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Indorama and Huvis Form US Fiber JV

18.01.2018 - Thailand’s Indorama Ventures, the world’s biggest producer of PET, has agreed with South Korean fibers company Huvis to establish a 50:50 joint venture in the US. The jv will...

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Kordsa Expands Polyester and PP Output

12.01.2018 - Turkish company Kordsa, a tire cord specialist, broke ground last month on its polyester expansion project in Izmit, Turkey. The additional 7,000 t/y of polyester yarn production...

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Teijin Aramid Expands Dutch Fiber Capacity

20.07.2017 - Increasing demand for its Twaron high-performance aramid fiber has prompted Teijin Aramid to invest in new spinning technology that will boost capacity at its plant in Emmen, the...

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Air Liquide Supports Chinese Fiber Optics

04.07.2017 - France’s Air Liquide, in its current status as the world’s largest producer of industrial gases, has signed new 10 to 15-year supply contracts with three major Chinese fiber optic...

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Invista Hikes US Nylon 6,6 Output

17.05.2017 - Invista is spending more than $65 million to expand nylon 6,6 fiber capacity at its plant in Camden, South Carolina, USA. The Wichita, Kansas-headquartered group said the...

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Mitsubishi to Buy SGL Carbon Fiber Plant in US

12.01.2017 - Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings will acquire a 1,000 t/y carbon fiber plant at Evanston in the US state of Wyoming from Germany’s SGL Carbon under a deal announced this week. The...

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Lenzing Plans US Tencel Plant

14.12.2016 - The supervisory board of Austria’s Lenzing has approved plans to build a Tencel fiber plant in the US. The news follows two previously announced expansion projects as the group...

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Solvay Expands US Carbon Fiber Plant

29.08.2016 - Solvay has inaugurated a new carbon fiber production line at its facility in Piedmont, South Carolina, USA, built to meet increasing demand for lightweight composite materials from...