HEXION

US group to sell phenolic resins business to Investindustrial

POLYNT-REICHHOLD

Plans to build a maleic anhydride line in the US / Backward integration of resin production

EUROPEAN ALLIANCE FOR SMC BMC

New steering committee members elected / Joan Montobbio is chairman

POLYNT-REICHHOLD

Investment in maleic and phthalic anhydride intermediates in Americas / New reactor in Italy planned

BENVIC

French compounder continues purchasing spree / Italian PVC specialist Modenplast Medical and Polish compounder Alfa

POLYMER PRICES

Composites/GRP December 2018: Resins lose more ground on weak demand / Further fall likely as buyers hold back / Glass fibre products slightly softer

VINYLOOP

PVC compounder Benvic acquires recycling plant in Italy / Conversion to compounding planned

POLYMER PRICES

Composites/GRP August 2018: Ortho resins dip slightly / Glass fibre reinforcement unchanged / Strengthening demand will push resins higher in September

BENVIC

Change of ownership for French PVC compounder / OpenGate selling to owner of Polynt-Reichhold

POLYNT-REICHHOLD

Resins producer closes merger / Deal strengthens global presence

ASHLAND

Acquisition of French UPR plant from Reichhold

POLYNT

Commercial production of semi-finished carbon fibre products has begun / Plants in Germany and Italy

REICHHOLD

Investors plan merger with Italian composites producer Polynt / Deal expected to close this year

POLYNT

Gel coat plant to be built in Poland to service east European market

POLYNT

Carbon fibre-reinforced SMC production begins in Germany / Maleic acid anhydride capacity raised

CITADEL PLASTICS

US composites specialist buys The Composites Group / Integration of Tetra-DUR now finalised

POLYNT

Intermediate polymer specialist bids for entire composite activities from Total / New leader in Europe

POLYMER PRICES

Composites/GRP August 2012: Ortho resins mostly unchanged / Only slight contractions at the lower end / Glass fibre products stable / Demand gathers strength after summer lull