A ‘cured in place’ composite pipe lining system has been used for a major sewer repair project in Reno, Nevada, USA.
30 June, 2009
These five stories were the most popular with visitors to the Reinforced Plastics website during the month of June.
30 June, 2009
Amber Composites is launching a range of consumable products for use in vacuum bagging in the oven curing, autoclave and infusion composite processes.
30 June, 2009
For its latest project Rogers Yacht Design is working with composite materials supplier SP to produce a new line of carbon composite cruiser racers.
28 June, 2009
Airbus Germany has awarded Atkins Nedtech a contract to design composite components for the inboard flap of the new Airbus A350 XWB aircraft.
26 June, 2009
Yuneec International is carrying out test flights on its E430, two-seat, composite aircraft, which is said to be the first commercially available electric powered aircraft.
25 June, 2009
An extra 25GW of offshore wind energy could be accommodated around the UK’s shores, in addition to the 8GW already built or planned, UK Energy Minister Lord Hunt says.
25 June, 2009
Owens Corning has licensed its Twintex® glass thermoplastic composites technology to Fiber Glass Industries Inc (FGI).
24 June, 2009
Boeing has announced a further delay to the first flight of its 787 Dreamliner aircraft.
23 June, 2009
Lincoln Composites has manufactured a compressed natural gas (CNG) fuel tank for what is claimed to be the world's first chopper (motorcycle) to be powered by natural gas.
23 June, 2009
The Welsh Assembly Government has committed £28.66 million to support Airbus' development of a facility for the assembly of composite aircraft wings at its site in Broughton, North Wales.
22 June, 2009
Braided textile specialist A&P Technology Inc is now using carbon fibre reinforced Fortron polyphenylene sulphide (PPS) tape for aircraft interior applications.
22 June, 2009
Scott Bader is introducing its new website which covers the range of products and services offered by its Composites, Adhesives, and Specialty Polymers business units globally.
22 June, 2009
Australian-based Quickstep has been awarded A$2.6 million under the Australian Federal Government’s AusIndustry Climate Ready Programme, an initiative focusing on the production of lightweight, low-emission vehicles and aircraft.
20 June, 2009
Strongwell’s glass fibre reinforced plastic (GRP) structural materials have achieved Los Angeles Research Report (LARR) approval for radio frequency (RF) transparent screening and enclosure systems.
19 June, 2009
GE Sensing & Inspection Technologies has announced the availability of a hand-held, ultrasonic test instrument for use while an aircraft is at the arrival/departure gate.
19 June, 2009
UK railway contractor Birse Rail has recently installed a new composite railway footbridge in just six hours at Bradkirk, Blackpool, UK, thereby minimising disruption to rail services.
18 June, 2009
The European composites industry association EuCIA has appointed Alisa De Backer as its new General Manager.
18 June, 2009
US firm IDI Composites International has acquired the former Menzolit Compounds International sheet and bulk moulding compound plants in France and China.
18 June, 2009
Final assembly has begun on the first Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft destined for delivery to ANA of Japan. Deliveries are scheduled to begin in the first quarter of 2010.
18 June, 2009
Boeing, TenCate Advanced Composites BV, Stork Fokker and the University of Twente have signed an agreement to establish the Thermoplastic Composites Research Centre (TPRC) in the Netherlands.
17 June, 2009
Cytec Engineered Materials (CEM) has formed a new group to address the growing need for advanced materials such as composites in the industrial sector.
17 June, 2009
Hexion Specialty Chemicals will increase prices of its unsaturated polyester and vinyl ester resins in North America next month.
17 June, 2009
China could generate 20% of its energy needs from renewable sources by 2020, according to Zhang Xiaoqiang, Vice Chairman of China’s national development and reform commission.
17 June, 2009
US firm Energetx Composites plans to start manufacturing wind turbine components following approval of a grant from the State of Michigan.
17 June, 2009
AGY, a US producer of glass fibre yarns and reinforcements, has acquired a 70% controlling interest in the Shanghai, China, based yarn manufacturing business of Grace THW Group.
16 June, 2009
The European Environmental Agency (EEA) says European onshore and offshore wind energy potential is equivalent to almost 20 times energy demand in 2020.
15 June, 2009
Investment company Mubadala Development Company has announced the construction of its composites plant in Abu Dhabi, UAE, will start this month and that the plant will be operational in 2010.
15 June, 2009
Hexion Specialty Chemicals is realigning its North American composite resins and coatings manufacturing operations in order to enhance customer service, improve efficiency and manage costs.
15 June, 2009
Quickstep Technologies Pty Ltd has been accredited to the AS 9100 international aerospace quality standard.
15 June, 2009
Pultruder Exel Composites is starting negotiations with staff on possible job losses at its plants in Finland.
