico (16.06.2009)

POLYTEC
Swedish production site to close / OEM supplier says additional plant shutdowns are to come (02.06.2009)

MITSUBISHI
Construction of carbon fibre plant halted / Demand slowdown leads to JPY 29bn net loss (30.04.2009)

HEXION
New resins unit to supply wind energy market / Failed bid to acquire Huntsman leads to 2008 loss (16.03.2009)

SORA COMPOSITES
Family firm acquires insolvent Ranger France / 270 jobs to be saved (11.03.2009)

MERIDIAN
SMC production facility to be built in Mexico (23.02.2009)

BENTELER-SGL
Acquisition of Fischer Composites / Austrian plant to be extended / Fischer remains true to skis (12.02.2009)

TORAY
Investment in German carbon fibres specialist ACE / Plans to develop RTM process for mass market cars (20.01.2009)

EADS
Expansion in composites processing / Augsburg, Nordenham and Varel facilities transferred to new business (08.09.2008)

MECELEC
Supplier to French electricity and gas sector files for protection from creditors (21.08.2008)

HEXCEL
Sale of BHA Aero Composite Parts stake to Boeing (30.07.2008)

FACC
Now “Future Advanced Composite Components” / Name change reflects Fischer exits / Capital increase agreed (01.07.2008)

FACC
Fischer Sports wants to sell its shares in aircraft parts supplier / Salinen Austria has established special takeover entity / Search for investors (13.06.2008)

COMPOSITES
Growth of 4% in the past six years / Carbon fibres are gaining ground / JEC Composites Show in Paris spotlights lightweight construction elements and thermal insulation to cut CO2 emissions (30.04.2008)

LM GLASFIBER
New blade facility under construction in Poland (23.04.2008)

TENCATE
Composites firm YLA acquired for USD 32m (29.01.2008)

AZDEL
Korea's Hanwha buys GMT specialist from Sabic and PPG / Expansion in automotive sector planned (26.11.2007)

SGL
Epo purchase strengthens prepregs business (19.11.2007)

ROSSIGNOL
Quiksilver evidently wants to shed large parts of its winter sports division as soon as possible (26.09.2007)

SMC / BMC
Manufacturers’ alliance forecasts price increase to cover rising materials costs (27.06.2007)

LM GLASFIBER
Headquarters to move to Kolding (24.05.2007)

POLYTEC
Acquisition of Menzolit-Fibron / Now Europe´s largest manufacturer of composite parts for automobiles (10.04.2007)

EXPRESS COMPOSITES
UK acquisition adds to capabilities (21.03.2007)

GURIT
Jobs to go at Newport as part of refocusing / New carbon fibre prepreg plant at UK site (06.03.2007)

GURIT
Construction work begins on composites plant in China / Main target markets are wind energy and boat building (02.01.2007)

REIFENHÄUSER
"Bitruder" extruders for wood polymer composites installed at Kosche plant / Profiles added to range (20.12.2006)

PLASTIC OMNIUM
Majority takeover of Inopart approved (07.11.2006)

MENZOLIT-FIBRON
Component production will not move to Turkey / Most presses will transfer to Gochsheim (26.10.2006)

MENZOLIT-FIBRON
German headquarters moving to Kraichtal / Some production to be relocated to Slovakia (17.10.2006)

GURIT
Concentration of winter sports materials production in Switzerland (17.10.2006)

EUROPEAN COMPOSITES MARKET
GRP demand down / LFT continues growth / SMC stagnates / Thermosets decline / Figures for 2005 (02.10.2006)

COMPOSITES
Ticona: Innovation award for recycling concept for LFTs / Recyclate used for VW components (02.10.2006)

THYSSENKRUPP
Automotive division sells plastics operation to US company / Four plants for SMC parts (28.07.2006)

WOOD PLASTIC COMPOSITES
Growing importance worldwide / North America by far the largest market / Niche application in Europe / Plenty of potential for nature fibre reinforced material / Symposium in Germany (26.06.2006)

GURIT
Strong first-quarter performance / UK factory leads improvement in wind energy business (19.05.2006)

PLASTIC OMNIUM
Plans for majority acquisition of SMC processor Inoplast / Composite parts for Chinese truck cabs (04.05.2006)

FAIRS & EXHIBITIONS
JEC Composites Show celebrates 50th anniversary (21.04.2006)

INAPAL
SMC specialist builds plant at the VW site in Palmela / New presses from Dieffenbacher (16.03.2006)

FACC
Large orders from Airbus and Boeing / New Austrian plant to start up in February 2007 (01.03.2006)

POLYMER-TEC
Long fibre-reinforced polypropylene cooperation with Ranger (10.02.2006)

COMPOSITES
Association established in Spain / Aimplas expands European interests / R&D pilot plant (02.02.2006)

ADIDAS
Sale of Salomon ski division to Amer Group / Finnish player becomes world market leader (02.06.2005)

COMPOSITES
Optimistic mood most prominent feature of JEC exhibition / Growth of 3% worldwide expected / Only 65% capacity use in Europe / Focus on process engineering / Recycling via “Green Label” (05.05.2005)

COMPOSITES
UK initiative to promote lightweight materials / Pan-industrial network / Help for smaller firms (23.12.2004)

TUFNOL
MBO from receiver / Business restructured and renamed / Over 70 jobs, Scottish depot saved (09.12.2004)

US COMPOSITES RESEARCH
Plastic fibre-reinforced sheets extend life of decaying bridges / New construction market (25.11.2004)

COMPOSITES
European recycling initiative is now a fully fledged firm / Compliance with EU waste rules (30.09.2004)

COMPOSITES
JEC to reward “innovation partner” firms (22.07.2004)

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