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TenCate Advanced Composites plans expansion at UK plant

04 Oct '14
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As part of its growth strategy, TenCate Advanced Composites will upgrade and expand manufacturing facilities at its plant in Langley Mill – UK.

TenCate said the UK plant will be a Centre of Excellence for thermoset chemistry systems serving the EMEA region.

“The substantial investment will bring additional capability and capacity for fabric and UD based products, which serve segments like Formula 1 motorsport, automotive and industrial markets,” it added.

Additionally, TenCate will also tap other segments like space, satellites, radomes and select aerospace high temperature end-user applications through the expansion and upgrade.

Following the acquisition of Amber Composites, TenCate put in place strategies that will support growth within its target markets and build on a strong portfolio of legacy products with proven capability.

This includes the heritage TenCate AmberTool HX-series of tooling prepregs and pre-impregnated materials for the high performance automobile markets.

Nick Tiffin, Sales Director at TenCate Advanced Composites EMEA said, “We clearly see the need for investment in Europe and balancing our manufacturing technology capability and capacity with the North American activities of TenCate, which has itself seen significant growth in previous years.”

The additional increase of both capacity and capability is scheduled to be ready by mid-2015. (AR)

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