15 June, 2009
A new FRP lining process for pipes and storage tanks is said to offer significant advantages over existing corrosion protection methods.
14 June, 2009
US moulder of composites products Premix is extending its manufacturing capacity with the addition of a 2000 ton compression moulding press.
13 June, 2009
The programme for the Advanced Composites in Construction (ACIC) 2009 conference has been released by organiser The Network Group for Composites in Construction (NGCC).
12 June, 2009
Interplastic Corporation is raising the price of its CoREZYN® and Silmar® brand products, including vinyl ester, polyester and speciality resins, gel-coats, and colorants.
11 June, 2009
What could be the world’s first large-scale floating offshore wind turbine has been installed by Siemens and StatoilHydro off the coast of Norway.
11 June, 2009
This year, the nova-Institut will hold its Biocomposites Congress as part of the annual AVK International Convention which is held alongside the COMPOSITES EUROPE exhibition.
10 June, 2009
The UK Crown Estate has received a total of 42 applications from 20 bidders for wave and tidal energy leases for the Pentland Firth Strategic Area – the world’s first large scale commercial wave and tidal energy leasing round.
10 June, 2009
Cook Composites and Polymers (CCP) is increasing prices of its unsaturated polyester and vinyl ester resins, gel-coats and Thermaclean® industrial cleaner products.
10 June, 2009
American Superconductor Corporation’s (AMSC) wholly-owned AMSC Windtec subsidiary, has licensed its 2 MW doubly-fed induction wind turbine design to Inox Wind Limited, part of India’s Inox Group of Companies.
09 June, 2009
A training programme for the composites industry has been developed by the Dutch association for composites VKCN, and VAPRO, a consultancy specialising in vocational training.
09 June, 2009
A flame retardant, flexible core material has been developed by Lantor BV. It is designed to support the development of lightweight composite solutions, especially in the mass transit market.
09 June, 2009
The Polytec Group is closing the Swedish plant of its Automotive Composites Division.
08 June, 2009
The US wind energy market could bounce back in 2010 after a slower 2009, predicts analyst Emerging Energy Research (EER).
08 June, 2009
Jeff Martin of Martin Pultrusion Group Inc has been named the Brandt Goldsworthy Pultruder of the Year 2009 by the delegates of the 2nd Global Pultrusion Conference.
08 June, 2009
The US Air Force Research Laboratory and Lockheed Martin have announced the first flight of the Advanced Composite Cargo Aircraft (ACCA).
08 June, 2009
Resin supplier Ara Ashland has appointed Mastergel Compósitos as a distributor for the southern region of Brazil.
08 June, 2009
CST Composites is introducing a range of pultruded carbon composite laminates designed for use in the the reinforcement of concrete, metal, wood and composite structural members.
08 June, 2009
Automotive parts producer ElringKlinger has developed a reinforced thermoplastic pick-up truck oil pan using DuPont's Zytel polyamide resin.
05 June, 2009
For the second year in a row, transmission / interconnection constraints were identified as the greatest barrier to wind energy development according to a poll conducted by wind measurement provider NRG Systems.
05 June, 2009
The American Composites Manufacturers Association (ACMA) has released its 2008 Composites Industry Report.
05 June, 2009
Reichhold Inc is increasing prices of all unsaturated polyester and vinyl ester resins sold in North America for the composites industry.
04 June, 2009
Meridian Automotive Systems Inc has sold certain parts of its composites business to Decoma Composites LLC in response to the severe downturn in the North American automotive industry.
04 June, 2009
Scott Bader is increasing the prices of Crystic® unsaturated polyester, DCPD and vinyl ester resins across all its European sites.
04 June, 2009
Entropy Surfboards is producing a range of custom surfboards that use Amroy Europe’s Hybtonite® resin system in order to improve durability by a factor of between two and three while retaining the flex and feel of a traditional custom board. Hybtonite is an epoxy-based system that is reinforced with Bayer MaterialScience’s Baytubes® carbon nanotubes.
04 June, 2009
Composite tooling specialist Ebalta has announced the availability of what is believed to be the first ‘cast to size’ epoxy tooling blocks.
03 June, 2009
Tods Defence has been awarded a contract by the Spanish shipbuilder Navantia to supply the carbon composite, bow sonar domes for Spanish Navy’s new S80 submarines.
03 June, 2009
Composites Technology Research Malaysia Sdn Bhd (CTRM) is expanding its manufacturing facility in Melaka, Malaysia, in anticipation of business growth.
02 June, 2009
The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) has released its list of the top 10 emerging aerospace technologies.'Greener' aviation technologies and alternative fuels head the list; advanced materials such as composites are at 6th place.
02 June, 2009
Abahsain Fiberglass Middle East has started production of ECR-glass fibre products at its new factory at the Bahrain International Investment Park.
01 June, 2009