26.02.2019
- Thailand-based polyester giant Indorama Ventures (IVL) has completed its acquisition of M&G Fibras Brasil, based at Cabo de Santo Agostinho. The plant that belonged to insolvent...
24.11.2017
- With some 600 companies employing around 13,000 people, the plastics and chemicals cluster is one of the state of Brandenburg’s industrial mainstays. There is virtually no other...
03.07.2017
- Lenzing’s supervisory board has approved the construction of a new plant in Thailand as the Austrian fibers producer continues to expand its worldwide network. Similar to its plant...
26.04.2017
- Thailand’s Indorama Ventures (IVL), the world’s leading PET producer, has agreed to buy the Glanzstoff Group, a manufacturer of tire cord fabrics and single-end cords (SEC), for an...
18.11.2015
- Austrian cellulosic fibers producer Lenzing has outlined its new business strategy and financial targets for the next five years. The strategy, named sCore TEN, is designed to help...
22.04.2015
- Japanese plastics and fibers group Kuraray is expanding into bio-based barrier materials with the acquisition of Australia-based Plantic, one of the leading global producers of bio...
02.09.2014
- What have sustainability and social responsibility to do with the financial performance of a materials company and the value it creates for its shareholders? A conversation with...
13.01.2013
- Researchers at Teijin Aramid, based in the Netherlands, and Rice University in the USA published their research findings on a new generation of super fibers in the leading...
