www.pieweb.com

Markets Other Composites/Thermosets

SGL
Carbon fibre producer sells US plant in Evanston to competitor Mitsubishi Rayon
12.01.2017
BÜFA COMPOSITE SYSTEMS
Partnership with OCSiAl to produce nanotubes-based modifiers
13.12.2016
COMPOSITES
Steady growth in GRP processing in Europe / SMC makes strides / Market share among applications remains almost constant / Further shifts for standard products / AVK Market Report 2016
08.12.2016
POLYNT
Commercial production of semi-finished carbon fibre products has begun / Plants in Germany and Italy
06.09.2016
COMPOSITES MARKET
German producers optimistic about global business environment / Carbon fibre-reinforced plastics still main driver, but growth slows / More than half of respondents to latest Composites Germany poll plan machinery investments
09.08.2016
METYX COMPOSITES
Composites producer doubles reinforcement output in Turkey / Wind energy is key driver
27.07.2016
COMPOSITES
Recycling routes developed to tackle growing FRP waste / Composites UK report
20.07.2016
WOOD PLASTIC COMPOSITES
US demand to grow by 6.9% per year to 2020 / Higher value products favoured as economy improves / Freedonia report
10.06.2016
REICHHOLD
Investors plan merger with Italian composites producer Polynt / Deal expected to close this year
19.05.2016
IDI COMPOSITES
Mexico joint venture with SMC Composites / Lifting SMC and BMC output
26.04.2016
XENIA
Collaboration with Arkema on TPE and PA-based speciality composites / Joint marketing
18.03.2016
POLYNT
Gel coat plant to be built in Poland to service east European market
29.02.2016
BOREALIS
Output of “Fibremod” PP-LGF raised at Italian plant / Automotive applications
22.02.2016
VICTREX
GBP 15m investment in downstream semi-finished medical goods / UD tapes and trauma plates / Despite challenging environment, growth in financial 2015
16.12.2015
SOLVAY
Purchase of Cytec Industries completed / Foothold in aerospace and automotive composite markets / Integration by year-end
15.12.2015
POLYNT
Carbon fibre-reinforced SMC production begins in Germany / Maleic acid anhydride capacity raised
10.12.2015
CYTEC
Composites distribution contract awarded to Bang & Bonsomer / Expands coverage to Russia, Belarus and Ukraine
16.11.2015
ALIANCYS
Name change ahead for carved-out DSM Composite Resins
10.11.2015
ASHLAND
New distribution deals for Scandinavia
19.10.2015
COMPOSITES
Europe is slowly emerging from its trough / Strong increase in Germany / Thermoplastic processing techniques, like GMRT and LFRT, on the rise / SMC and BMC processing stagnant / “Composites Europe” fair presents a mixed bag
28.09.2015
COMPOSITES MARKET
German producers upbeat about business and optimistic for future / Germany and Asia most dynamic / Carbon-reinforced plastics drive / Survey by Composites Germany
07.08.2015
SOLVAY
Agreement to acquire US composite maker Cytec / Boosts presence in aerospace sector / H1 2015 profits rise on favourable forex and pricing
04.08.2015
SGL
Plans for carbon fibre and CRP expansions and acquisitions / Graphite electrodes business to be divested
13.07.2015
WOOD PLASTIC / NATURAL FIBRE COMPOSITES
Strong growth rates to 2020 / Construction and automotive sectors as main end markets / Regional usage differs greatly / Detailed market study by nova-Institut
19.06.2015
DOW
Chlor-alkali merger with Olin to cost up to 1,750 Dow jobs / Annual savings of USD 330m expected
11.05.2015
Seite 5 von 12
Topic search
Plastics Information Europe
  • Polymer Prices (6.029)
    • Petrochemicals (481)
    • Standard Thermoplastics (958)
    • PET (248)
    • Engineering Thermoplastics (255)
    • Recyclate (368)
      • General (3)
      • Standard Thermoplastics / Recyclate (182)
      • Engineering Thermoplastics / Recyclate (183)
    • Polyurethanes (246)
    • High Performance Polymers (2)
    • Composites (182)
    • Announcements (2.574)
    • World Regions (580)
      • China (290)
        • Standard Thermoplastics (146)
        • Engineering Thermoplastics (144)
      • North America (166)
