Carbon fibre manufacturer Zoltek Companies Inc reports net revenues of US$47.0 million for the quarter ended 31 December 2011 (the first quarter of its 2012 fiscal year), an increase of 43.2% on the first quarter of fiscal 2011.
03 February 2012
Nammo Composite Solutions has signed an agreement with Raytheon Missile Systems of Tucson, Arizona, USA, to support the development and manufacturing of a redesigned composite TOW missile case.
03 February 2012
Michelman says its Hydrosize PA845 polyamide (PA) based fibre sizing is formulated for high temperature resin applications and is particularly suitable for use with carbon fibre.
02 February 2012
Hexcel Corporation reports net sales for the fourth quarter of 2011 of US$355.3 million, 14.2% higher than for the fourth quarter of 2010.
02 February 2012
The American Council On Renewable Energy (ACORE) and Advanced Energy Economy (AEE) are partnering to explore how renewable energy can help the US Department of Defense (DoD).
02 February 2012
Binani Industries Ltd, the holding company of Braj Binani Group, has announced the acquisition of 3B, a manufacturer of glass fibre reinforements located in Belgium, for €275 million.
02 February 2012
Ticona's glass fibre reinforced polypropylene (PP) composite, Celstran® PP LFT, has been used to manufacture a chair which has won several design awards.
01 February 2012
Resintex Technology Srl is exhibiting new composite product ranges at the Seatec 2012 marine show in Italy this month.
01 February 2012
Nordex will assemble and install the 30 MW Barbers wind farm consisting of 12 of its N90/2500 wind turbines for Eolia Renovables, in Spain.
01 February 2012
The following stories were the most popular with visitors to the Reinforced Plastics website during the month of January 2012.
01 February 2012