Paris Air Show 2013: TenCate and Fokker sign thermoplastic composites supply agreement

The Paris Air Show takes place on 17-23 June in Le Bourget.
The Paris Air Show takes place on 17-23 June in Le Bourget.

The agreement covers the supply of continuous fibre reinforced thermoplastic laminates and a range of semi-preg composite materials that are used in commercial, regional and military aircraft built by OEMs like Airbus, Boeing, Gulfstream, Dassault and AgustaWestland. 

'The new agreement emphasizes the success of our advanced thermoplastic composites in general, and in particular of our productive relationship with Fokker within the innovative Dutch aerospace industry," says Frank Meurs, group director of TenCate Advanced Composites.

"This agreement also underlines the continuation of our close partnership since the early 1990s for the supply of thermoplastic composite materials, designed for the part production of Fokker Aerostructures for the international aerospace industry."