Keyword: Fibers

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IVL Completes Buy of M&G’s Brazil Fibers Plant

26.02.2019 - Thailand-based polyester giant Indorama Ventures (IVL) has completed its acquisition of M&G Fibras Brasil, based at Cabo de Santo Agostinho. The plant that belonged to insolvent...

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Excellence in Plastics & Chemistry

24.11.2017 - With some 600 companies employing around 13,000 people, the plastics and chemicals cluster is one of the state of Brandenburg’s industrial mainstays. There is virtually no other...

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Lenzing Plans Thai Fiber Plant

03.07.2017 - Lenzing’s supervisory board has approved the construction of a new plant in Thailand as the Austrian fibers producer continues to expand its worldwide network. Similar to its plant...

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Indorama Buys Glanzstoff Group

26.04.2017 - Thailand’s Indorama Ventures (IVL), the world’s leading PET producer, has agreed to buy the Glanzstoff Group, a manufacturer of tire cord fabrics and single-end cords (SEC), for an...

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Lenzing Announces New Business Strategy

18.11.2015 - Austrian cellulosic fibers producer Lenzing has outlined its new business strategy and financial targets for the next five years. The strategy, named sCore TEN, is designed to help...

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Kuraray Expands into Bio-based Barrier Materials

22.04.2015 - Japanese plastics and fibers group Kuraray is expanding into bio-based barrier materials with the acquisition of Australia-based Plantic, one of the leading global producers of bio...

Strategy & Management

Building a Future-Proof Business

02.09.2014 - What have sustainability and social responsibility to do with the financial performance of a materials company and the value it creates for its shareholders? A conversation with...

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Twaron Spinning Process for Carbon Nanotube Fibers

13.01.2013 - Researchers at Teijin Aramid, based in the Netherlands, and Rice University in the USA published their research findings on a new generation of super fibers in the leading...