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ZOLTEK
Expansion of carbon fibre production in Hungary
10.04.2015
JUSHI
Glass fibre producer touts USD 250m investment plans / Chopped glass fibres for Europe / Availability of wind power materials tightening?
24.03.2015
HUNTSMAN
Additional pigments plants to be shuttered / German carbon black site also faces the axe
11.03.2015
WORLD FLAME RETARDANTS
Construction sector to boost sales growth / China remains dominant market / Western Europe returns to growth but lags rest of the world / Freedonia report
09.03.2015
FLAME RETARDANTS CHINA
Domestic market worth USD 1.1 bn / 700,000 t produced in 2014 / Phosphorous materials replacing halogen-based ones / New report by GCiS China Strategic Research
26.02.2015
SOLVAY
Capacity expansion for high-performance red pigments
26.02.2015
HUNTSMAN
Significant cut in titanium dioxide capacity in France / Talks with employees underway
13.02.2015
CHOMARAT
Raising multiaxial glass fibre reinforcements capacity in Tunisia / Investment follows massive order from wind turbine sector
13.02.2015
LINX PRINTING TECHNOLOGIES
Versatile black ink claimed to overcome problems of printing on PE / Wide range of packaging applications
21.01.2015
MITSUBISHI
Merger of group carbon fibre activities / Special pipes for sea floor research
14.01.2015
JUSHI
Egyptian facility could allow Chinese glass fibre producer to escape EU's punitive tariffs
08.12.2014
HUNTSMAN
Plans to shed 900 jobs, mostly in Europe / IPO envisaged for Additive and Pigments business / Looking to reduce titanium dioxide capacities
05.12.2014
BASF
Strategic cooperation with Kazanorgsintez / Supply of plastics additives and technical support for HDPE
02.12.2014
BAERLOCHER
Start-up of Turkish PVC stabiliser plant imminent / Debut at "Plast Eurasia" fair
27.11.2014
CLARIANT
Raising masterbatch capacity in Mexico / Building awareness for liquid masterbatches in North America
18.11.2014
DUPONT
Titanium dioxide capacity expansion in Mexico to start up in early 2016 / Global demand expected to pick up from then onwards
18.11.2014
HEXCEL
GBP 6m investment in new Innovation Centre in UK / Raising capacity to meet large Airbus order
17.11.2014
SONGWON
Long-term agreement with distributor UTS to supply Sibur with additives
29.10.2014
VELOX
Distributor now offering Struktol additives in Europe / Suitable for use with reyclate
28.10.2014
TORAY
Carbon fibre production begins at French facility / Global expansion continues / Third base completed
08.10.2014
HEXCEL
Investing USD 250m in European carbon fibre production / New plant to be located near Lyon / Key customer Airbus
03.10.2014
HUNTSMAN
European Commission nods off purchase of Rockwood's Performance Additives and Titanium Dioxide businesses
03.10.2014
BASSERMANN
Distributing Thiele's kaolin in German-speaking Europe and Benelux
17.09.2014
HUNTSMAN
European Commission mandates sale of "TR52" business to allow purchase of Rockwood additives units / Approval expected in the coming weeks
12.09.2014
A. SCHULMAN
Acquisition of Australian polymer producer Compco
08.09.2014
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