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CITADEL PLASTICS
US composites specialist buys The Composites Group / Integration of Tetra-DUR now finalised
10.11.2014
WOOD PLASTIC COMPOSITES
Growth across all application sectors forecast up to 2019 / Automotive market to see largest percentage growth / BCC Research study
21.10.2014
COMPOSITES EUROPE
Trade fair breaks new records / AVK Conference to be managed in future by Composites Germany / Technical development dominated by automation in auto and aircraft construction / Machinery manufacturers strongly represented
17.10.2014
COMPOSITES MARKET
European GRP market shows little growth in 2014 / Infrastructure products do well, especially in Turkey / Automotive drives development of closed processes / Thermoplastics grow faster than thermosets
15.10.2014
CHINA
Wood plastic composites market making impressive strides / More than half of domestic output goes into export / Europe as key destination / Internal market still developing / CPRJ reports
21.08.2014
COMPOSITES MARKET
German companies report good business / Market survey carried out by Composites Germany
29.07.2014
CELANESE
Expansion of "Celstran" capacity in Brazil to supply local markets / Start-up in 2015
21.07.2014
POLYNT
Intermediate polymer specialist bids for entire composite activities from Total / New leader in Europe
15.07.2014
WOOD PLASTIC COMPOSITES
US-residential construction helps drive up demand by 9.8% annually / Market to reach USD 5.5 bn in 2018 / Freedonia report
11.06.2014
DOW
Start-up of new chlor-alkali joint venture in Texas / Facility replaces older unit
04.04.2014
THERMOSET RESINS
South African and Kenyan demand to rise by 3.9% per year to 2017 / Infrastructure developments boost growth / Frost & Sullivan report
26.03.2014
COMPOSITES MARKET
Industry dominated by need for shorter cycle times / Thermoplastics increasingly used as matrix materials / "JEC" in Paris with record exhibition area / Carbon fibre market still seeing double-digit growth
25.03.2014
AMIANTIT
Saudi pipe giant invests heavily in Norwegian Flowtite Technology subsidiary / 25 global production sites for GRP pipes
03.03.2014
WOOD PLASTIC COMPOSITES
Decking is biggest application for WPC / European market nearing maturity / Industry battles against image problems due to water absorption / China catching up to world market leader North America / WPC Congress in Cologne
08.01.2014
DOW
Chlorine and epoxy businesses to be put up for sale / Assets worth USD 5 bn / Texas plant to close
05.12.2013
METYX COMPOSITES
Turkish company purchases NABI production facilities in Hungary / Strengthening European presence
20.11.2013
PLASTICS COLOR / RASCHIG
Sales agreement for thermosets in Europe
06.11.2013
COMPOSITES MARKET
European GRP market stagnates at 1m t / Open processes will not match pre-2009 levels / Focus on automation and continuous closed processes / 26% increase of visitors at "Composites Europe" fair in Stuttgart
26.09.2013
BATTENFELD-CINCINNATI
Alliance with Indian WPC specialist Hardy Smith / Rising popularity for wood plastic profiles and panels
10.09.2013
ASHLAND
Official opening of new gelcoat facility in Changzhou
15.08.2013
GUSTAV GROLMAN
New European distributor for InChem's "Phenoxy" resins
15.08.2013
BRAZIL
Composites sales rise 10% in Q2, driven by tractors and trucks / Full-year growth forecast at 9.4%
12.08.2013
UK COMPOSITES MARKET
Project now underway to strengthen industry / Aims to boost market growth and create jobs
27.06.2013
ASHLAND
Partnership with Russian distributor Composite Trade
21.03.2013
INEOS
Joint venture with Sinopec YPC to build China's largest phenol facility / At least 400,000 t/y capacity to come on stream in 2015
14.03.2013
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