Ashland will discuss composite building materials at a Society of Plastics Engineers (SPE) conference in April.
28 February, 2011
Kaman Corporation's Composites Division has been awarded a contract to manufacture composite passenger entry and over-wing exit doors for the Bombardier Learjet 85 aircraft.
28 February, 2011
The Energy Strategy 2050 looks at how Denmark could become independent from coal, oil and gas by 2050 and significantly reduce its greenhouse gas emissions, using more renewable energy.
28 February, 2011
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28 February, 2011
German car maker Audi AG and industrial group Voith GmbH have signed a letter of intent regarding a development partnership to promote industrialisation of fibre reinforced plastic composites.
25 February, 2011
The UK Energy Technologies Institute (ETI) is developing a model of the UK’s tidal energy resources to look at interactions between extraction systems and the effect energy availability.
25 February, 2011
Gamesa saw a 54% dip in net profits to €50 million in 2010 compared to 2009, as the financial crisis impacted demand.
25 February, 2011
Owens Corning has reached a definitive agreement to sell its glass fibre reinforcements plant in Capivari, Brazil, to Chongqing Polycomp International Corporation (CPIC) of China.
25 February, 2011
DSM joint venture Jinling DSM Resins Co Ltd (JDR) is investing approximately €50 million in a new production facility for composite resins in Nanjing, China.
25 February, 2011
Toho Tenax Co Ltd will showcase a range of carbon fibre composite products at the ICERP exhibition in India.
25 February, 2011
DONG Energy has confirmed the development of its 320 MW offshore wind farm Borkum Riffgrund 1 off the coast of Germany, representing an investment of around €1.25 billion.
24 February, 2011
At the ICERP exhibition in India, Magnum Venus Plastech (MVP) will be giving Flex Molding Process demonstrations, using Scott Bader resin.
24 February, 2011
Ragasco AS has been awarded a contract from a large European car manufacturer to supply fuel tanks for compressed natural gas (CNG) for one of its new passenger cars.
24 February, 2011
The wind turbine manufacturer will install its specialist offshore wind equipment in 2012.
24 February, 2011
North Coast Composites has been chosen by Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) to produce the Gulfstream G250 aircraft rudder using the resin transfer moulding (RTM) process.
24 February, 2011
Finnish authorities grant a water permit to the Suurhiekka wind farm, the country’s first offshore wind project.
24 February, 2011
Eneco will builds a 900 MW offshore wind farm off the Dorset and Hampshire coasts, UK.
22 February, 2011
The UK Energy Minister has seen a strong interest in marine energy technology for the European fund.
22 February, 2011
Governent attitudes to renewable energy are the most important investment driver, according to a survey by London Bridge Capital.
22 February, 2011
AOC LLC has announced a price increase for all resins sold in India, Asia and the Middle East from 1 March 2011.
21 February, 2011
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21 February, 2011
Richard Morrison receives Lifetime Achievement Award from American Composites Manufacturers Association.
21 February, 2011
A group of companies comprising FPInnovation, Bayer MaterialScience LLC, Mat-Comp, Pultrall Inc and Deloupe Inc have developed a lightweight forestry trailer using pultruded polyurethane parts in place of steel.
21 February, 2011
Ashland Performance Materials is introducing a new Derakane epoxy vinyl ester resin that provides added fire resistance for infrastructure applications.
18 February, 2011
Vestas has joined the WindFloat Project for floating offshore wind turbine platforms using a semi-submersible structure.
18 February, 2011
AOC LLC has announced a price increase for all resins sold in Europe from 1 March 2011.
18 February, 2011
Michelman has formally organised its growing chemical sales into the fibres and composites markets under a new business unit.
18 February, 2011
Italian light vehicle manufacturer Casalini is now using an ITW Plexus methacrylate adhesive to bond a steel reinforcing frame to the composite cabin interiors of its new M10 micro car, Kerry MPV and Pickup truck.
18 February, 2011
'Eco-minerals' company RockTron has been collaborating with Ford and materials manufacturers to develop new compounds incorporating RockTron’s 100% recycled, low carbon footprint functional fillers for interior, exterior and under bonnet applications.
