A report commissioned by The Crown Estate, UK, and undertaken by BVG Associates, concludes that £2 billion will be spent annually on the manufacture of composite wind turbine blades for offshore wind farms in Europe by 2020.
30 June, 2011
Boeing has started the final phase of flight testing on the 787 Dreamliner prior to certification of the aircraft.
30 June, 2011
GKN Aerospace has signed an agreement with Recycled Carbon Fibre Ltd (RCF) to recycle the uncured carbon fibre composite waste from its aerostructure manufacturing operation in Cowes, Isle of Wight, UK.
30 June, 2011
Several companies are discussing fundamentally different strategies for either global outsourcing for components or internally combining manufacturing processes for wind turbines.
30 June, 2011
From the latest generation of glass reinforced plastics to state-of-the-art carbon fibre applications in vehicle or aircraft construction – on 27-29 September in Stuttgart, Germany, the COMPOSITES EUROPE trade show will showcase the latest developments in the composites market.
29 June, 2011
Iberdrola Renewables and AREVA will bid for two of the five offshore wind farm zones that will be launched by the French Government in July.
29 June, 2011
At the Paris Air Show last week, Hypermach Europe Aeronautics announced plans to manufacture a new supersonic business aircraft called SonicStar.
29 June, 2011
Bioenergy is already around double the size of nuclear energy globally, according to the World Bioenergy Association
29 June, 2011
DONG Energy and ScottishPower Renewables have agreed to construct the West of Duddon Sands offshore wind farm in the UK under a 50/50 partnership.
29 June, 2011
This year, Airtech Europe in Differdange, Luxembourg, is celebrating its 20th anniversary.
29 June, 2011
The cement kiln route is the most sustainable solution for waste management of glass fibre reinforced thermoset parts and is compliant with EU legislation, according to a position paper issued by the European Composites Industry Association (EuCIA).
28 June, 2011
SP-High Modulus, the marine business of Gurit, has opened an office in Bristol, Rhode Island, USA, which will bring together its sales, customer service and engineering teams.
28 June, 2011
A wind turbine nacelle testing facility is planned for 2014 in Bremerhaven, Germany, with backing from Federal and state governments.
28 June, 2011
DSM Composite Resins has introduced a new vinyl ester resin for the manufacture of composite components that come into contact with food and drinking water. The resin is compliant with European regulations on food contact and is manufactured using Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP).
28 June, 2011
Bayer MaterialScience LLC and Composites One have announced a distribution agreement under which Composites One will sell Bayer MaterialScience’s polyurethane resin systems to manufacturers of composite parts in the USA.
28 June, 2011
AVK has released the programme for its 2011 conference, which takes place in Stuttgart this September, alongside the COMPOSITES EUROPE tradeshow.
27 June, 2011
Prepreg manufacturer Amber Composites has broken ground on a new building at its production facility in Langley Mill, Derbyshire, UK.
27 June, 2011
Svitzer UK and Sanderson Maritime have launched an offshore ‘hotel’ concept for accommodation for the offshore renewable sector.
27 June, 2011
TenCate Advanced Composites and Toray Industries Inc have signed a long term agreement under which Toray will supply carbon fibres to TenCate for the production of its TenCate Cetex® RTL thermoplastic prepreg materials for the aerospace industry.
27 June, 2011
Gamesa has secured a site for its Offshore Wind Technology Centre in Glasgow, Scotland, which could see the creation of 40 jobs.
27 June, 2011
The first foundation at 295 MW Thornton Bank 2 offshore wind farm in Belgium has been installed.
27 June, 2011
The following stories were the most popular with visitors to the Reinforced Plastics website last week.
27 June, 2011
The UK's National Skills Academy Process Industries has announced a strategic partnership with Semta, the Sector Skills Council for Science, Engineering and Manufacturing Technologies, to provide UK composites businesses with training support.
25 June, 2011
WinWinD is investing €8 million to develop a 3 MW arctic wind turbine as part of a European consortium.
24 June, 2011
WinWinD will supply, commission and operate a 250 MW wind farm in India under a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Suryachakra Green Power.
24 June, 2011
Reichhold Inc will increase prices of all unsaturated polyester and vinyl ester composite resins sold in North America in July.
24 June, 2011
Stena Line’s passenger ferry, Stena Jutlandica, has seen the installation of two small wind turbines to supply electricity to the ferry going between Sweden and Denmark.
23 June, 2011
Ashland Performance Materials is increasing the prices of its gel-coats and derivatives portfolio sold in Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA) from July.
23 June, 2011
REpower Systems SE will deliver 13 of its 3.4M104 wind turbines to Alerion CleanPower SpA for the 44 MW San Marco in Lamis wind farm in Italy.
