Textile manufacturer Arvind Ltd of India and PD Fiber Glass Group, Germany, have formed a joint venture for the manufacture of woven and multiaxial glass fabrics in India.
31 December, 2011
Gamesa and Iberdrola have signed a new framework agreement for a minimum of 50% of the total wind turbine fleet Iberdrola buys for its renewable energy business on Spanish and international markets between 2013 and 2022 – or until reaching a total of 3.8 GW.
30 December, 2011
Lightweight automotive construction will be one of the topics discussed at the International VDI Conference: Plastics in Automobile Manufacture taking place in Mannheim, Germany, on 21-22 March 2012.
30 December, 2011
Nordex is one step closer to series production of the N117/2400 onshore wind turbine with the installation of the first unit at the Stadum citizens’ wind farm in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.
29 December, 2011
The programme is now available for the European Pultrusion Technology Association (EPTA) conference taking place in Turkey in March 2012.
28 December, 2011
Virtek Vision International Inc is celebrating 25 years of providing laser templating solutions to aid the assembly of carbon fibre composite parts.
27 December, 2011
Ashland Performance Materials has launched an expanded page for its Derakane resin on the Ashland website and closed the Derakane.com website.
26 December, 2011
Giorgio Vismara joins Gurit as General Manager Marine, while Wilfrid Gambade is appointed Business Unit Director, DSM Composite Resins.
23 December, 2011
Boeing's first South Carolina-built 787 Dreamliner has put weight on wheels for the first time. The site will deliver its first aircraft next year.
22 December, 2011
Epic Electric Vehicles (Epic EV) has be selected to produce lightweight composite bodies for the new DeLorean Motor Company electric vehicle (DMC-EV) slated for production in 2013.
21 December, 2011
Hampson Aerospace Tooling Solutions' Coast Composites business unit has achieved AS9100 Rev C certification.
20 December, 2011
Dow Europe GmbH and AKSA Akrilik Kimya Sanayii AS have signed a definitive agreement to form a joint venture in Turkey to manufacture and commercialise carbon fibre and its derivatives.
20 December, 2011
To achieve the goal of cutting emissions by over 80% by 2050, Europe's energy production needs to be almost carbon-free, according to the European Commission.
20 December, 2011
ITT Exelis has reached the halfway point in the construction of its new composites design and manufacturing centre for aerospace structures.
19 December, 2011
According to Composite Insights’ latest study, there is an enormous opportunity for unsaturated polyester resin in the fabrication of fibre reinforced plastic (FRP) products in India.
19 December, 2011
Local Power Inc has received a 'Notice-To-Proceed' from the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission (SFPUC), to write several Requests for Proposals (RFPs) to deploy a minimum of 210 MW of distributed renewable and demand-side, in-city energy technologies by 2017 for the CleanPowerSF programme.
19 December, 2011
Formtech Composites launched it vision of an electric vehicle (EV) at Frankfurt’s IAA Motorshow. The E1 research study provides the base for a number of concepts in lightweighting technology using composites.
19 December, 2011
The City of Austin, TX, Southern Oregon University, the Bank of Georgetown (DC and MD), Stevens Pass, Diamond Packaging, and Sandy Alexander have been the first to sign the Renewable Energy Markets Association (REMA) '5 Year Renewable Energy Pledge' in the USA.
19 December, 2011
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19 December, 2011
Siemens and Shanghai Electric will set up two joint ventures (JVs) for the Chinese wind power market.
16 December, 2011
METYX Composites, a manufacturer of technical textiles and composites-related products, is building a new factory in Manisa, Turkey.
16 December, 2011
Scottish company Scott & Fyfe Ltd has appointed Fournier Matériaux Composites as distributor for its range of Polymat reinforcement products in France.
15 December, 2011
DIAB is offering two new finishing options for its core materials – One Directional Cut (ODC) and Grid Score Thin (GST).
15 December, 2011
Park Electrochemical Corp has announced the opening of the major expansion of its composite aerospace materials, parts and assemblies manufacturing and design facility located in Newton, Kansas, USA.
15 December, 2011
New company Stratolaunch Systems is developing an air-launch system which it says will revolutionise space travel.
15 December, 2011
The US solar energy industry saw a record 140% growth in installations in the third quarter (Q3) of 2011, compared to Q3 2010, thanks to utility-scale project completions, a strong residential market, effective policies and the plummeting price of solar panels.
14 December, 2011
Goodrich's Aerostructures business is to install a third Mongoose automated fibre placement (AFP) system from Ingersoll Machine Tools Inc.
14 December, 2011
Non-destructive testing (NDT) services provider X-Ray Industries has acquired Arcadia Aerospace Industries, a specialist in composite structures inspection.
14 December, 2011
Lincoln Composites is participating in a US Department of Energy (DOE) project to reduce the costs associated with high-pressure hydrogen storage vessels for fuel cell electric vehicles.
14 December, 2011
Heatcon Composite Systems has won a US$2.6 million contract to provide the US army with equipment to repair composite aircraft in remote locations.
13 December, 2011
To meet growing demand for its products, Spirit AeroSystems Inc is to move production of the Boeing 787 Dreamliner fixed leading edge composite wing component from its Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA, facility to Malaysia.
13 December, 2011
Airbus has started joining the first 21 m long front fuselage section for the A350 XWB in Saint-Nazaire, France.