17 February, 2011
Advanced Composites Group Ltd (ACG) will be exhibiting at the ICERP 2011 composites exhibition which takes place in India in March.
17 February, 2011
A new preheating system for sheet moulding compound (SMC) is being introduced by Radio Frequency Company Inc.
17 February, 2011
DSM Composite Resins is increasing the prices of its unsaturated polyester resins and Neoxil® sizings and binders from 1 March.
16 February, 2011
Scott Bader has announced a March price increase for its Crystic® unsaturated polyester, DCPD, Crestapol® and vinyl ester resins, gel-coats, pigments, bonding pastes and Crystic Crestomer® structural adhesive products.
16 February, 2011
Entropy Resins reports that is Super Sap™ line of bio-derived epoxy systems is enabling companies to create a new generation of environmentally friendly, high performance composite products.
16 February, 2011
The UK wind industry has agreed on a protocol on payments from wind farms to community benefit funds specifying a £1000 minimum payment per year per MW of installed power over the lifetime of a wind farm, Energy Secretary Chris Huhne will announce today.
16 February, 2011
Gamesa will develop 600 MW of wind projects in the Jilin province and Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region in China with two Chinese partners.
16 February, 2011
AOC LLC will increase prices of all polyester resins, gel-coats, pigments and additive products in the USA and Canada from 7 March.
16 February, 2011
Dieffenbacher, KraussMaffei, and RUCKS Maschinenbau GmbH.
16 February, 2011
US company IDI Composites International (IDI) has acquired Jet Moulding Compounds Inc of Canada, a manufacturer of thermoset moulding compounds for the electrical, automotive, military, and heavy equipment markets.
16 February, 2011
Wind turbine manufacturer quietrevolution receives £5 million in project financing from Hazel Capital for the deployment of its qr5 wind turbine.
16 February, 2011
As part of President Barack Obama’s US$29.5 billion fiscal year 2012 budget for the Department of Energy (DoE), the Department is set to spend US$3.2bn on energy efficiency and renewable energy programs.
15 February, 2011
Compounder RTP Company helped Wright Medical Technology design a surgical tool using a glass reinforced polycarbonate in place of metal.
15 February, 2011
Australian advanced materials company Quickstep Holdings Ltd has signed a Long Term Agreement (LTA) with Northrop Grumman Corp to manufacture parts for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) programme over the next 20 years.
14 February, 2011
Although replacing steel with composites can reduce vehicle weight and overall fuel consumption, cost savings will be the primary driver for using composites in cars, according to Lux Research.
14 February, 2011
GE has acquired technology from Wind Tower Systems LLC (WTS) that could enable taller wind turbine towers as blade lengths increase.
14 February, 2011
US company Revolution Composites will supply custom braided fabrics, net shaped preforms and finished moulded components.
14 February, 2011
New appointments at Euroresins and FORMAX.
14 February, 2011
CAD Cut, a provider of cutting and kitting services to the composites industry, has opened a facility in Denton, Texas, USA.
14 February, 2011
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14 February, 2011
The HALO™ barrier is a waterborne security system which is made from composite materials and designed to provide stable floating walls in the water capable of withstanding impacts from vessels.
13 February, 2011
The American Composites Manufacturers Association (ACMA) announced the winners of the Awards for Composites Excellence (ACE) at its COMPOSITES 2011 trade show on 3 February.
11 February, 2011
Gamesa Technology Corp and Northrop Gunman Corp have launched the Offshore Wind Technology Center to develop offshore wind turbines for the US and the rest of the world in Chesapeake, VA.
11 February, 2011
VISTAGY Inc and Siemens PLM Software have announced an upgrade and long-term extension to their partnership designed to meet the growing composite engineering and product lifecycle management (PLM) needs of their customers.
11 February, 2011
Vestas has issued a statement confirming rumours that it is in talks with Swedish Arise Windpower for a 200 MW wind power project in Sweden.
11 February, 2011
Glass fibre reinforcements producer Owens Corning has announced the winners of its Composite App Challenge, a global competition to find new applications for composite materials.
11 February, 2011
Magnum Venus Plastech (MVP) recently conducted a Flex Molding Process™ training event for its distributors located in the Pacific Rim.
