NIPPON ELECTRIC GLASS

Japanese glass fibre producer puts remaining UK plant under ‘strategic review'

GLASS FIBRES EUROPE

Nippon Electric Glass warns of uneconomical production / Chinese volume surplus depresses prices

COMPOSITES

Only a few application segments show growth / European composites companies under pressure / Mixed outlook for next two years / Record number of visitors at JEC World trade fair

BESLER TEKSTIL

Low prices pressure Turkish GF producer / Company cuts production

FREIGHT COSTS

Rising concerns about surcharges due to Red Sea crisis / Importers lose price leadership

PPG

Stake in PFG glass fibre joint venture sold to partner Nan Ya Plastics

PPG

European glass fibre operations sold to Nippon Electric Glass