3A Composites Core Materials has named Trident Foams Ltd as the exclusive distributor of its AIREX® and BALTEK® core materials for the UK market from January 2011.
24 December, 2010
The European Composites Industry Association (EuCIA) reports that European Commission (EC) has released a document to the EU27 Member States for consultation on the ongoing investigation into certain glass fibre originating in China and is proposing duties of 13.8% from March 2011.
23 December, 2010
The Reinforced Plastics office will be closed for the Christmas holidays from Friday 24 December until Tuesday 4 January.
21 December, 2010
Researchers at Bristol University are testing a prototype of a large-scale bridge with composite decking to learn more about the behaviour of composite bridges under load.
21 December, 2010
Composites use in passenger railcar applications is expected to see double-digit growth during 2010-2015 to reach US$732 million by 2015, according to a report from Lucintel.
21 December, 2010
SP - High Modulus, the marine composites business of Gurit, has become a partner sponsor of the Zhik 2011 Moth World Championships sailing event taking place in Australia next month.
21 December, 2010
Suzlon Blade Technology and Idé-Pro Engineering & Software A/S have signed a three year contract under which Idé-Pro will deliver a complete integrated solution for the design of future wind turbine blades to Suzlon worldwide.
21 December, 2010
Two new composite exhaust stacks installed at a Camden, New Jersey, wastewater facility significantly reduced initial costs for the Camden County Municipal Authority and will essentially eliminate maintenance costs for many years to come.
21 December, 2010
The German Federation of Reinforced Plastics, AVK, is inviting nominations for its 2011 Innovation Awards.
20 December, 2010
Gamesa is supplying a total of 120 MW of wind turbine capacity to the Windstar wind project, for Western Wind Energy Corporation at the Tehachapi Pass in southern California, USA.
20 December, 2010
Huber Engineered Materials and Almatis Inc have reached an agreement under which Almatis will toll produce a number of its speciality flame retardant products for Huber.
20 December, 2010
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20 December, 2010
Spirit AeroSystems Inc has celebrated the rollout of the Sikorsky CH-53K helicopter fuselage. The fuselage assembly includes composite cockpit and cabin sections designed and built by Spirit.
18 December, 2010
Scott Bader Europe is increasing the prices of all Crystic® unsaturated polyester, DCPD, Crestapol® and vinyl ester resins from 20 January 2011.
17 December, 2010
AOC LLC is increasing the prices of all resins sold in Europe from 17 January 2011.
17 December, 2010
NGenTec Ltd has secured investment of £2 million from Amsterdam based SET Venture Partners and Scottish Enterprise’s Scottish Co-investment Fund for the design, manufacture and testing of its multi-megawatt offshore wind turbine generator technology.
16 December, 2010
Composite materials specialist Hexcel Corporation has provided its guidance for 2011, projecting solid growth in both revenues and earnings.
15 December, 2010
The proposed European Wind Deployment Centre (EOWDC) in Scotland has been awarded a grant of up to €40 million from the EU through the European Economic Recovery Plan.
15 December, 2010
Engineering simulation specialist ANSYS and engineering software provider VISTAGY Inc have integrated ANSYS® 13.0 Composite PrepPost™ and FiberSIM® 2010 composites engineering software to enable the more efficient optimisation of composite parts, assemblies and structures.
15 December, 2010
Reichhold has announced a January 2011 price increase on all products for the European composites industry.
15 December, 2010
Corrosion resistant equipment manufacturer Plasticon Europe BV, Oldenzaal, the Netherlands, has acquired AC Plastiques Canada (1992) Inc.
14 December, 2010
REpower will deliver 25 of its MM92, 2.05 MW wind turbines to EverPower for projects in New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Washington.
14 December, 2010
Norwegian company Hexagon Composites warns of a weaker than expected result in the fourth quarter of 2010, mainly a result of lower sales in two of its subsidiaries.
14 December, 2010
WebCore Technologies LLC has announced that its TYCOR® W core material products have earned a Certificate of Approval by Germanischer Lloyd (GL) for use in the manufacture of composite wind turbine blades.
14 December, 2010
DSM Composite Resins has announced a price increase for its complete range of unsaturated polyester and vinyl ester resins.
14 December, 2010
AOC LLC has ended its exclusive distribution strategy with Poliformas Plasticas in Mexico.
13 December, 2010
Spirit AeroSystems Inc has shipped the first production leading edge spar component – an outer spar made from carbon composite – for the Airbus A350 XWB programme out of its Kinston, North Carolina, facility.
13 December, 2010
BayernLB is contributing €26 million for the 30 MW Seyitali-Aliaga wind farm in the northwestern Turkish province of Izmir.
13 December, 2010
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13 December, 2010
The Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC) says no solution has yet been reached at the international climate talks at COP-16 in Cancún, Mexico, but that the road ahead is starting to emerge.
13 December, 2010
New appointments at AVK, and Lincoln Composites.
11 December, 2010
Turkish reinforcements supplier METYX Composites has announced a price increase for its products.
