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COMPOSITES
Turkish market expanding at rapid rate / Local composites association joins EuCIA
24.08.2012
CYTEC INDUSTRIES
Umeco acquisition completed / All-cash deal / Technology boost for advanced composites
25.07.2012
FAURECIA
Sora Composites' automotive activities acquired / New US joint venture with Rush Group
23.07.2012
GREINER
Growth curbed by volatile feedstock prices / Perfoam automotive supplier to be divested
29.05.2012
CYTEC INDUSTRIES
Acquisition of composite materials provider Umeco / Cash deal / Plans to divest Coating Resins business unit
26.04.2012
TPI COMPOSITES
Composite wind turbine blades joint venture with Turkey's Alke Insaat / Targeting southern European and North African markets
28.03.2012
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
COMPOSITE ONE
New Hungarian plant for aviation composite parts
29.09.2010
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
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
FACC
Xian Aircraft buys aviation supplier / Austrian jobs guaranteed / Workforce sceptical
12.10.2009
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
MITSUBISHI
Construction of carbon fibre plant halted / Demand slowdown leads to JPY 29bn net loss
30.04.2009
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
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