Composites

24th May 2017

JEC Group, a leading composite organisation in the world, promoting composite markets by providing global and local networking and information services headquartered in France, has announced that the 10th edition of the JEC Asia International Composites Event 2017 will take place at the COEX centre in Seoul, Republic of Korea, from November 1 to 3,...

20th May 2017

Ensinger in Nufringen has taken over Swiss plastics processing company Next Composites. The small company based in Otelfingen near Zurich, develops technologies for manufacturing products of thermoplastic fibre composite materials. The process technologies from Next Composites will help Ensinger enhance its range of technologies for manufacturing...

17th May 2017

JEC Group, a leading composite organisation in the world, promoting composite markets by providing global and local networking and information services, has announced that the JEC World 2017, a leading composites show covering raw material to processors and final products, held from May 14 to 16, 2017, in Paris, registered record breaking participants.

11th May 2017

Exel Composites Plc, a leading composite technology company that designs, manufactures, and markets composite products and solutions for demanding applications, has acquired the Chinese composites production business of Nanjing Jianhui Composite Material (JHFRP), one of the leading FRP (fiberglass reinforced plastic) profiles supplier located in China.

8th May 2017

SABIC, via its corporate venturing arm, has invested growth capital in composites specialist Airborne International ("Airborne") in The Hague. SABIC's composite thermoplastic solutions coupled with Airborne's know-how offers the unique opportunity to realise the mass production of lighter and stronger applications in a more cost effective way.

5th May 2017

Abaris Training Resources Inc., a leader in advanced composite structures training, and KVE Composites Group, that specialises in design, manufacturing, and repair of advanced composite structures, have collaborated for composite training for the European market, to better support European customers with the world renowned Abaris Training curriculum.

4th May 2017

TPI Composites, Inc., US-based independent manufacturer of composite wind blades, has signed a multiyear supply agreement with Vestas Wind Systems A/S, the energy industry’s global partner on wind power solutions, to provide blades from two manufacturing lines (with option to add more lines) for the V136 wind turbine for markets in Central and South...

3rd May 2017

Karl Mayer, Germany’s leading supplier of machines and equipment for producing textile structures for reinforcing composites, displayed its latest range of composite machinery at the JEC World 2017 expo, an international composites event, held at Paris, from March 14 to 16, 2017. The company opened a whole new range of multiaxial textiles at the show.

3rd May 2017

Industry and government should work together to put an end to the constraints which inhibit growth and use of composite materials in sectors like marine, rail, oil and gas, and construction in the UK, according to a report by the University of Southampton which says effective regulation could bring more than £4billion worth of benefit to the country by ...