McLaren Automotive has unveiled its new 'supercar,' the McLaren P1, at the Paris Motor Show. It car features a carbon fibre composite monocoque and lightweight carbon ‘multi-purpose’ body panels.
28 September, 2012
The new V126-3.0 MW turbine is the latest variant of the 3 MW platform on which the V112-3.0 MW is built.
27 September, 2012
A report looking into the sector's development to date claims that more could be done to encourage clean local energy and economic development by implementing critical policies to encourage investment.
27 September, 2012
The European Wind Energy Association (EWEA) argues that EU electricity market rules must reflect the energy generation mix of the future
27 September, 2012
Spanish process automation specialist MTorres and US tool design and engineering company Pacifica Engineering Inc have signed an agreement under which MTorres will acquire 100% of Pacifica's shares.
27 September, 2012
Umeco will be exhibiting UBC’s Coren® urban bike with composite frame at the COMPOSITES EUROPE 2012 trade show in Düsseldorf in October.
26 September, 2012
Gurit's structural engineering team helped in the realisation of 'Halo', a wind-activated kinetic sculpture now installed in Central Park, Sydney, Australia.
26 September, 2012
Hexcel has officially opened an extension to its prepreg plant in Parla, Spain. This doubles capacity at the facility in order to support increasing build rates for the Airbus A350 XWB aircraft and other programmes.
25 September, 2012
According to reports in the automotive press, a limited-run lightweight Volkswagen Golf featuring carbon fibre composite and aluminium could be launched in 2014 to celebrate the Golf's 40th anniversary.
25 September, 2012
The substantial growth experienced by the German wind energy industry last year was followed by a stable upwards trend on the home market in the first six months of this year, confirms a recent manufacturer survey conducted by Deutsche WindGuard on behalf of German wind energy association, Bundesverband WindEnergie (BWE) and VDMA Power Systems.
25 September, 2012
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24 September, 2012
Momentive Specialty Chemicals Inc is raising prices for its base epoxy products in Europe, the Middle East and Africa Region.
24 September, 2012
Interplastic Corporation’s Molding Products Division has announced a price increase for its sheet moulding compound (SMC) products.
22 September, 2012
Integran Technologies Inc has been awarded patent protection for its vacuum-tight electroplated nanometal coating for thermoplastic and composite parts.
21 September, 2012
Owens Corning's new furnace at its glass reinforcements facility in Tlaxcala, Mexico, is now operational, more than doubling production capacity at the plant.
20 September, 2012
Bombardier Aerospace has announced that the assembly of the test airframe for its CSeries aircraft is underway at its Experimental Test Facility in St-Laurent, Québec.
20 September, 2012
juwi CEO Matthias Willenbacher has criticised the German government for backtracking on its energy revolution agenda and looking to slow it down on the basis of cost.
20 September, 2012
SP-High Modulus, the marine business of Gurit, a specialist in composite materials and structural engineering services, officially opening its new Asia Pacific head office and manufacturing facility in Auckland, New Zealand.
19 September, 2012
AOC LLC has announced a price increase for all products sold in Europe.
19 September, 2012
Annette Schavan, Federal Minister of Research, and Peter Altmaier, Federal Minister of Environment have invited 450 experts to discuss how market instruments could be used to achieve sustainable production, pricing and consumption.
19 September, 2012
The development of offshore wind resources will be "vital for many of the Baltic nations, as they look to meet their commitments to boost renewable energy generation", reports Garrad Hassan.
19 September, 2012
CCP Composites is planning to add a new gel-coat manufacturing facility in North America.
19 September, 2012
Reichhold has announced a price increase on unsaturated polyester resins, vinyl ester resins, gel-coats and bonding pastes for the European composites industry.
18 September, 2012
The organisation says it is the first offshore turbine manufacturer to enable the installation of blades on the hub in all positions up to 330 degrees, and at wind speeds up to 12 m/s.
18 September, 2012
US composites industry distributor Associated Industries has become an approved Henkel distributor.
18 September, 2012
The current slump in sales of commercial vehicles globally can be found above all in Western Europe, Brazil and China, and overall, the industry is likely to see a continuation of its descent after its record-breaking performance in recent years, according to AlixPartners.
18 September, 2012
Ashland Performance Materials is increasing the prices of its epoxy vinyl ester resins, unsaturated polyester resins and gel-coats sold in Europe, the Middle East and Africa.
18 September, 2012
North Sea Boats Ltd has launched a new 63 m carbon fibre composite trimaran destined for the Indonesian Navy.
18 September, 2012
Composite materials supplier Gurit and HAWART Sondermaschinenbau GmbH have agreed to cooperate in the production of mould and transport systems for wind turbine blades.
18 September, 2012
In 2011, Japan accounted for 7% of total installed PV capacity, according to a new research report.
17 September, 2012
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17 September, 2012
Momentive Specialty Chemicals is introducing a new epoxy system to speed up production of carbon fibre composites for structural automotive components by resin transfer moulding (RTM).
