Liz Nickels

BASF’s 2021

BASF has reported a 33% increase in 2021 sales compared to 2020 of €78.6 billion.

ThermHex in innovative company list

Honeycomb core manufacturer ThermHex Waben has been named one of Germany’s most innovative companies.

Funding for Swiss composites company

Composite equipment and software company 9T Labs AG has raised US$17 million to help commercialize its part manufacturing technology.

Diab reduces carbon footprint by 46%

Diab says that it has successfully reduced its carbon footprint by 46% between 2016 and 2021, or from 11 kg CO2e/kg of material produced to 5.9 kg CO2e/kg.

Transparent life-cycle assessment

Chemicals company Lanxess is now offering verified environmental product declarations (EPDs) for some of its products.

Low carbon concrete trials

Building company Skanska and the National Composites Centre (NCC) are trialling the use of low carbon concrete and basalt fiber reinforcement to build roads.

Composite truck toolbox

Sabic has partnered with a Chinese truck manufacturer to make a composite material for a truck-mounted toolbox.

70 years of composite repair

Composite repair specialist Belzona is celebrating its 70th anniversary.

Lightweight resin infused boat

Motorboat builder Hayaari Marine has launched a fully resin infused version of its H:CRAFT H44Z powerboat.

Ensinger acquires thermoplastic composite business

Ensinger has acquired the StyLight thermoplastic composite materials business of INEOS Styrolution. 

All hands on deck

We talked to marine specialist Evan Ridley about Rhode Island initiatives to recycle end of life composite boat materials, and how they could be implemented across the U.S. and globally.

Linde and BASF sign supply agreement

Linde has signed a long-term agreement with BASF for the supply of hydrogen and steam.