      • Russia (124)
    • Spot Prices (124)
    • Forecasts (11)
  • Companies (34.339)
    • Polymer Materials (16.975)
      • Petrochemicals (3.057)
      • Charge (1.843)
        • General (89)
        • Masterbatches (338)
        • Additives (770)
        • Colours (378)
        • Reinforcements/Fillers (268)
      • Polymers (10.912)
        • General (705)
        • Standard Thermoplastics (3.777)
          • General (113)
          • Polyolefins (1.918)
          • Polystyrenes (334)
          • PVC (662)
          • Polyester (555)
          • Expandable (PS, PP, PE) (195)
        • Technical Thermoplastics (3.223)
          • General (349)
          • Styrene Copolymers (259)
          • PC/PMMA (455)
          • Polyamides (892)
          • POM/PBT/PP (314)
          • Technical Compounds (954)
        • PUR (779)
        • Other (2.428)
          • General (101)
          • Composites/Thermosets (405)
          • High Performance (607)
          • Biopolymers (693)
          • Elastomers/TPE (368)
          • Recyclate (254)
      • Distribution (1.163)
    • Machinery (1.081)
      • General (28)
      • Plant Construction (135)
      • Core Machines (740)
        • General (89)
        • Extrusion (180)
        • Injection Moulding (368)
        • Blow Moulding (71)
        • Foam (12)
        • PUR (16)
        • Compression Moulding (4)
      • Peripherals (174)
        • General (31)
        • Control Systems (4)
        • Automatisation (33)
        • Dies/Tools/Moulds (93)
        • Components (13)
      • Finishing (4)
    • Processing (7.075)
      • General (889)
      • Extrusion (2.323)
        • General (119)
        • Flexible Films (1.122)
        • Rigid Films/Sheet (376)
        • Pipes (348)
        • Profiles/Rods (257)
        • Other (101)
      • Injection Moulding (1.702)
      • Blow Moulding (506)
      • PUR (301)
      • Other (1.116)
        • General (119)
        • Foam (305)
        • Composites/Thermosets (349)
        • Thermoforming (214)
        • Rotational Moulding (32)
        • Additive Manufacturing (97)
      • Finishing (238)
    • Application (7.263)
      • General (128)
      • Packaging (3.137)
      • Construction (715)
      • Automotive / Transport (1.665)
      • Electrical Appliances (335)
      • Consumer Goods (677)
      • Medical (394)
      • Technical (212)
    • Other (1.945)
      • Recycling/Disposal (1.565)
      • Services (251)
      • Logistics (129)
  • Commercial Register (120)
    • Insolvency (115)
    • Changes (5)
  • Markets (23.130)
    • Polymer Materials (10.007)
      • Petrochemicals (2.454)
      • Charge (853)
        • General (38)
        • Masterbatches (93)
        • Additives (337)
        • Colours (156)
        • Reinforcements/Fillers (229)
      • Polymers (6.319)
        • General (778)
        • Standard Thermoplastics (2.414)
          • General (74)
          • Polyolefins (1.197)
          • Polystyrenes (157)
          • PVC (501)
          • Polyester (345)
          • Expandable (PS, PP, PE) (140)
        • Technical Thermoplastics (1.273)
          • General (87)
          • Styrene Copolymers (105)
          • PC/PMMA (151)
          • Polyamides (436)
          • POM/PBT/PP (110)
          • Technical Compounds (384)
        • PUR (453)
        • Other (1.401)
          • General (47)
          • Composites/Thermosets (291)
          • High Performance (300)
          • Biopolymers (429)
          • Elastomers/TPE (141)
          • Recyclate (193)
      • Other Materials (58)
      • Distribution (323)
    • Machinery (504)
      • General (128)
      • Plant Construction (14)
      • Core Machines (291)
        • General (109)
        • Extrusion (37)
        • Injection Moulding (124)
        • Blow Moulding (14)
        • PUR (5)
        • Compression Moulding (2)
      • Peripherals (71)
        • General (21)
        • Automatisation (16)
        • Dies/Tools/Moulds (34)
    • Processing (1.682)
      • General (426)
      • Extrusion (606)
