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TORAY
Construction of production facility in Mexico / New variety of regular tow carbon fibre
20.11.2017
LANXESS
Acquisition of Solvay's US phosphorus additives business / Record 2017 expected
17.11.2017
SOLVAY
Exchange rate effects dampen Q3 earnings / Advanced materials segment boosted by speciality polymers growth
16.11.2017
FELS-WERKE
Lime producer taken over by Irish building materials company CRH
14.11.2017
PARX PLASTICS
Dutch start-up to set up joint venture in China / Antimicrobial technology for plastics / Food-contact applications
13.11.2017
CLARIANT
Mooted takeover interest from CVC / Strong 9-month performance / New packaging resins plant opens in India
09.11.2017
CABOT
Takeover of black masterbatch producer Tech Blend / Enhanced formulations capacity
09.11.2017
SABO
Italian chemicals producer expands capacities of light stabilisers and related intermediates / Onstream by 2018
31.10.2017
CLARIANT
White Tale ratchets up pressure / Activist investor demands board seats
30.10.2017
CLARIANT / HUNTSMAN
Merger called off / Activist investor threatened Clariant shareholder acceptance / Future of Plastics & Coatings business unclear / No break-up fee
27.10.2017
OWENS CORNING
Expansion of glass fibre production in France / Second melter in Chambéry to be rebuilt
24.10.2017
OCSIAL
Nanotube production facility in Luxembourg to be built
16.10.2017
KANGDE GROUP
Mammoth project for carbon fibre applications / World's largest production in northeastern China / Aviation and automotive partnerships / Components production also planned
10.10.2017
CHOMARAT
First-time distribution deal with Velox / Carbon reinforcement composites in France, Italy, UK and Turkey
06.10.2017
SAERTEX
Expanded production for composite core materials up and running in Germany / Rising demand for heavy tow carbon fibres
06.10.2017
UMATEX
Russian carbon fibre producer expanding activities / Plans for production of non-wovens as well as wind turbine rotors and high-pressure tanks
04.10.2017
ECTA
Distribution of Baikal Minerals' talc in Europe
04.10.2017
FRX POLYMERS
"Nofia" non-halogenated flame retardants available as replacement for antimony
29.09.2017
CLARIANT
US investor White Tale becomes largest shareholder / Merger with Huntsman opposed / Push to sell plastics segment
22.09.2017
EMERALD KALAMA
Expansion in Rotterdam completed / Capacity increases for benzoic acid and benzaldehyde
21.09.2017
AMPACET
New masterbatch plant opened in Australia
19.09.2017
CLARIANT
Additives division continues to invest in China / Joint venture with Tiangang / New plant near Beijing to start production in 2019 / Merger with Huntsman on schedule
14.09.2017
RELIANCE
Takeover of Indian CRP specialist Kemrock / Financial difficulties and money laundering suspicions
14.09.2017
EMERALD PERFORMANCE MATERIALS
Additives business now part of Emerald Kalama Chemical / Wendy Herbst takes over management
12.09.2017
PERSTORP
Upgrade for caprolactone plant in the UK
07.09.2017
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