- 8 May 2008 -
Spanish Air Force selects MFG Galileo for radome contract
US manufacturer will supply six 77-ft radomes.
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- 7 May 2008 -
Composites boost OC's Q1 results
Acquisition of Saint-Gobain businesses takes company's first quarter 2008 consolidated net sales to US$1.35 billion.
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- 7 May 2008 -
BASF targets India's automotive industry
Chemicals company to build engineering plastics compounding plant in Thane.
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- 7 May 2008 -
Global wind energy market to reach 240 GW by 2012
Global Wind Energy Council releases new figures to take account of unexpectedly strong increase in wind energy deployment around the world.
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- 6 May 2008 -
OC completes sale of plants in Belgium and Norway
Owens Corning finalises sale of two composite manufacturing plants to mergers and acquisitions company Platinum Equity.
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- 2 May 2008 -
FRP Technology opens E-glass plant in the Middle East
FRP Technology has opened the first fiberglass factory on the west coast of Saudi Arabia and the biggest in the Middle East.
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- 1 May 2008 -
Quickstep and Vortex form joint venture for pipes
Quickstep Holdings Ltd and Vortex Pipes announce the forging of a joint venture called QuickPipes for high-end, corrosion resistant composites pipes.
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- 1 May 2008 -
METYX and Alcan sign distribution agreement
Turkish reinforcement supplier METYX Composites has become an exclusive distributor of Alcan Airex core materials in Turkey.
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- 1 May 2008 -
European Alliance for SMC/BMC comes under EuCIA
The industry association European Alliance for SMC/BMC (sheet moulding compound/bulk moulding compound) is becoming part of the European Composites Industry Association (EuCIA).
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- 30 April 2008 -
SPE to award scholarships for automotive composites
SPE Automotive Composites Conference & Exhibition (SPE ACCE) will grant two US$2000 scholarships for graduate-level research in polymer composites for ground transport.
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- 30 April 2008 -
Hexcel opens Spain’s first carbon fibre plant
Hexcel has opened its first European carbon fibre plant in Illescas, Spain, close to its existing Parla plant.
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- 29 April 2008 -
Intertape introduces new marine masking tape
Intertape Polymer Group (IPG) of Bradenton, Florida, USA is introducing a new line of Anchor® Marine Products for the marine and composites industry.
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