11 February, 2011
Resintex Technology will promote Scott Bader's Crystic® specialty products for boat builders at the SEATEC exhibition in Italy on 16-18 February.
10 February, 2011
The 230 MW Humber Gateway offshore wind farm off Yorkshire, UK, has been given planning approval by the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC).
10 February, 2011
Vestas saw a 25% increase in profits to €156 million in 2010 despite having a “tough year”.
10 February, 2011
RheTech Inc is investing US$2 million to create a new engineered thermoplastic compounding facility in Blacksburg, South Carolina, USA. The plant will compound a range of products, including RheLon® filled and reinforced polyamide compounds.
10 February, 2011
International renewable energy consultancy Natural Power has signed an agreement with Argentinean renewable company Nowa Energía.
10 February, 2011
On 7 March, Reichhold Inc will increase prices of all unsaturated polyester and vinyl ester resins sold in North America for the composites industry.
10 February, 2011
AOC LLC has announced a 24 February 2011 price increase for Mexico for all polyester resins, vinyl ester resins, gel-coats and pigments.
09 February, 2011
VISTAGY Inc has renewed its status as a technical partner to Lotus Renault GP, which will be using VISTAGY's FiberSIM® software and consulting services to design and manufacture composite parts for its R31 race car during the 2011 Formula One season.
09 February, 2011
LM Wind Power is developing what it calls “the world’s longest wind turbine blade every produced” for Alstom’s 6 MW offshore wind turbine.
09 February, 2011
The Departments of the Interior (DoI) and Energy (DoE) are announcing US$50.5 million for offshore wind energy deployment as well as several high priority Wind Energy Areas in the mid-Atlantic to spur offshore wind developments in the US.
08 February, 2011
Teijin Ltd is integrating its carbon fibre and composite materials business units into a new Carbon Fibres and Composites Business Group, with the aim of accelerating the growth of its advanced composite materials business.
08 February, 2011
A wind turbine test site for prototyping and certificaion, said to be the largest in Europe, has opened in the Netherlands.
08 February, 2011
The Hydrocarbon Specialty Chemical division of Cray Valley has signed a distribution contract with Grolman Group to offer all of Cray Valley’s materials to the plastics market in Germany, Switzerland, Austria and Benelux.
08 February, 2011
Three wind farms in Hungary have been sold to Spanish company Iberdrola Renovables.
08 February, 2011
Graham Architectural Products, of York, Pennsylvania, has launched GThurm, a line of windows that use pultruded polyurethane composites for the lineals.
07 February, 2011
Three wave and tidal research projects have received £2.5 million funding from the UK Government.
07 February, 2011
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07 February, 2011
Risø DTU is looking into ways of improving wind turbine blade testing with partners from the across the industry with the aim of improving wind turbine blade structures and design.
04 February, 2011
GA Telesis LLC has announced conclusion of the acquisition of assets and certain liabilities of Ultimate Aircraft Composites LLC, a Florida based component maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) company.
04 February, 2011
REpower saw its net profit fall 18.4% to €26.2 million for the first 9 months of the fiscal year ending March 2011.
04 February, 2011
An international renewable energy system will be possible by 2050, according to a report by Ecofys and WWF.
04 February, 2011
Delta Composites Ltd picked up the Small Business of the Year 2010 prize at the Motorsport Industry Association (MIA)'s Business Excellence Awards Dinner in January.
03 February, 2011
Asia leads the growth in global wind power, which grew 35.8 GW in 2010 bringing total global capacity to 194.4 GW – up 22.5% from 2009, the Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC) says.
03 February, 2011
Gamesa India has met with 52 of its wind turbine component suppliers “to make progress on standards for quality, response capability and the development of efficiency improvement solutions.”
02 February, 2011
3A Composites is launching its new AIREX® T92.200 PET foam core material.
02 February, 2011
The number of people employed in the wind energy industry in the UK has risen by 91%, according to a study by RenewableUK.
02 February, 2011
Suzlon will deliver 1 GW of wind turbines to Caparo Energy (India) Ltd (CEIL) for wind power projects to be developed in India by March 2013.
01 February, 2011
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01 February, 2011