17 September, 2012
As well as being a strong partner to the civil aviation industry, Premium AEROTEC has important roles in the Eurofighter combat aircraft and the A400M military transport aircraft.
16 September, 2012
Carbon fibre converter Simatex's facilities in the UK and US have been awarded the AS9100 Revision C quality standard for the aerospace market.
15 September, 2012
Premium AEROTEC has developed a carbon fibre composite wing spar with a sinewave-shaped web in a two-year project with Boeing.
14 September, 2012
Tygavac Advanced Materials Ltd, part of vacuum bagging and composite tooling materials supplier Airtech Advanced Materials Group, will be moving to a new facility in early 2013.
13 September, 2012
Speciality chemicals company LANXESS has acquired German company Bond- Laminates GmbH to strengthening its portfolio of lightweight materials for the automotive industry.
12 September, 2012
Belgium company Armacell Benelux SA and Sino Composite Co Ltd of China have signed a long-term agreement to jointly sell and distribute ArmaFORM PET foam core materials in China.
11 September, 2012
GE has installed 300 wind turbines in Brazil to date, a figure set to triple over the next two years, the firm announced at the Brazil Windpower Conference in Rio de Janeiro recently.
11 September, 2012
The first wing for the A350 XWB has arrived at Airbus’ final assembly line in Toulouse, France, where the new Airbus wide-body aircraft is being assembled.
11 September, 2012
Owens Corning has announced that its OptiSpray™ rovings, designed for spray-up processes in marine, sanitary, swimming pools and transportation applications, are available globally.
10 September, 2012
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10 September, 2012
Netzsch Japan K.K. has acquired Bruker’s thermal analysis instruments business in Japan. The financial details of the transaction have not been disclosed.
09 September, 2012
SWORL and Nexeo Solutions have teamed up to provide manufacturers a complete resource for implementing reusable vacuum bags into manufacture of composite parts.
08 September, 2012
There needs to be less vertical integration in the wind industry and companies in the sector need to start working together better, according to Jukka-Pekka Mäkinen, President and CEO of wind turbine generator supplier The Switch, based in Finland.
07 September, 2012
Ashland Performance Materials will present its Pliogrip™ structural adhesives for carbon fibre composite structures and other materials used in the automotive assembly process at Automechanika 2012 in Frankfurt.
07 September, 2012
The M. F. Cachat Company has formed a strategic marketing and distribution arrangement with US distributors Associated Industries Inc, Schibley Chemical Company, and Fiberglass Florida Inc, to distribute PCCR USA Inc resins to the composites industry.
07 September, 2012
AkzoNobel and OM Group (OMG) have signed an exclusive worldwide distribution agreement for OMG’s Borchi® Oxy Cure accelerators. The agreement is limited to the curing of unsaturated polyester and vinyl ester resins in the composite industry.
07 September, 2012
Glass fibre reinforcements producer Owens Corning has opened its new China Composites Centre in Shanghai.
06 September, 2012
Wind turbine manufacturer Vestas has confirmed it is in talks with Mitsubishi Heavy Industries regarding a potential strategic cooperation.
06 September, 2012
New Zealand company Waikato Milking Systems claims to have manufactured the world’s first composite rotary platform for the dairy industry. It expects the composite platform to have a 25% longer lifespan than concrete versions.
05 September, 2012
AkzoNobel and DSM will introduce their BluCure™ cobalt-free curing technology for composite resins at the China Composites Expo in Shanghai.
05 September, 2012
Gurit has announced the continuation of supplies of Gurit prepreg materials to an existing aerospace customer for the years 2012 to 2014.
04 September, 2012
Mikrosam, a specialist in composite manufacturing processes based in Macedonia, has opened the Institute for Advanced Composites and Robotics (IACR).
04 September, 2012
Ashland Performance Materials is increasing South American prices for unsaturated polyester resins, epoxy vinyl ester resins and gel-coats sold into the composites market.
04 September, 2012
The Crown Estate is seeking opinions from the offshore wind industry with regard to offshore wind test and demonstration (T&D) sites in UK waters.
04 September, 2012
Composite Advantage LLC’s FiberSPAN™ fibre reinforced plastic (FRP) bridge deck has been installed on a new three-span steel superstructure at Wolf Creek National Park near Vienna, Virginia, USA.
04 September, 2012
DSM Composite Resins has developed a new resin which is said to offer wind turbine blade manufacturers the mechanical performance of epoxy resin with the processing advantages of unsaturated polyester resins.
03 September, 2012
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03 September, 2012
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03 September, 2012
Tokyo-based Toho Tenax Co Ltd, the Teijin Group's carbon fibre business, and Shanghai-based Teijin Aramid Asia Co Ltd, its aramid fibre business, will exhibit at China Composites Expo 2012 in Shanghai.
01 September, 2012