23 June, 2011
French automotive parts manufacturer Applications Composites has used Advanced Composites Group Ltd (ACG) prepregs to manufacture the driver’s shell of the Citroën Survolt electric race car concept.
22 June, 2011
US company Romeo RIM Inc claims it has installed the largest long fibre injection (LFI) press in the world, with the capability to produce glass fibre reinforced polyurethane parts measuring up to 121 square feet.
21 June, 2011
UK companies GRPMS and Advanced Composites Group Ltd (ACG) have entered into an agreement for GRPMS to distribute ACG’s product range in Scandinavia and Finland.
21 June, 2011
The Automotive Division of the Society of Plastics Engineers (SPE) has issued its annual call for parts and vehicle-engineering team nominations for its 41st Automotive Innovation Awards Competition.
20 June, 2011
The following stories were the most popular with visitors to the Reinforced Plastics website last week.
20 June, 2011
Bombardier Aerospace will use six 12 ton robots in the assembly of the cockpit and fuselage of the CSeries aircraft to enhance quality and reduce assembly time.
18 June, 2011
Scott Bader believes its new Crestapol 1234 high temperature thermoset composites resin can outperform existing thermoplastic and thermoset materials offering a heat deflection temperature (HDT) above 300°C.
17 June, 2011
GE will supply 40 of its 2.5 MW wind turbines for four wind farms in Laholm, Boxholm and Mjölby in Southern Sweden for Stena Renewable Wind Energy Company of Göteborg.
17 June, 2011
Gordon Holdings Inc, parent company of Polystrand Inc and Gordon Composites Inc, has announced plans to expand its Polystrand thermoplastic composites business.
17 June, 2011
Excellent Pipes Company LLC has won a Sheikh Khalifa Excellence Award 10th Cycle (2010-2011).
16 June, 2011
Siemens plans to invest over €150 million over the next two years to expand its wind power business.
16 June, 2011
The new LM Wind Power blade will be the longest composite blade structure in the world at 73.5 m (equivalent to a 24 storey building), creating an impressive swept area with a 150 m rotor diameter.
16 June, 2011
Lincoln Composites has signed a US$5 million contract with Especialistas en Gas del Peru S.A.C. (EGP) for the supply of 40 ft TITAN™ high-pressure tanks and storage modules for use in Peru.
15 June, 2011
Wind power could avoid €23.7 billion in fuel costs from coal, gas and oil for electricity production in 2015, according to the European Wind Energy Association (EWEA).
15 June, 2011
Elsevier has published the Top 25 articles for its Composites Structures journal for January to March 2011.
15 June, 2011
Saudi Basic Industries Corporation (SABIC) has signed a technology agreement with Italian acrylic fibre producer Montefibre SpA granting SABIC an international licence on Montefibre's carbon fibre technology. SABIC will first use the technology in a new carbon fibre plant in Saudi Arabia.
15 June, 2011
Boeing has officially opened its 787 Dreamliner final assembly building in North Charleston, South Carolina, USA. Assembly of first South Carolina-built 787 aircraft is scheduled to begin in July.
14 June, 2011
Alstom will build and service three wind farms in Brazil for Brasventos SA under a €200 million contract.
14 June, 2011
A new independent study examines the future of renewable electricity technology in the UK
14 June, 2011
The US Department of Health and Human Services has listed styrene as a substance that is “reasonably anticipated to be a human carcinogen” in its 12th Report on Carcinogens (RoC). The American Composites Manufacturers Association (ACMA) and Styrene Information and Research Center (SIRC) oppose the listing.
14 June, 2011
Boeing's Defense, Space & Security unit has signed memorandums of understanding (MOUs) with three Malaysian companies: Composites Technology Research Malaysia Aero Composites (CTRM AC); SME Aerospace (SMEA); and Spirit AeroSystems.
13 June, 2011
SWAY, which is planning to develop a 10 MW floating offshore wind turbine, has installed its first prototype off the coast of Bergen, Norway.
13 June, 2011
The following stories were the most popular with visitors to the Reinforced Plastics website last week.
13 June, 2011
Huntsman Advanced Materials' Araldite® 2015 structural adhesive has been specified for bonding the deck to hull of the Neptys First Life 27 – a semi-rigid powerboat made from a vinyl ester composite.
12 June, 2011
JD Lincoln Inc, a member of Umeco Composites Structural Materials (UCSM) North America, has won a 2010 Boeing Performance Excellence Award.
11 June, 2011
VISTAGY Inc has announced that a DLR (German Aerospace Center) study has found its FiberSIM® composites engineering software superior to other tested draping simulation software when fibre simulation, design functionality and interfaces are collectively considered.
10 June, 2011
Vestas is confirming negotiations on a 300 MW wind turbine order for Canada.