        • General (20)
        • Flexible Films (296)
        • Rigid Films/Sheets (119)
        • Pipes (71)
        • Profiles/Rods (89)
        • Other (11)
      • Injection Moulding (177)
      • Blow Moulding (43)
      • PUR (79)
      • Other (306)
        • General (20)
        • Foam (79)
        • Composites/Thermosets (140)
        • Thermoforming (20)
        • Rotational Moulding (8)
        • Additive Manufacturing (39)
      • Finishing (45)
    • Applications (4.068)
      • General (42)
      • Packaging (1.969)
      • Construction (308)
      • Automotive / Transport (964)
      • Electrical Appliances (219)
      • Consumer Goods (252)
      • Medical (204)
      • Technical (60)
      • Other (50)
    • Regions and Countries (4.082)
      • World (195)
      • German-speaking Countries (482)
      • Europe (1.976)
        • General (476)
        • Italy (142)
        • France (155)
        • Spain/Portugal (100)
        • Great Britain/Ireland (505)
        • Low Countries (74)
        • Central Europe (175)
        • Scandinavia (46)
        • Russia (110)
        • Eastern Europe (52)
        • Southeastern Europe (141)
      • North America (489)
      • Asia (677)
        • General (122)
        • China (391)
        • Japan (51)
        • Korea (26)
        • India (87)
      • Middle East (143)
      • Other (39)
      • South America (81)
    • Other (2.787)
      • Recycling/Disposal (2.032)
      • Economic Trend (415)
      • Services (41)
      • Logistics (230)
      • Energy (69)
  • Production and Engineering (3.765)
    • Polymer Materials (2.346)
      • Petrochemicals (60)
      • Charge (437)
        • General (14)
        • Masterbatches (111)
        • Additives (224)
        • Colours (53)
        • Reinforcements/Fillers (35)
      • Polymers (1.818)
        • General (30)
        • Standard Themoplastics (361)
        • Technical Thermoplastics (599)
          • General (19)
          • Styrene Copolymers (63)
          • PC/PMMA (63)
          • Polyamides (205)
          • POM/PBT/PP (69)
          • Technical Compounds (180)
        • PUR (72)
        • Other (756)
          • General (21)
          • Composites/Thermosets (107)
          • High Performance (160)
          • Biopolymers (245)
          • Elastomers/TPE (114)
          • Recyclate (109)
      • Other (31)
    • Machinery (94)
      • Extrusion (20)
        • General (8)
        • Flexible Films (5)
        • Calender (3)
        • Rigid films/Sheets/Thermoforming (1)
        • Pipes/Profiles (3)
      • Injection Moulding (31)
        • General (15)
        • Process (10)
        • Tools (4)
        • Automatisation (2)
      • Blow Moulding (10)
      • Other (33)
    • Research (430)
      • Polymer Materials (144)
      • Technical (13)
      • Product Development (41)
      • Process (82)
      • Application (90)
      • Patents (4)
        • Polymer Materials (2)
        • Process (2)
      • Other (56)
    • New Products (856)
      • Packaging (565)
      • Construction (35)
      • Automotive / Transport (99)
      • Electrical Appliances (26)
      • Consumer Goods (49)
      • Medical (37)
      • Technical (7)
      • Other (38)
    • Other (39)
  • Management (699)
    • Purchasing (103)
    • General Management (154)
    • Company organisation (43)
    • Marketing/Sales (15)
    • Human Resources (7)
    • Finances (93)
    • Logistics (284)
  • People (1.489)
  • Industry (6.069)
    • General (1.196)
    • Associations/Institutions (2.321)
    • Legislation (1.305)
    • Environment / Health (1.237)
    • plas.TV - Plastics unite(d) (10)
  • Events (1.143)
  • Plastic Fantastic (544)
  • Commentaries (82)
  • Interviews (140)
  • Notes by Publisher (72)
© 2025 by Plastics Information Europe, Bad Homburg
Date of print: 06/06/2025
Ref: yvlwg545lfl51ryimx33oo45
KIVBHI
All rights reserved.
Access and use is subject to our terms and conditions.
URL: https://pieweb.plasteurope.com/Default.aspx?node=100216&page=5&pageid=302