HENKEL

Production expansion in Spain / Composites applications in aircraft construction

HEXCEL

Minority stake in CRP recycler Carbon Conversions / Strategic investment

SAFRAN

Plans to acquire competitor Zodiac Aerospace for EUR 8.5 bn / Deal would make French group the world's third largest aviation supplier

SOLVAY

Cytec site in Germany undergoes renewed expansion / Resins production launched / Order for Safran engines

MEXICO

Plastics industry on growth course / Billions invested in booming automotive and aviation industries / Domestic polymer capacities limited to PVC, PET and PS / Highly dependent on polymer imports

AIRBUS

Airplane manufacturer seeking to acquire carbon fibre-reinforced plastics processor Xperion Aerospace

STELIA AEROSPACE

Airplane supplier building new headquarters near Toulouse

BOMBARDIER

Train and plane producer announces austerity measures / Large plastics consumer plans to cut 10% of the workforce

HEXCEL

New engineered core plant in Morocco / Demand from aeronautics industry / Start-up in 2017

SOLVAY SPECIALTY POLYMERS

Agreement with RTP to drive use of “Radel” R-7000 PPSU among global commercial aircraft industry

GKN

Acquisition of Fokker Technologies / Latest big deal in the composite aircraft market

SOLVAY

Agreement to acquire US composite maker Cytec / Boosts presence in aerospace sector / H1 2015 profits rise on favourable forex and pricing

ARKEMA

Follow up: PEKK to fill niche demand for high-temperature polymers / Manufacturing thermoplastic composites for Boeing?

MITSUBISHI

Merger of group carbon fibre activities / Special pipes for sea floor research

AIRBUS

CFRP processors Aerolia and Sogerma merged into new company Stelia Aerospace

SAFRAN

French technology group commissions composites line / Twin facility to be built at partner Albany's plant in the US

HEXCEL

GBP 6m investment in new Innovation Centre in UK / Raising capacity to meet large Airbus order

FACC

Partnership with AVIC to produce airplane passenger cabins / Raising activities in China

AIRBUS

Plans to merge processing subsidiaries Aerolia and Sogerma / Bundling CFRP production

HEXCEL

Investing USD 250m in European carbon fibre production / New plant to be located near Lyon / Key customer Airbus

EVONIK

Structural foam for aircraft components / Lighter and cost effective / Tests with Airbus over past two years

AIRBUS

Majority share in carbon fibre-reinforced plastics supplier Alestis acquired / Premium Aerotec subsidiary in dire financial straits / High production figures strain parts suppliers

CETIM

French technical centre building pilot line for high-speed composite parts production

SAFRAN

Composites materials research centre inaugurated near Paris / Developing engines for Airbus and Boeing

COMPOSITES

European GRP production stagnates / Turkey and Far East reap the benefits of weak southern European market / Automotive industry is key for CFRP advances / Germany's AVK industry association round table during “Composites Europe”