18.01.2018
- Thailand’s Indorama Ventures, the world’s biggest producer of PET, has agreed with South Korean fibers company Huvis to establish a 50:50 joint venture in the US. The jv will...
12.01.2018
- Turkish company Kordsa, a tire cord specialist, broke ground last month on its polyester expansion project in Izmit, Turkey. The additional 7,000 t/y of polyester yarn production...
20.07.2017
- Increasing demand for its Twaron high-performance aramid fiber has prompted Teijin Aramid to invest in new spinning technology that will boost capacity at its plant in Emmen, the...
04.07.2017
- France’s Air Liquide, in its current status as the world’s largest producer of industrial gases, has signed new 10 to 15-year supply contracts with three major Chinese fiber optic...
17.05.2017
- Invista is spending more than $65 million to expand nylon 6,6 fiber capacity at its plant in Camden, South Carolina, USA. The Wichita, Kansas-headquartered group said the...
12.01.2017
- Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings will acquire a 1,000 t/y carbon fiber plant at Evanston in the US state of Wyoming from Germany’s SGL Carbon under a deal announced this week. The...
14.12.2016
- The supervisory board of Austria’s Lenzing has approved plans to build a Tencel fiber plant in the US. The news follows two previously announced expansion projects as the group...
29.08.2016
- Solvay has inaugurated a new carbon fiber production line at its facility in Piedmont, South Carolina, USA, built to meet increasing demand for lightweight composite materials from...
