Three global leaders – Owens Corning, BASF and TenCate - are partnering to deliver global solution to create lighter, stronger, more durable, and environmentally efficient vehicles.
Owen Corning will be highlighting the benefits that glass reinforced composites can have on cars and trucks with regards to improved fuel efficiency and helping to reduce carbon dioxide emissions at...
Leading global producer of glass fiber reinforcements for composite systems and residential and commercial building materials – Owens Corning – has announced that it has taken the latest step to inc...
Leading global producer of residential and commercial building materials, glass-fiber reinforcements and engineered materials for composite systems, Owens Corning, has announced that its new furnace...
PPG Industries has signed a letter of intent with Harsha Exito Engineering Private Limited (India) to establish a 50-50 joint venture for the manufacture and sale of fiberglass reinforcement...
Owens Corning has announced that it has reached a definitive agreement to sell its glass fiber reinforcements plant in Capivari, Brazil, to Chongqing Polycomp International Corporation (CPIC), which...
Owens Corning has announced the divestiture of its Brazil, Capivari facility in order to facilitate long term planning given the uncertainty of the resolution of ongoing negotiations with the...
US antitrust regulators said 26 October 2007 they had cleared Owens Corning Inc.``s USD 640 million acquisition of Saint-Gobain``s glass reinforcement and composite materials business, with...
The European Commission said Saint-Gobain and Owens Corning``s proposed fiberglass reinforcements joint venture has been re-notified. The deadline for the inquiry is 12 October 2007. The joint...
Owens Corning Sales Inc. said 27 July 2007 that it is buying Saint-Gobain``s glass reinforcement and composites division for USD 640 million. The acquisition involves 20 plants, including 12 glass...
Saint-Gobain Vetrotex``s Reinforcement and Composites unit has carried out a 25% increase of its European production capacity for thermoplastic and fiberglass reinforcement (Twintex(R)) at its plant...
Finnish fiber-based materials developer and manufacturer Ahlstrom Corporation said 30 June 2006 that it will invest EUR 5.2 million in a new speciality fiberglass reinforcement plant in the USA. The...
German Leis Polytechnik polymere Werkstoffe GmbH has developed a polyamide with strong fibreglass reinforcement named Nylaforce B 70, the company said on 10 September 2002. Nylaforce is manufactured...
29 April 1999: According to a recent report, Syncoglas of Belgium has launched a new type of reinforcement called Syncoloop, which consists of glass fibre rovings tufted on a glass fibre backing....
7 January 1999: Vetrotex Industries India, a part of France``s Saint-Gobain has acquired the fibreglass reinforcements business of FGP Ltd., a Saint-Gobain statement said recently. The acquisition...
23 July 1998: Owens Corning India Ltd. is reportedly setting up a US$ 400 million plant in Maharashtra, with a production capacity of 30,000 tonnes of fibre glass reinforcements. The plant is...
2 July 1998: India``s FGP Ltd., an RPG group affiliate, has reportedly decided to sell its fibre glass reinforcement business to Saint Gobain, the French multinational which has been aggressively...
18 December 1997: US chemicals operation DuPont has recently come up with a new liquid crystal polymer resin, called Zenite 3130L, which has 30% glass reinforcement and is priced 10-15% below a...
A plant at L``Ardoise in France, belonging to the US group Owens Corning, has been partially converted to produce Advantex glass reinforcement fibres. Advantex is a new industrial grade material...
A new fibre glass reinforcement for polypropylene is now being marketed by PPG Industries of the United States. According to a company statement, the new MaxiChop 3298 chopped strand ensures high...
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