europe

29th Aug 2019

Domo Chemicals has signed a deal with Solvay to take over its Performance Polyamides Business in Europe. The business to be taken over includes engineering plastics operations in France and Poland; high performance fibres in France; and polymer and intermediates operations in France, Spain and Poland. The acquisition is likely to close by the end of Q4 ...

17th May 2019

In the first quarter of fiscal 2019, the consolidated revenues of PFNonwovens, a leading European producer of nonwoven textiles, reached CZK 1,607.2 million, up 4.4 per cent y-o-y. The developments in polymer prices had a slightly positive effect on the development of revenues. Likewise, sales volumes in tonnage terms grew on a y-o-y basis.

15th Nov 2018

PFNonwovens has recorded consolidated revenues of CZK 4,529.9 million in the first nine months fiscal 2018, up by 1.9 per cent year-on-year. The increase in the price of polymers had a positive effect on the year-on-year comparison of revenues. Sales volumes also rose in line with the increase in production due to new production capacity launched in...

2nd Aug 2018

Arkema will open its 3D printing Center of Excellence (CoE) to advance 3D Printing resins technology. This new center will complete the Arkema’s worldwide R&D network dedicated to the development of advanced material for additive manufacturing. This advanced lab will complete the existing R&D network of the group dedicated to fast growing 3D printing...

20th Jun 2018

The European Composites Industry Association (EuCIA), the European platform for the composites industry, has extended its membership to Composites UK, the trade association for the UK composites industry. Headquartered in Brussels, EuCIA represents European national composites associations, as well as industry-specific sector groups, at EU level.

19th Jun 2018

Asahi Kasei, supplier of high-performance thermoplastic compounds, has unveiled Thermylene P11, next-generation glass-reinforced polypropylene (PP) compounds with unprecedented strength, increasing performance of conventional glass reinforced polypropylene design and opening opportunities for thinwall molding of interior and exterior automotive parts.

7th Jul 2017

AMAC has entered into strategic partnership with Japanese thermoplastic composites material manufacturer MaruHachi. The aim is development of new business opportunities in Europe in the field of sports and leisure, consumer goods, electronics and electricity, building and infrastructure as well as transportation like aviation, automotive and train...

30th Jun 2016

European Union exporters achieved their best performance for technical textiles and womenswear in 2015, Euratex, the European Apparel and Textile Confederation has said. Exports of man-made fibres outside of the EU have regained their rate of growth these past years and rose 4.5 per cent in value during 2015, Euratex said in a press release.

15th Apr 2016

The overall production of nonwovens in Europe grew by 3.6 per cent in 2015 to reach 2,329,000 tonnes, despite an economic slowdown, according to the