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EUROPEAN COMPOSITES MARKET
Slightly lower growth in 2007 / Clear gains by RTM and LFT materials / More exhibitors and visitors at the Composites Europe exhibition / Substitution of open processes
24.10.2008
MENZOLIT
Chinese SMC/BMC production facility comes on stream / Raw materials supplied by DSM
17.10.2008
REICHHOLD
Resins plant planned for Tianjin, China
19.09.2008
ASHLAND
Agreement with NPPL secures India production
19.09.2008
COMPOSITES
Pilot CFRP recycling plant at CFK Valley Stade / Pyrolysis of the polymer matrix / Recycling of carbon fibres
26.08.2008
DSM
Study into 20,000 t/y specialities expansion
01.07.2008
UPM-KYMMENE
New German plant to meet decking demand
23.05.2008
LONZA
Remaining Polynt stake sold to Polimeri Speciali
14.05.2008
HEXCEL
Aerospace prepreg facility opened in France
02.04.2008
OWENS CORNING
Saint-Gobain acquired following regulatory approval / Expansion in China and Russia
04.02.2008
EUROPEAN COMPOSITES MARKET
Growth exceeds 6% in 2006 / All GRP markets improve / Recovery of the construction sector
23.11.2007
HEXCEL
Carbon fibre production to increase by 70%
02.11.2007
COMPOSITE LUMBER / WPC
US market to reach USD 5.5 bn in 2011 / Decking applications drive 10% per year growth
28.09.2007
ASAHI GLASS
Fibre business sold to “compete with Corning”
26.09.2007
DOW
Epoxy systems growth / Three acquisitions underline downstream investment strategy
18.09.2007
COMPOSITES MARKET
World consumption in 2010 over 9m t
02.08.2007
OWENS CORNING
Sale of two glass fibre plants in Europe / Compliance with requirements for composites jv with Saint-Gobain / Full takeover now under discussion
25.07.2007
VETROTEX
"Twintex" production capacity increased by 25%
01.06.2007
COMPOSITES
Moderate growth in Europe / Mounting interest in biocomposites / Good cost-to-benefit ratio with natural fibres / Basalt fibres – an innovation? / JEC exhibition in Paris
30.04.2007
TREFFERT
Light-stable colour systems for the WPC market / Following consumer trend
25.04.2007
AZELIS
Launch of European composites business
23.04.2007
APTIFORM
PET added to self-reinforcing portfolio
19.04.2007
REICHHOLD
Univar appointed UK distributor
07.02.2007
CARBON FIBRE
Reinforced plastics sales to grow 37% in next five years / More tow capacity will stimulate demand further
13.12.2006
APTIFORM
Moulding business for self-reinforced plastic parts / Special forming technique developed
04.10.2006
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