ALLNEX

Financial investor sells resin specialist to Thai chemical group

SOLVAY

Sales drop at chemicals and plastics group / Composites plant closures in UK and US

POLYONE

Christopher Pederson is new president of engineering plastics business / Consolidated sales and profits grow / New TPE line opens in India

SOLVAY

Composite materials business to serve Asia-Pacific direct / Acquisition of assets from distributor Argosy

SOLVAY

Around 600 jobs to be made redundant worldwide / R&D reorganisation and expansion in Europe

BOMBARDIER

Advancement in certification of Hengshen carbon fibre-prepregs for aviation industry

SOLVAY

Plastics divisions provide growing margins / Future of polyamide business uncertain

SOLVAY

Sales and operating profit increase in 2015 / Advanced Materials and Functional Polymers businesses contribute to growth

SOLVAY

Composites distribution contract awarded to Bang & Bonsomer / Expanded coverage in Baltic states and Finland

SOLVAY

Operating profit increases by 14% in Q3 2015 / Strong pricing helps push up earnings / Advanced Materials business leads gains / Russian chlorovinyls JV contributes to improved Functional Polymers result

COMPOSITES

Europe is slowly emerging from its trough / Strong increase in Germany / Thermoplastic processing techniques, like GMRT and LFRT, on the rise / SMC and BMC processing stagnant / “Composites Europe” fair presents a mixed bag

GRP SOLUTIONS

Newly founded distributor snatches Ashland deal from Cathay Composites / Marketing resins in the UK

GKN

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

KRAHN CHEMIE

Acquisition of Italian speciality chemicals distributor Pietro Carini / “Solid base for further growth”

PERSTORP

Italian distribution deal with Reschem Italia for smaller-scale customers

MDI

Brazil imposes anti-dumping duties on imports from the US and China / Finance minister announces measures to ease pressure on industrial sector

EPOXY RESINS

Matrix material of choice for CRP applications / Eight manufacturers in Europe / European capacity stands at 340,000 t/y / Prices influenced by polycarbonate and glycerol / Recycling limited to cement sector