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SMC prices go up
PPG helps roofing firms build plant GLASS FIBRE producer PPG Industries, Pittsburgh, USA, is providing the engineering design and process technology for a new fibre glass manufacturing facility being built by two North American companies. The plant will be built in Clarksville, Tennessee, USA, for MW/MB, which is a joint venture of Tamko Roofing Products Inc, based in Joplin, Missouri, and IKO Industries Ltd, of Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Both companies produce roofing shingles and other products for the housing market. Under a long-term service agreement, PPG will provide bushings, technical services, technology updates, employee
training, and negotiate for supply of raw materials. The plant will have a capacity of 150 million lbs and is expected to be in service by early 2006. It will produce wet chopped strands. Tamko and IKO will each take 50% of the production from the facility for in-house use, but they will also continue to buy from the external market. PPG says that helping with the construction of this plant does not harm its own glass fibre business and will increase its profile in the roofing market. PPG Industries; website: www. ppg.com; Tamko; website: www. tamko.com; IKO; website: www. ikogroup.com.
SMC prices go up MANUFACTURERS of sheet moulding compound (SMC) are warning that price rises are on the way. Companies in the German composites association AVK-TV estimate that SMC prices could increase by 6-8%. Prices of the raw materials used in SMC have increased over recent months, the association explains, but the SMC industry has so far not raised its prices to match. This warning was confirmed by the subsequent announcement by Interplastic Corp’s
Molding Products Division (MPD) that it is increasing the prices of its line of engineered SMC products by US$0.040.05/lb, depending on the formulation. The price increases will take place this month (July). Interplastic’s headquarters are in St. Paul, Minnesota, USA. Its Molding Products Division produces SMC and other thermoset moulding materials. AVK-TV; website: www.avktv.de; Interplastic Corp; website: www.interplastic.com.
Glass prices increase JOHNS MANVILLE Europe, Bad Homburg, Germany, has announced a price increase of 7-12% on all its glass fibre reinforcement products, including chopped strands, assembled and direct rovings, and chopped strand mats. The increase came into effect on 1 July. The company says that this increase is necessary to compensate for the higher raw material, energy and labour
costs which JM has experienced over the past 12 months. To make the situation worse, it adds, market prices for glass fibre have fallen. Johns Manville’s Engineered Products Group (EPG) produces glass fibres, glass fibre nonwoven, polyester spunbond, meltblown and textile glass fibre wall coverings at 14 locations worldwide. Johns Manville; website: www.jm.com.
Alcan agrees deal for Cyclics resin ALCAN Composites of Switzerland and Cyclics Europe GmbH, Germany, have announced a cooperation agreement for the development and commercialization of Cyclics’ CBT® resin for composites applications in several markets. CBT resin is the cyclic form of polybutylene terephthalate resin and is manufactured by Cyclics Corp in the USA. Cyclics has granted global exclusivity to Alcan
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REINFORCEDplastics
July/August 2004
Composites for the marketing and sales activities for CBT resin-based composite materials for the display, graphic arts, and architecture markets, as well as general industry infrastructure applications. Cyclics already has an alliance with Dow Automotive to develop CBT resins for automotive applications. Alcan; website: www.alcancomposites.com; Cyclics; website: www.cyclics.com.
training, and negotiate for supply of raw materials. The plant will have a capacity of 150 million lbs and is expected to be in service by early 2006. It will produce wet chopped strands. Tamko and IKO will each take 50% of the production from the facility for in-house use, but they will also continue to buy from the external market. PPG says that helping with the construction of this plant does not harm its own glass fibre business and will increase its profile in the roofing market. PPG Industries; website: www. ppg.com; Tamko; website: www. tamko.com; IKO; website: www. ikogroup.com.
SMC prices go up MANUFACTURERS of sheet moulding compound (SMC) are warning that price rises are on the way. Companies in the German composites association AVK-TV estimate that SMC prices could increase by 6-8%. Prices of the raw materials used in SMC have increased over recent months, the association explains, but the SMC industry has so far not raised its prices to match. This warning was confirmed by the subsequent announcement by Interplastic Corp’s
Molding Products Division (MPD) that it is increasing the prices of its line of engineered SMC products by US$0.040.05/lb, depending on the formulation. The price increases will take place this month (July). Interplastic’s headquarters are in St. Paul, Minnesota, USA. Its Molding Products Division produces SMC and other thermoset moulding materials. AVK-TV; website: www.avktv.de; Interplastic Corp; website: www.interplastic.com.
Glass prices increase JOHNS MANVILLE Europe, Bad Homburg, Germany, has announced a price increase of 7-12% on all its glass fibre reinforcement products, including chopped strands, assembled and direct rovings, and chopped strand mats. The increase came into effect on 1 July. The company says that this increase is necessary to compensate for the higher raw material, energy and labour
costs which JM has experienced over the past 12 months. To make the situation worse, it adds, market prices for glass fibre have fallen. Johns Manville’s Engineered Products Group (EPG) produces glass fibres, glass fibre nonwoven, polyester spunbond, meltblown and textile glass fibre wall coverings at 14 locations worldwide. Johns Manville; website: www.jm.com.
Alcan agrees deal for Cyclics resin ALCAN Composites of Switzerland and Cyclics Europe GmbH, Germany, have announced a cooperation agreement for the development and commercialization of Cyclics’ CBT® resin for composites applications in several markets. CBT resin is the cyclic form of polybutylene terephthalate resin and is manufactured by Cyclics Corp in the USA. Cyclics has granted global exclusivity to Alcan
10
REINFORCEDplastics
July/August 2004
Composites for the marketing and sales activities for CBT resin-based composite materials for the display, graphic arts, and architecture markets, as well as general industry infrastructure applications. Cyclics already has an alliance with Dow Automotive to develop CBT resins for automotive applications. Alcan; website: www.alcancomposites.com; Cyclics; website: www.cyclics.com.