Dubai based composite structures supplier Premier Composite Technologies (PCT) is celebrating five years in business.
29 April 2011Amanda Jacob
Quickstep Holdings Ltd of Australia has entered into a funding agreement for the issue of convertible notes to the value of US$15 million to US-based La Jo
29 April 2011Amanda Jacob
AOC LLC has announced a 14 May price increase for all products sold in the USA and Canada.
28 April 2011Amanda Jacob
GKN Driveline says that it plans to keep on expanding production and introducing new automotive technology in China.
28 April 2011
Plansee reports that its production site in Esashi, Japan, is now back in full operation.
28 April 2011
Swedish metal powder producer Höganäs, in its 2011 interim report, has posted net sales of MSEK 1,770 (1,548) in the first quarter of 2011, up 14% year on
28 April 2011
J.D. Lincoln Inc is relocating its Costa Mesa, California, prepreg and adhesives operations to a new facility in Huntington Beach, California.
28 April 2011Amanda Jacob
Michael Köhler is taking over from Gabi Schwager as Project Manager of the COMPOSITES EUROPE trade show.
27 April 2011Amanda Jacob
Viridity Energy, Thomas Jefferson University and Thomas Jefferson University Hospitals will develop and implement a project to maximize wind power through
27 April 2011Kari Williamson
The agreement, which could result in contracts to supply 900 MW of turbines, is the first to be signed by Chinese and Spanish companies in the wind energy
27 April 2011David Hopwood
Momentive Specialty Chemicals Inc has announced a price increase for its unsaturated polyester resins and vinyl ester resins sold in North America.
27 April 2011Amanda Jacob
Boeing, disputing union measure, claims the right to build additional U.S. production capacity outside of the Puget Sound region.
26 April 2011Metal Finishing
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26 April 2011Amanda Jacob
Huntsman Advanced Materials is part of Trans-IND, a European project focusing on industrialised manufacturing of transport infrastructures using fibre rein
26 April 2011Amanda Jacob
Achievement reflects Metco Metal Finishing's focus on operational consistency and continual improvement.
25 April 2011Metal Finishing
DeltaTRAK has published an Application Note entitled Wireless Traceability of Prepreg Product Temperature.
25 April 2011Amanda Jacob
Australian advanced materials company Quickstep Holdings Ltd is participating in a European research project investigating the use of nanotechnology in imp
24 April 2011Amanda Jacob
MoldTru™ LPT-68000 low-profile tooling resin can reduce the cost and time required to make Class A surface composite tools by up to 70%, claims AOC.
23 April 2011Amanda Jacob
E Tech Solutions (Europe) Ltd specialises in the distribution of bio-composite materials.
22 April 2011Amanda Jacob
Metso Minerals Industries, Inc says that its BEST vibratory feeders are designed to smoothly convey products, due to an adjustable flow of material is adju
21 April 2011
Greenes Group is retrofitting vehicles with compressed natural gas (CNG) tanks manufactured using HiPer-tex™ high performance glass fibre from 3B.
21 April 2011Amanda Jacob
Granta Design has updated its GRANTA MI composite data management product and introduced new tools in its CES Selector software.
21 April 2011Amanda Jacob
Vestas is delivering a total of 104 MW of wind turbines to an undisclosed customers and wind farm project in Canada.
21 April 2011Kari Williamson
Automotive specialist Mahle says that it achieved group sales of €5,260.6 million in the 2010 business year, the highest sales figure in the company's hist
20 April 2011
Uptick in automotive, aerospace, and transportation equipment manufacturing drives 0.8% increase in U.S. industrial production
20 April 2011Metal Finishing
Engineered Sintered Components (ESC) is investing US$9 million in a 20,000 sq ft addition to their second on-site facility and in new equipment.
20 April 2011
Metal powder and automotive manufacturer GKN has reported continuing strong results in its 2011 first quarter report, including a 14% rise in sales.
20 April 2011
Union Process Inc has built an attritor for a European manufacturer of raw materials for the ceramic industry.
20 April 2011
Reichhold has announced a May price increase for all products for the European composites industry.
20 April 2011Amanda Jacob
In a recent project, Spanish construction firm ACCIONA Infrastructure worked with Huntsman Advanced Materials to construct a 44 m long, 3.5 m wide carbon c
20 April 2011Amanda Jacob
Two long-time executives are promoted; new VP of strategic development named.
19 April 2011Metal Finishing
Zyvex Technologies says its Piranha 54' unmanned boat built using carbon nanotube strengthened prepreg has completed sea trials which demonstrate record fu
19 April 2011Amanda Jacob
The cost of offshore wind turbines could be cut by a third through the use of new approaches, according to the UK Energy Technologies Institutes (ETI).
