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DAIMLER
Joint venture with Toray to produce CFRP parts / Production to start in 2012
31.01.2011
POLYTEC
Italian composite production divested / Takeover by new Ranger owner IMR
12.01.2011
PROMENS
Olympus Partners acquires six rotational moulding businesses in US / Focus shifts to European market
11.11.2010
TUBES
Innovation in design / New developments enhance appearance and add strength to brand and image
31.10.2010
COMPOSITE ONE
New Hungarian plant for aviation composite parts
29.09.2010
HUHTAMAKI
Most European rigid plastic businesses sold to Sun Capital subsidiary
24.09.2010
EUROPEAN TUBES MARKET
Production increases by 12% year-on-year / Output in 2010 expected to exceed record levels of 2008
22.09.2010
EUROPEAN TUBES MARKET
Double-digit volume increases in some market segments / Higher plastics prices hurt recovery
15.07.2010
CARBO TECH COMPOSITES
Bulk order from McLaren / Serial production of carbon fibre reinforced passenger cabins / 4,000 units to be manufactured starting 2011
25.06.2010
ADVANCED COMPOSITES GROUP
South African subsidiary sold to AAT Composites
23.06.2010
COMPOSITES
“New era” dawning for composites, says JEC / Visitor and exhibitor numbers at Paris show stable / Trend toward joining carbon fibres and thermoplastics / Monthly PIE composites reports to kick off in May
26.04.2010
BOREALIS
Exit from rotomoulding business in March 2010 / Polyolefins group cites shrinking end-user market
04.01.2010
PRENT
New facilities in China and Denmark / Chinese market anticipated to outgrow North America and Europe / Holbaek expansion is already planned
22.12.2009
MICROWAVE PACKAGING
US market to reach USD 2.4 bn in 2013 / Fresh prepared foods show fastest growth / Frozen foods remain the largest user at 60% / Freedonia report
21.12.2009
PREMIUM AEROTEC
Takeover of EADS composite processing in Lemwerder / Cooperation with SGL Group
16.12.2009
FACC
Foundation stone laid for Strata plant in Abu Dhabi / Production of composite parts for aircraft construction
30.11.2009
LM GLASFIBER
Capacity at third Chinese blade plant to double
12.11.2009
STOROPACK
Expansion of insulated packaging activities in Europe / Cooperation with US supplier
28.10.2009
DECEUNINCK
“Deeplas” brand is acquired by Eurocell
26.10.2009
FACC
Xian Aircraft buys aviation supplier / Austrian jobs guaranteed / Workforce sceptical
12.10.2009
HFW PLASTICS
UK thermoformer acquired by Thermopak / New company backed by members of HFW board
17.09.2009
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
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