10 June, 2011
Gamesa is selling a 30 MW wind farm development in Tarragona, Spain, to wind farm developer Greentech Energy Systems.
10 June, 2011
Aluminium producer Alcoa has announced it has developed a new set of aluminium-based solutions for the aerospace market that are said to enable the building of lighter and lower-cost short-range aircraft at significantly lower production risk than composites - intensive aircraft.
10 June, 2011
Composite materials supplier Hexcel has opened a new sales office in Moscow, Russia.
10 June, 2011
AOC LLC has announced a price increase for all products from 22 June.
09 June, 2011
Energetx Composites of the USA and wind turbine blade designer Aeroblade of Spain have entered into a Manufacturing Master Supply Agreement through which Energetx will become Aeroblade’s manufacturing partner in North America.
09 June, 2011
Siemens has installed the first prototype of its 6 MW offshore wind turbine, the SWT-6.0-120, with direct drive technology.
09 June, 2011
Hexcel has announced that its test laboratory at Duxford, Cambridge, UK, has been certified by Germanischer Lloyd (GL) for the mechanical and analytical testing of wind energy products.
09 June, 2011
Audi has employed lightweight materials including carbon fibre composite to reduce the weight of its new, limited edition R8 GT Spyder sports car.
09 June, 2011
Composites manufacturer Umeco has joined the National Composites Centre (NCC), a UK organisation aimed at bringing together business and academic expertise in composites.
08 June, 2011
Bombardier has begun installing semi-automated jigs at its new wing facility in Belfast, Northern Ireland, to support assembly of the composite wings for its CSeries aircraft.
08 June, 2011
Ipeco Composites has used phenolic prepregs from Advanced Composites Group Ltd (ACG) to manufacture standbacks for Bombardier Transportation passenger trains operating in the UK.
07 June, 2011
Automotive supplier Johnson Controls is working with industry partners to develop a lightweight automotive design concept based on composites that will reduce vehicle weight and improve fuel economy.
07 June, 2011
REpower saw a 4% drop in net income for the fiscal year 2010/2011 to €55.6 million, which has been a tough year for the wind power industry.
07 June, 2011
Wind turbine prices will continue to drop as a result of persisent problems in the supply chain, according to a new report.
07 June, 2011
Advanced Composites Group Ltd (ACG) will be exhibiting on the Midlands Aerospace Alliance (MAA) stand at the Paris Air Show later this month.
07 June, 2011
Quickstep Holdings Ltd has developed a composites production machine that will be available for customers to purchase as an 'off-the-shelf' product.
06 June, 2011
Dow Europe GmbH and Aksa Akrilik Kimya Sanayii AS have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the intent to form a joint venture to manufacture carbon fibre and derivatives.
06 June, 2011
A diverse renewable portfolio helps China hold top position in global energy rankings
06 June, 2011
The following stories were the most popular with visitors to the Reinforced Plastics website last week.
06 June, 2011
The first COMPOSITES CHINA show will take place at the New Shanghai International Expo Centre on 13-15 July.
05 June, 2011
PPG-Devold LLC, which manufactures multiaxial fabrics for the composites industry at its Shelby, North Carolina, USA, facility, has received registration to the ISO 9001:2008 quality management standard.
04 June, 2011
Ashland Performance Materials will showcase its portfolio of wind energy products at the Offshore Wind China 2011 in Shanghai this month.
03 June, 2011
Evance Wind Turbines’ R9000 5 kW small wind turbine has been granted Conditional Temporary Certification (Conditional Certification) by the Small Wind Certification Council (SWCC).
03 June, 2011
New appointments at ACMA, PPG Fiber Glass, and Janicki Industries.
03 June, 2011
VISTAGY Inc has announced that MBDA Missile Systems has purchased its FiberSIM®) software to develop composite components for missile subsystems, missile airframes, and launch canisters.
03 June, 2011
On 15 June 2011, 'Global Wind Day', citizens from around the world can discover the benefits of wind energy while having fun, says the Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC).
02 June, 2011
AGY will increase prices of its E-glass yarn products in July.
02 June, 2011
The following stories were the most popular with visitors to the Reinforced Plastics website during the month of May.
01 June, 2011
Boeing and Japanese airline ANA have announced they will work together to help prove the 787 Dreamliner's readiness to enter service on a commercial basis, simulating in-service operations across several airports in Japan.
01 June, 2011
Gamesa has inaugurated its fifth factory, which will assemble 2 MW nacelles for the G9X wind turbine range with an annual capacity of 500 MW, in China in the city of Da’an in Jilin province.
01 June, 2011
The Vistas Hotel in Benidorm, Spain, has been given a new composite facade, made up of white gel-coated glass fibre reinforced plastic (GRP) sections produced by Spanish moulder Miraplas.
01 June, 2011