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LM GLASFIBER
Headquarters to move to Kolding
24.05.2007
GURIT
EBIT soars 174% to CHF 27.5m / Margins limited by realignment / Wind energy leads
13.04.2007
POLYTEC
Acquisition of Menzolit-Fibron / Now Europe´s largest manufacturer of composite parts for automobiles
10.04.2007
GURIT
Swiss units bear brunt in new round of changes / Zullwil faces redundancies
23.03.2007
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
NORDAM
First composite airliner window frame developed / Weight saving on aluminium
21.02.2007
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
GPX GROUP
Joint venture with SF2 Retail Solutions / More products and services
04.12.2006
FENNER
Record pretax profit
30.11.2006
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
AIRBUS
Five German components plants to be sold? / Up to 10,000 jobs at stake
13.10.2006
DYNAMIT NOBEL
Gea wins initial damage claim against Flex-N-Gate
21.09.2006
THYSSENKRUPP
Automotive division sells plastics operation to US company / Four plants for SMC parts
28.07.2006
LM GLASFIBER
Rotor blade producer expands plants worldwide
31.05.2006
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
GURIT-HEBERLEIN
Restructuring costs affect earnings ahead of split / Health care and composites separate
06.04.2006
GURIT-HEBERLEIN
Composites division strengthened / Complete takeover of the winter sports business
21.03.2006
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
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