Composites

13th Jul 2016

Sintex-Wausaukee Composites (SWC), a leading manufacturer of highly-engineered fibre glass reinforced plastic components for original equipment manufacturers, has announced that Scott Dowrey has joined the company as the new president and CEO. Scott brings over 25 years of experience and success in the plastics industry to SWC, most recently as...

13th Jul 2016

Boeing, a leading aerospace company and leading manufacturer of commercial jetliners and defence, space, and security systems, has announced that it will source carbon fibre pre-impregnated (prepreg) composite material for the Boeing 777X from a new joint venture formed by Mubadala Development Company and Solvay. Boeing is the first customer for the...

11th Jul 2016

PlastiComp, Inc., a global leader in long fibre thermoplastic (LFT) materials and technologies, has recently completed a capital improvement project at its Winona manufacturing and corporate headquarters facility, which moved its research and development functions into a dedicated laboratory space. Named the Da Vinci R&D Lab by the company ...

11th Jul 2016

The UK rail industry is looking forward to using composite materials that will increase performance and reliability, according to a report by the Oxford Advanced Surfaces, providers of adhesion promotion, fibre sizing, and surface wetting solutions for advanced materials, after attending a brace of events in the rail sector recently. OAS chief...

7th Jul 2016

SGL Group, a leading global manufacturer of carbon-based products, has announced that the Victoria and Albert Museum (V&A) in London, has unveiled an architectural installation developed by a team from the University of Stuttgart’s Institute for Computational Design (ICD) and Institute of Building Structures and Structural Design (ITKE)

7th Jul 2016

Saertex, global market leader in the manufacture of multi-axial fabrics (non crimp fabrics) and core materials for the production of fibre-reinforced composites, has announced that the CEO of the company, Bruno Lammers, has passed on the management to his sons Klaus and Simon Lammers, as on July 1, 2016. Bruno Lammers is going to

6th Jul 2016

ITASA, manufacturer of high quality release liners for a variety of applications and industries, has reinforced its position in Asia and extended its product range to film based release liners with the acquisition of Akronn facility in Malaysia. Under the new name ITASA Asia, the Malaysian plant provides a full range of silicone coated materials,

6th Jul 2016

Low & Bonar, the international performance materials group, is set to sell its artificial grass yarns production business, for €27 million, to the Mattex Group, a major global business-to-business polymer-based, synthetic materials group. The disposal is expected to be complete by 31 August, 2016. The disposal will comprise the sale of Bonar

6th Jul 2016

Diab, a world leader in high-performance composite core materials, has announced that New Zealand-based Roger Hill has built a new yacht, Bajaca, with Diab’s Divinycell composite. Bajaca is an 18.7 metre power yacht that comfortably houses family and friends and is perfect for long range cruising and living. Roger has based the design on