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FOAMED PLASTICS
Freedonia sees US demand at 3.8m t by 2013 / Demand for cheaper high performance materials
17.08.2009
AIRBUS
High-tech composites manufacturing site / Financial support from Welsh Assembly
06.07.2009
IDI
Acquisition of Menzolit Compounds businesses in France and China / Now global leader in SMC and BMC
30.06.2009
FACC
Cooperation with Arabian company Mubadala / Building of new plant in Abu Dhabi / Transfer of orders
25.06.2009
MERIDIAN
Decoma International buys parts of composites business / Sale includes units in US and Mexico
16.06.2009
POLYTEC
Swedish production site to close / OEM supplier says additional plant shutdowns are to come
02.06.2009
HSV
New production plant for moulded EPS parts in Poland
05.05.2009
MITSUBISHI
Construction of carbon fibre plant halted / Demand slowdown leads to JPY 29bn net loss
30.04.2009
PRENT
Work begins on first European thermoforming facility
29.04.2009
INSULATING MATERIALS
Global growth up to 2012 / Foam plastics stay number one / Volume up again / Freedonia study
16.04.2009
HEXION
New resins unit to supply wind energy market / Failed bid to acquire Huntsman leads to 2008 loss
16.03.2009
SORA COMPOSITES
Family firm acquires insolvent Ranger France / 270 jobs to be saved
11.03.2009
MERIDIAN
SMC production facility to be built in Mexico
23.02.2009
BENTELER-SGL
Acquisition of Fischer Composites / Austrian plant to be extended / Fischer remains true to skis
12.02.2009
TORAY
Investment in German carbon fibres specialist ACE / Plans to develop RTM process for mass market cars
20.01.2009
PURAC
New PLA process developed with Sulzer Chemtech / Synbra selects process for 5,000 t/y plant
25.09.2008
EADS
Expansion in composites processing / Augsburg, Nordenham and Varel facilities transferred to new business
08.09.2008
MECELEC
Supplier to French electricity and gas sector files for protection from creditors
21.08.2008
HEXCEL
Sale of BHA Aero Composite Parts stake to Boeing
30.07.2008
ZOTEFOAMS
Joint venture with Trexel on “MuCell” foam extrusion technology / Production line in UK this year
29.07.2008
ARMACELL
Acquisition of "PropaCene" PP foam business in the US / Focus on greener products
24.07.2008
FACC
Now “Future Advanced Composite Components” / Name change reflects Fischer exits / Capital increase agreed
01.07.2008
FACC
Fischer Sports wants to sell its shares in aircraft parts supplier / Salinen Austria has established special takeover entity / Search for investors
13.06.2008
COMPOSITES
Growth of 4% in the past six years / Carbon fibres are gaining ground / JEC Composites Show in Paris spotlights lightweight construction elements and thermal insulation to cut CO2 emissions
30.04.2008
AUSTROTHERM
EUR 8m investment in Romanian XPS plant
23.04.2008
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