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SGL
Plans for carbon fibre and CRP expansions and acquisitions / Graphite electrodes business to be divested
13.07.2015
DUPONT
Performance Chemicals business successfully spun off as The Chemours Company
09.07.2015
POLYONE
New innovation centre opened in Shanghai / Hub to serve as regional headquarters
30.06.2015
SILVERGATE PLASTICS
Management now owns 100% of growing masterbatch manufacturer / Backer Finance Wales sells its equity share
24.06.2015
TEKNOR APEX
Company reviews future of UK facility following fire / Rebuilding plant is “one of several options”
12.06.2015
COMPOSITE HOLDING COMPANY
Tatarstan-based carbon fibre operation officially inaugurated / Most output to be exported
11.06.2015
BASF
Shanghai is home to third “designfabrik” centre
22.05.2015
ZOLTEK
Expansion planned for Mexican facility to meet significant demand increase
13.05.2015
A. SCHULMAN
Shared Service Centre to move from Belgium to Poland / Part of "ongoing cost control initiatives"
08.05.2015
FERRO
Acquisition of Spanish pigments producer Nubiola / Purchase of plastics additives specialist will expand product portfolio and geographic reach
07.05.2015
TEKNOR APEX
Fire at UK plant / Backup up plan in place to meet orders
04.05.2015
A. SCHULMAN
New PET masterbatch compounding line starts up in Belgium / “Significant increase” in production capacity
28.04.2015
EMERALD KALAMA
First approvals for new benzoic acid unit at Rotterdam / Output will support plasticiser products
22.04.2015
GROLMAN
Distributing BASF's “Baxxodur” curing agents in select European countries
21.04.2015
LENZING
Sale of two companies to private equity firm WHEB agreed / Focus on cellulosic fibres
20.04.2015
A. SCHULMAN
Fiscal Q2 earnings react to higher costs / EMEA margins improve / New masterbatch plant in Turkey
13.04.2015
ZOLTEK
Expansion of carbon fibre production in Hungary
10.04.2015
OXEA
Price hike for phthalate-free plasticisers sold in Europe
01.04.2015
ALBEMARLE
Production of several “Martinal” flame retardants discontinued / Raising ATH output in Germany / Focus on key product grades
24.03.2015
JUSHI
Glass fibre producer touts USD 250m investment plans / Chopped glass fibres for Europe / Availability of wind power materials tightening?
24.03.2015
BAERLOCHER
Phasing out of lead-based PVC stabilisers in Lingen / Job cuts planned / Partial relocation outside Germany
16.03.2015
HUNTSMAN
Additional pigments plants to be shuttered / German carbon black site also faces the axe
11.03.2015
PERSTORP
New Swedish Oxo plant up and running / Company now fully integrated upstream
10.03.2015
EVONIK
Earnings decline in 2014 on lower selling prices / Q4 turnaround brings optimism for 2015 / Performance polymers hit by weak economic environment
09.03.2015
DREYCHEM
Distribution portfolio now includes BrandEx cleaning granules for high-temperature applications
27.02.2015
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