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01 January 2012
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20 December 2011
The following stories were the most popular with visitors to the Reinforced Plastics website last week.
13 December 2011
Customised carbon prepreg materials from Advanced Composites Group Ltd (ACG) are being used by Holland Composites to manufacture the lightweight, ultra-thin laminate hulls and various structural parts for Advanced Racing Catamarans.
29 November 2011
The first 100 ft (30.48 m) Wally Cento sailing yacht hull has been completed at Green Marine's Hythe, UK, facility.
28 November 2011
The UK Secretary of State for the Department of Business, Innovation and Skills, Dr Vince Cable, formally opened the National Composites Centre in Bristol today.
24 November 2011
At the America’s Cup World Series (ACWS) in San Diego, Oracle Racing Spithill won both the match and fleet racing championship, becoming the first team to secure a double win at the ACWS.
21 November 2011
The ‘Araldite’, a racing boat reinforced with flax fibres, has crossed the finishing line in the Transat 6.50 Charente-Maritime race in 15th place.
17 November 2011
Malama Composites, a manufacturer of polyurethane foam made from bio-based renewable resources, has joined Spain’s Green Comm Racing Team at the America's Cup to promote environmental innovation within the sailing industry.
15 November 2011
SP-High Modulus has appointed Best Link Trading Company Inc as a new re-seller for its products in the Japanese marine retail market.
15 November 2011
Italian yacht maker Persico has used a Huntsman Advanced Materials adhesive in the build of a new design of Volvo Open 70 racing yacht for the Abu Dhabi Tourism Authority.
07 November 2011
SP-High Modulus is exhibiting at the METS (Marine Equipment Trade Show) in Amsterdam on 15-17 November.
28 October 2011
Huntsman will showcase a range of innovative materials and technologies for composite designs at The Composites Engineering Show in the UK this November.
15 October 2011
Amber Composites has received The Supplier of the Year Award for Technical Innovation from motor yacht manufacturer Sunseeker International.
04 October 2011
SP-High Modulus, the marine business of Gurit, is launching a closed cell, cross-linked PVC foam core material for the marine market, PVCell G-Foam.
14 September 2011
In a few months time two UK engineers will attempt to cross the Atlantic Ocean in a composite pedal-boat to raise money for charity and hopefully set a new world record.
14 September 2011
Less than a month after it first set sail, the CODE8, a One Design carbon racing yacht, has won the Keszthely-Kenese Regatta, a non-stop solo sailing race across Lake Balaton in Hungary.
06 September 2011
US headquartered Brunswick Corporation has sold its Sealine brand of boats, based in Kidderminster, UK, to The Oxford Investment Group.
31 August 2011
Atlantis Resources Corporation has connected its 1 MW AR1000 tidal turbine to the grid at the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) in Orkney, UK.
18 August 2011
STRUCTeam Ltd has won a contract to engineer the first example of a new class of sailing yacht being built to the Wally Cento 'box' rule. The 100 ft (30 m) composite yacht is currently being built by Green Marine in the UK.
13 August 2011