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Nominations open for 2020 Composites UK awards

Composites UK has released the nomination forms for its 2020 Industry Awards.

Gurit CEO steps down

Gurit reports that CEO Rudolf Hadorn has decided to step down as CEO of Gurit Holding AG at the end of March 2021.

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Gurit’s Q1

Gurit has reported net sales of CHF 136.1 million in Q1 2020, an increase of 0.9% compared to Q1 2019.

Woodward and Hexcel cancel merger

Hexcel Corporation and Woodward Inc have mutually agreed to terminate their merger agreement.

Gurit divides composite business

Gurit reports that it will split its Composite Materials business unit into Wind Materials and Marine and Industrial Materials.

JEC World postponed until 2021

JEC World, previously put off until May, has been further postponed until 2021, its organizers say.

ACMA appoints interim president

ACMA reports that its immediate past chairman, Kevin Barnett, will serve as its interim president until a permanent replacement is selected.

NCC focuses on mass production

The National Composites Centre (NCC) has opened a new lab at its site in Bristol, UK.

JEC postpones global event

JEC Group says that it has decided to postpone the 2020 edition of JEC World to 12–14 May 2020.

Low-smoke, non-toxic fire retardant

Compounding company Dynamic Modifiers LLC, has developed a new low-smoke, light-weight compound available as an adhesive for glass and carbon fiber.

Gurit’s 2019

Gurit has reported net sales of CHF 576.4 million for the full year 2019, a currency-adjusted increase of 38.6% compared to 2018.

Hexcel focuses on urban transformation

Hexcel plans to highlight the growing need the composite industry to support the emerging urban air mobility (UAM) market.

Gurit at JEC World

Gurit reports that it will be showcasing its materials for wind energy and composite tooling at JEC World.

Saertex extends Bombardier contract

Bombardier Belfast and Saertex have extended their contract to make lightweight components for the Airbus A220 aircraft.

€11.5 million to develop carbon fiber for aerospace

Montefibre Carbon has received €11.5 million from the Spanish Ministry of Industry to produce PAN precursor for conversion to carbon fiber.

DOE to invest US$133 million in vehicle research

The US Department of Energy (DOE) plans to invest US$133 million in the development of lightweight carbon fiber reinforced plastic (CFRP) automotive parts.