Benteler-SGL GmbH & Co KG has invested €36 million in a new plant in Austria to manufacture automotive components made of carbon composites.
16 May 2012
DSM Composite Resins has announced a price increase for its complete portfolio of unsaturated polyester and vinyl ester resins.
16 May 2012
Umeco will be promoting its new branding at the 2012 SAMPE 2012 trade show in Baltimore this month.
14 May 2012
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14 May 2012
Carbon fibre manufacturer Zoltek Companies Inc reports net revenues of US$47 million for the second quarter of its 2012 fiscal year, an increase of 26.7% on the second quarter of fiscal 2011.
11 May 2012
Bayer MaterialScience plans to establish a global wind energy competence and development centre at its site in Otterup, Denmark, to coordinate the development of materials for wind energy applications.
11 May 2012
US business aircraft maker Hawker Beechcraft Inc has filed for reorganisation under Chapter 11 of the US Bankruptcy Code.
10 May 2012
AGY has increased production of its S-2 Glass® fibre reinforcements by 20% to meet growth in demand from aerospace and industrial markets.
09 May 2012
Composite materials supplier Umeco's stand at the All-Energy 2012 renewable energy trade show will feature a model of Renewergen Ltd’s Sea-Spider, a 70 m diameter 6.5 MW vertical axis tidal energy device.
09 May 2012
Swiss company Gurit and Sino Composite of China have signed a long-term agreement under which Gurit will supply balsa core materials to Sino for the Chinese market.
08 May 2012
Wind turbine blade manufacturer LM Wind Power says that although its 2011 financial results are in line with expectations for the year, they are disappointing and lower than last year.
06 May 2012
Total affiliate CCP Composites has sold its shares in North American distributor Composites One to GLS Composites Distribution Corporation, which is owned by Synergy 55.
04 May 2012
Kaman Aerospace Group Inc and Kineco Pvt Ltd have announced an agreement to form a company in India to manufacture composite structures for aerospace, medical and other industries.
03 May 2012
Amber Composites will feature in the UK government’s Make it in Great Britain exhibition, which takes place in London during the Olympic and Paralympic Games this summer.
02 May 2012
Hexcel has officially opened an extension to its prepreg facility in Stade, Germany, which will increase plant capacity to support increasing build rates for the Airbus A350 XWB and other aircraft programmes.
02 May 2012
Turbo Mach LLC, a subsidiary of North American Aircraft Services Inc (NAAS), has been renamed North American Composites.
30 April 2012
Owens Corning reports consolidated net sales of US$1.35 billion for the first quarter of 2012, up 9% over the same period of 2011.
28 April 2012
Hexcel Corporation reports net sales during of US$400.1 million for the first quarter of 2012, an increase of 20.7% over the first quarter of 2011.
27 April 2012
Adhesives supplier SCIGRIP has announced the appointment of Marineware as UK distributor.
27 April 2012
Supported by nova-Institut GmbH, Germany, the Wood-Plastic Composites Pavilion at COMPOSITES CHINA 2012 is co-organised by Reed Exhibitions and the China Association of Comprehensive Resource Utilization's Wood-Plastic Composites Committee.
24 April 2012