13 December, 2011
Etihad Airways has announced an order for ten Boeing 787-9 Dreamliners, making Etihad the world's largest customer for this aircraft.
13 December, 2011
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13 December, 2011
Hunton & Williams and Penman Consulting have launched the REACH Product Stewardship Forum website to help companies navigate the processes, regulations and guidelines for the European Union’s REACH (Registration, Evaluation Authorisation and restriction of Chemicals) regulation.
12 December, 2011
Cargo Composites, a maker of thermoplastic composite air cargo containers, is to establish its new headquarters and assembly facility in Berkeley County, South Carolina, USA.
12 December, 2011
Principle Power Inc and Energias de Portugal (EDP) have deployed the first full-scale, 2 MW offshore WindFloat offshore wind turbine solution off the coast of Aguçadoura, Portugal.
12 December, 2011
North American car maker General Motors (GM) and carbon fibre producer Teijin Ltd have announced plans to co-develop carbon fibre composite technologies for potential use in high-volume GM vehicles.
12 December, 2011
EADS Innovation Works and DolphiTech AS of Norway have signed a cooperation agreement for the development of a non-destructive testing (NDT) system for composites inspection, based on an ultrasonic camera.
09 December, 2011
Ampere Equity Fund, managed by Triodos Investment Management, has acquired 90% of four onshore wind farms from DunoAir totalling 51 MW and an option to buy an additional wind farm with a capacity of 12.6 MW.
09 December, 2011
Boeing has established two world records with the 787 Dreamliner, setting new achievements for both speed and distance for the aircraft's weight class.
09 December, 2011
Siemens has completed its acquisition of Vistagy Inc, a supplier of specialised engineering software and services with emphasis on design and manufacture of advanced composite structures.
09 December, 2011
In its guidance for 2012, Hexcel Corporation projects solid growth in revenues and earnings.
08 December, 2011
Ministers from Ireland, the UK, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland, the Isle of Man, Jersey and Guernsey have called on the EU to give its full backing to the development of ocean energy.
08 December, 2011
The 1st Mastergel International Training on RTM Light took place last month in Brazil.
08 December, 2011
The US Navy and Northrop Grumman have successfully completed first flight of the second X-47B unmanned air vehicle (UAV), for which GKN Aerospace has designed and manufactured a large portion of the metallic and composite airframe.
08 December, 2011
If projections for EU renewable energy developments are realised, the European market is set for huge growth this decade, according to the European Energy Agency (EEA).
07 December, 2011
Diatex, a manufacturer of technical textiles and supplier of equipment for composites moulding, is celebrating its 25th anniversary.
07 December, 2011
AREVA Wind has extended its M5000 offshore wind turbine platform with the M5000-135, featuring a 135 m rotor.
07 December, 2011
Spanish car manufacturer GTA Motor is using prepregs from Advanced Composites Group (ACG) to create its Spano super sports car.
07 December, 2011
AIC Group is putting the finishing touches to making 125 tonnes of equipment operational for the National Composites Centre (NCC) in Bristol. The project has taken around seven months.
07 December, 2011
Arequipa City, Peru, is expanding its water network with the help of 1.9 miles (3.1 km) of Flowtite™ composite pipe manufactured by O-Tek Internacional SA using a Vipel® unsaturated polyester resin from AOC.
06 December, 2011
3B-the fibreglass company is introducing a range of reinforcements designed for specific resin systems used in the manufacture of wind turbine blades. The first product is designed for epoxy blades.
06 December, 2011
Ingalls Shipbuilding has been awarded a US$46 million advance procurement contract for work on the US Navy's third Zumwalt-class destroyer, DDG 1002. The majority of the work will take place at the company's Composite Center of Excellence in Gulfport, Mississippi.
06 December, 2011
RenewableUK has welcomed a series of UK Government announcements giving strong support to the renewable energy sector.
06 December, 2011
Seventeen EU countries have over 141 GW in total of offshore wind energy capacity built, under construction, consented, or planned in Europe.
06 December, 2011
Huber Engineered Materials has announced a January price increase for its entire line of alumina trihydrate (ATH), magnesium hydroxide and cast polymer products.
06 December, 2011
Wind Energy Services Company (WES), a specialist in repair of composite components such as blades, nacelles and nose cones, has expanded its services and expects to double its workforce in 2012.
05 December, 2011
According to the Airbus Global Market Forecast, the USA and Canada will require 5901 new passenger aircraft of more than 100 seats between today and 2030.
05 December, 2011
FORMAX, a UK based manufacturer of glass and carbon fibre multiaxial reinforcements, has appointed Andercol as its distributor for Latin America.
05 December, 2011
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05 December, 2011
SolarCity and Bank of America Merrill Lynch have agreed to terms on financing for SolarStrong, SolarCity’s five-year plan to build more than US$1 billion worth of solar power projects for privatised US military housing communities across the country.
02 December, 2011
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02 December, 2011
The new Fraunhofer Project Centre for Composites Research at the University of Western Ontario (FPC@Western) has chosen a compression moulding press and compounding lines from Dieffenbacher for industrial-scale product development of composite parts for automotive and other markets.
02 December, 2011
The European Investment Bank will provide £150 million of long-term funding to Vattenfall's 300 MW Thanet Offshore Wind Farm.
02 December, 2011
REpower Systems SE will install two of its 6M offshore wind turbines for RWE Innogy near Eemshaven, the Netherlands.
01 December, 2011