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Diab Group Enters in a Long-Term Contract with Vestas for Core Material Supply
Diab announced a five-year-long core material supply contract with one of the world’s leading OEMs for wind turbines, Vestas.
The contract will utilize the capacity of several existing and new PET production lines, as well as existing IPN/PVC core material production lines, and is expected...
Diab announced a five-year-long core material supply contract with one of the world’s leading OEMs for wind turbines, Vestas.
The contract will utilize the capacity of several existing and new PET production lines, as well as existing IPN/PVC core material production lines, and is expected...
ExOne Licensed from Oak Ridge National Laboratory for Method of 3D Printing Lightweight Ceramic-Metal
The ExOne Company announced about its licence from the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), for the method of 3D printing aluminium-infiltrated boron carbide (B4C) collimators and other components in neutron imaging.
A team at ORNL led by David C. Anderson, group...
The ExOne Company announced about its licence from the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), for the method of 3D printing aluminium-infiltrated boron carbide (B4C) collimators and other components in neutron imaging.
A team at ORNL led by David C. Anderson, group...
Teijin Used Aramid and Carbon Fibers for Museum Facade Panels
The Teijin Group announced that the 185 composite panels for the façade and canopy of a new wing of the Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam (Amsterdam, Netherlands) has been constructed using Twaron para-aramid fiber and Tenax carbon fiber of Teijin. The museum is the world’s first and...
The Teijin Group announced that the 185 composite panels for the façade and canopy of a new wing of the Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam (Amsterdam, Netherlands) has been constructed using Twaron para-aramid fiber and Tenax carbon fiber of Teijin. The museum is the world’s first and...
INEOS acquired Ashland Composites Business
INEOS Enterprises have acquired the entire composites business from Ashland Global Holdings Inc., including a BDO facility in Germany. After the acquisition, the business will continue providing gelcoats and fiberglass reinforced plastic (FRP). The BDO facility produces key intermediates for high...
INEOS Enterprises have acquired the entire composites business from Ashland Global Holdings Inc., including a BDO facility in Germany. After the acquisition, the business will continue providing gelcoats and fiberglass reinforced plastic (FRP). The BDO facility produces key intermediates for high...
PRF Composite Materials have added the latest epoxy prepreg system, RP542-4 for woven carbon fabrics
PRF Composite Materials have come up with RP542-4 that can be stated as a compliment to their existing systems RP542-1 and super-toughened RP549 systems. The latest epoxy prepeg system will be producing excellent results on unidirectional and woven carbon fabrics.
Head of Technology, Heather...
PRF Composite Materials have come up with RP542-4 that can be stated as a compliment to their existing systems RP542-1 and super-toughened RP549 systems. The latest epoxy prepeg system will be producing excellent results on unidirectional and woven carbon fabrics.
Head of Technology, Heather...
Covestro sets a new aesthetic direction by using thermoplastic composites in automotive exteriors
Coverstro has brought a new tool to automotive designer’s toolbox for designing unique appearances through unidirectional carbon fiber optics and a high-quality surface offered by the polycarbonate matrix, Maezio continuous fiber-reinforced thermoplastic composites. They have given the ES8...
Coverstro has brought a new tool to automotive designer’s toolbox for designing unique appearances through unidirectional carbon fiber optics and a high-quality surface offered by the polycarbonate matrix, Maezio continuous fiber-reinforced thermoplastic composites. They have given the ES8...
Hyosung plans to invest $825 million to boost its carbon fiber capacity by 2028
Hyosung has planned to invest $825 million by the year 2028 in its business of carbon fibers to expand its production capacity from the current 2,000 tonnes per year (one line) to 24,000 tonnes per year (10 lines). The investment will gain the reputation of becoming the world’s single-largest...
Hyosung has planned to invest $825 million by the year 2028 in its business of carbon fibers to expand its production capacity from the current 2,000 tonnes per year (one line) to 24,000 tonnes per year (10 lines). The investment will gain the reputation of becoming the world’s single-largest...
Gurit will supply core materials to the globally leading wind OEMs
The new contract of continuous four years is in continuation of the existing supply contract of core materials and are in line with communicated Group Sales targets for 2019. They will support organic growth in 2020/21 and are expected to deliver Net Sales of CHF 200 million over the respective...
The new contract of continuous four years is in continuation of the existing supply contract of core materials and are in line with communicated Group Sales targets for 2019. They will support organic growth in 2020/21 and are expected to deliver Net Sales of CHF 200 million over the respective...