24.01.2017
- US coatings giant PPG Industries said it has bought “certain assets” of Chinese automotive refinish coatings company Futian Xinshi for an undisclosed sum. The assets include Futian...
16.12.2016
- After seeing no growth in 2016, the European chemical industry council CEFIC is forecasting a “small uptick” in EU chemical production of around 0.5% in 2017, despite a “volatile...
26.10.2016
- Solvay is building a compounding unit in Mexico for its Technyl range of polyamide (PA) resins. The plant in San Luis Potosí will have an initial capacity of 10,000 t/y when it...
16.09.2016
- As part of an effort to enhance its presence in North America, ABS specialist ELIX Polymers is opening a central warehouse in the US state of New Jersey to enable shorter lead...
14.09.2016
- Japan’s Teijin has agreed to buy US composites specialist Continental Structural Plastics Holdings (CSP) for $825 million. Benefiting from CSP’s established sales channels, the...
01.08.2016
- As it continues to beef up its carbon fibers business, Japan’s Mitsui & Co. has taken an equity stake in Forward Engineering, a German company specializing in the design and...
22.06.2016
- German consumer chemicals producer Henkel has opened its new test facility for automotive composites in Heidelberg, Germany. The Composites Lab is focused on helping automotive...
30.05.2016
- Mitsui Chemicals is expanding capacity for PP compounds in Europe, North America and India in response to growing demand in automotive applications.The company said it expects...
