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Benteler-SGL builds production plant for carbon fibre automotive components Benteler-SGL builds production plant for carbon fibre automotive components

Benteler-SGL GmbH & Co KG has invested €36 million in a new plant in Austria to manufacture automotive components made of carbon composites.
16 May 2012

AOC cobalt-free resin certified by NSF International

AOC's new Vipel® F010-H2O-00 vinyl ester resin is certified to the NSF/ANSI 61: Drinking Water System Components-Health Effects standard.
16 May 2012

DSM Composite Resins announces price increase

DSM Composite Resins has announced a price increase for its complete portfolio of unsaturated polyester and vinyl ester resins.
16 May 2012

Edra Equipamentos develops 'green' ATM Edra Equipamentos develops 'green' ATM

Brazilian company Edra Equipamentos has created an ATM booth using composite resins partially derived from renewable resources from Elekeiroz SA.
15 May 2012

SP-High Modulus exhibits at Australian boat show SP-High Modulus exhibits at Australian boat show

SP-High Modulus, the marine business of Gurit, is exhibiting at the Sanctuary Cove International Boat Show in Queensland, Australia, this month.
15 May 2012

Umeco promotes global branding at SAMPE 2012 Umeco promotes global branding at SAMPE 2012

Umeco will be promoting its new branding at the 2012 SAMPE 2012 trade show in Baltimore this month.
14 May 2012

Last week's top 3 stories Last week's top 3 stories

The following stories were the most popular with visitors to the Reinforced Plastics website last week.
14 May 2012

Boeing 787 Dreamliner wins innovation award

The Boeing 787 Dreamliner has been honoured with the Grand Prize during the 2012 Hermes Awards for Innovation.
12 May 2012

Zoltek reports continuing growth trends in second quarter

Carbon fibre manufacturer Zoltek Companies Inc reports net revenues of US$47 million for the second quarter of its 2012 fiscal year, an increase of 26.7% on the second quarter of fiscal 2011.
11 May 2012

Yingli brings solar power to Brazil’s most prestigious football stadium

A partnership between Chinese company Yingli Green Energy, EDF Consultoria and the State of Rio de Janeiro is bringing solar power to Brazil’s most prestigious sports stadium, Estado do Maracana, which will host the 2014 World Cup.
11 May 2012

Bayer sites wind energy centre in Denmark Bayer sites wind energy centre in Denmark

Bayer MaterialScience plans to establish a global wind energy competence and development centre at its site in Otterup, Denmark, to coordinate the development of materials for wind energy applications.
11 May 2012

Reports discusses automotive and aerospace materials selection

Advanced high-strength steel (AHSS), aluminium, magnesium, titanium and carbon fibre reinforced plastic (CFRP) each has its own set of cost, availability, manufacturing and performance characteristics that affect their adoption in the automotive and aerospace industries, according to a Lux Research report.
11 May 2012

Hawker Beechcraft files for bankruptcy

US business aircraft maker Hawker Beechcraft Inc has filed for reorganisation under Chapter 11 of the US Bankruptcy Code.
10 May 2012

EURECOMP organises event on recycling thermoset composites

The EURECOMP project will hold its first training event, focusing on the recycling of thermoset composites, in Brussels on 22 May.
10 May 2012

Unitech Composites invests in NDI equipment

Unitech Composites and Structures has invested in non-destructive inspection (NDI) equipment to aid its production and inspection processes.
10 May 2012

AGY expands S-2 Glass manufacturing capacity by 20%

AGY has increased production of its S-2 Glass® fibre reinforcements by 20% to meet growth in demand from aerospace and industrial markets.
09 May 2012

Umeco showcases Sea-Spider tidal energy device at All-Energy 2012 Umeco showcases Sea-Spider tidal energy device at All-Energy 2012

Composite materials supplier Umeco's stand at the All-Energy 2012 renewable energy trade show will feature a model of Renewergen Ltd’s Sea-Spider, a 70 m diameter 6.5 MW vertical axis tidal energy device.
09 May 2012

Janneby wind testing site ready to open

It will reportedly be the only independent wind turbine testing site in the German federal state of Schleswig-Holstein.
09 May 2012

GE to supply 95 MW to Polish utility scale wind projects

38 of GE's 2.5 MW wind turbines will be used for projects in northern Poland, and the company will also build a service centre to provide long-term local support.
09 May 2012

Innovative Composites to supply EcoScape modular composite homes to Antigua Innovative Composites to supply EcoScape modular composite homes to Antigua

Innovative Composites International Inc (ICI) has announced an agreement to supply its EcoScape™ composite modular homes for a housing project in Antigua.
09 May 2012

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