10 December, 2010
Geothermal could supply at least 20% of European energy demand in 2050, according to the European Geothermal Energy Council (EGEC).
10 December, 2010
Chem-Trend has added to its Chemlease® products with the new One FS EZ easy to apply, HAPs free, semi-permanent release agent.
10 December, 2010
The American Bird Conservancy urges US Senators to include the US Fish and Wildlife Service Advisory Committee’s recommendations for wind turbine impacts on wildlife as part of the renewable energy tax package currently under review.
09 December, 2010
Private investments in G-20 clean and renewable power projects could total US$2.3 trillion by 2020, according to the Pew Charitable Trusts.
09 December, 2010
Wind power can and must make a significant contribution to saving the climate, according to international wind industry representatives at the Global Wind Energy Council´s (GWEC) ‘Wind Power for a Low Carbon Economy’ conference at COP-16 in Cancún, Mexico.
09 December, 2010
UK headquartered distributor GRPMS has signed a contract with Chinese company Jushi to act as exclusive UK distributor for Jushi's glass fibre reinforcement materials.
09 December, 2010
Conergy AG is selling off its German and French wind development and operating business to an investment fund managed by Impax Asset Management, as part of its programme to refocus on its core solar business.
09 December, 2010
Evonik’s ROHACELL polymethacrylimide (PMI) rigid foam core material has been used in the manufacture of the composite rear pressure bulkhead prototype of China's first large commercial airliner, the C919.
08 December, 2010
Moldex Composites Pvt Ltd is new company offering composite products for the automotive, aerospace and other markets from a purpose-built facility in a Special Economic Zone at Sachin, in Surat, Gujarat, India.
07 December, 2010
Samsung and partners is setting up a wind turbine blade manufacturing plant in Tillsonburg and wind turbine wind tower plant in Windsor, Ontario.
07 December, 2010
Seco Tools has expanded its product line with a new range of specialised routers for use in the machining of composite materials.
07 December, 2010
A composite lift bridge designed to carry heavy traffic has been installed in the city of Oosterwolde in the Netherlands.
06 December, 2010
Composites Horizons Inc (CHI), part of the Aerostructures & Composites division of the UK based Hampson Group, has announced an expansion programme to support recently signed contracts.
06 December, 2010
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06 December, 2010
The North American fibre reinforced plastic (FRP) tank market is likely to recover from the 2009 recession and post positive growth from 2010 onwards, according to a report from Lucintel.
04 December, 2010
Borealis has received the Frost & Sullivan 2010 Global New Product Innovation Award in the Automotive Under the Hood Plastics category for its Xmod™ GB306SAF glass fibre reinforced polypropylene (PP) compounds.
03 December, 2010
Siemens has opened a wind turbine blade manufacturing plant in Shanghai, China, and a wind turbine nacelle production plant in Hutchinson, Kansas, as well as selecting Tillsonburg, Ontario, Canada for a Canadian wind turbine blade site.
03 December, 2010
Mitsubishi Power Systems Europe Ltd (MPSE) plans to invest up to £100 million in an engineering facility to carry our research and development into offshore wind turbine technology in Edinburgh, Scotland.
03 December, 2010
REACH Delivery International is launching a new service designed to help chemical manufacturers, importers, distributors and users guarantee the secure delivery of Safety Data Sheets (SDS) and associated documentation when they ship chemical substances to customers in Europe – a key requirement of EU REACH legislation.
02 December, 2010
Nordex USA has secured an order for a 75 MW wind power project using its 2.5 MW N100 wind turbines from EverPower Wind Holdings Inc.
02 December, 2010
The European Chemical Agency (ECHA) is reminding companies that new rules on classification, labelling, packaging and notification of chemical substances came into force on 1 December 2010.
02 December, 2010
The offshore wind industry has moved from a niche market to a maturing industry, however securing funding and low returns on investment are major issues for players in this sector, according to KPMG.
02 December, 2010
Gamesa and Eolia Renovables de Inversiones will develop two wind energy projects in Mexico, for which Gamesa will supply wind turbines with a combined installed capacity of 324 MW.
02 December, 2010
45 people from 13 different countries attended METYX Composites' RTM training course in Turkey last month.
02 December, 2010
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02 December, 2010
UK tidal energy company, Marine Current Turbines (MCT), aims to install a 5 MW tidal energy farm in Scotland by 2013.
02 December, 2010
AkzoNobel is launching a new range of cobalt-free and low-cobalt accelerators under the Nouryact® name for use in the curing of unsaturated polyester resins.
02 December, 2010
Gamesa will set up a 300 MW wind turbine nacelle facility in Brazil following a memorandum of intentions with Jacques Wagner, Governor of the Brazilian state of Bahia.
01 December, 2010
Brazilian aircraft manufacturer Embraer has started construction of a new facility dedicated to manufacturing composite airframe structures and components in Évora, Portugal.
01 December, 2010
VISTAGY Inc has announced the sale of its FiberSIM® software to Quickstep Technologies Pty Ltd for use in manufacturing composite parts for the newest generation of the Joint Strike Fighter (JSF), the F-35 Lightning II.
01 December, 2010