19 April 2011Kari Williamson
Momentive Specialty Chemicals Inc is to sell its North American composites and coating resins business to PCCR USA, a subsidiary of European investment gro
19 April 2011Amanda Jacob
The EU must spend €270 billion over the next 40 years to meet its 2050 energy objectives, including an increased focus on energy efficiency across the powe
19 April 2011Kari Williamson
Premier Composite Technologies (PCT), builder of the new FARR 400 racing yacht, has confirmed the successful test sailing of the first hull.
19 April 2011Amanda Jacob
The European Commission (EC)'s Transport 2050 strategy sets out plans for a competitive transport system that will reduce Europe's dependence on imported o
18 April 2011Amanda Jacob
VN Composites has manufactured composite parts for a Thales Alenia Space satellite using prepregs from Advanced Composites Group Ltd (ACG).
18 April 2011Amanda Jacob
3A Composites has signed an agreement with PVC foam producer Tiansheng New Materials to jointly market structural core materials in China, with a focus on
18 April 2011Amanda Jacob
Barrday Advanced Material Solutions is reorganising into three operating divisions focusing on protective products, composite materials, and renewable ener
18 April 2011Amanda Jacob
New appointments at MFG, AOC and Beagle Aerospace, and winner of the 2011 Brandt Goldsworthy Pultruder of the Year Award announced.
18 April 2011Amanda Jacob
GE will supply three units of its 2.5 MW wind turbine to the Zensko wind farm in Krzecin, Choszczno County in north-western Poland.
18 April 2011Kari Williamson
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18 April 2011Amanda Jacob
Annual contribution reflects ongoing support of NASF's efforts on the regulatory front
17 April 2011Metal Finishing
Despite a consistently robust conference program, many finishers and suppliers are choosing not to participate in this important industry event.
17 April 2011Reg Tucker
Owens Corning has introduced SE1550, a new single-end Type 30® roving compatible with most thermoset resin systems and weaving processes.
17 April 2011Amanda Jacob
Honor recognizes Columbia Chemical as one of the top companies in Northern Ohio working to improve employee health and overall quality of life on the job.
16 April 2011Metal Finishing
Leatherman Tool Group selected long glass fibre composite from RTP Company for the handle of its new line of folding knives.
16 April 2011Amanda Jacob
5000th robotic painting unit from Dürr Corporation sold to Volkswagen Taubate.
15 April 2011Metal Finishing
New energy efficient milling technology developed by International Innovative Technology (IIT) enables the economic conversion of glass reinforced plastic
15 April 2011Amanda Jacob
The American Composites Manufacturers Association (ACMA) has formed a new Thermoset Molders Committee to help grow this markets.
15 April 2011Amanda Jacob
Chinese company Guang Wei Composites is supplying GL approved prepregs to wind turbine blade producers and is developing products for the marine, public tr
15 April 2011Amanda Jacob
Expanded prototyping, testing, and training facility features state-of-the-art plating lines as well as analytical and material science labs.
14 April 2011Metal Finishing
Purchase advances Graco's core growth strategies while providing a leading position in industrial powder paint equipment sector
14 April 2011Metal Finishing
H.C. Starck has signed an agreement with a Brazilian subsidiary of AMG Advanced Metallurgical Group N.V.’s subsidiary, to secure the vast majority of tanta
14 April 2011
Fraunhofer Institute researchers have developed alloyed car door and other automobile parts which it says could be the future in auto manufacturing.
14 April 2011
AOC has entered into an agreement with BASF-Spain for the exclusive manufacturing of the AOC unsaturated polyester resin product line.
14 April 2011Amanda Jacob
China said it will increase this year’s production quota for rare earths but gave no sign it might reverse plans to cut exports of the exotic metals needed
14 April 2011
General Motors (www.gm.com) and Ford (www.ford.com) said the recovery in their home market may continue in the face of Japan’s disasters.
14 April 2011
The UK Waste Recycling Group (WRG) has received planning permission to erect two wind turbines at its closed Carnaby Landfill site, near Bridlington in Eas
14 April 2011Kari Williamson
TMP Inc has developed a new high temperature rapid heating oven and an automated high temperature composite moulding press system.
14 April 2011Amanda Jacob
Bombardier has started work at its Mirabel, Québec production facility to accommodate final assembly of the first flight test CSeries aircraft.
13 April 2011Amanda Jacob
Ashland has expanded the coverage of its CompositeBuild.com website to include European composites manufacturers serving the building and construction mark
13 April 2011Amanda Jacob
Scott Bader Composites Europe is implementing a further price increase for its resins, bonding paste and structural adhesive products.
13 April 2011Amanda Jacob
Californian Governor Jerry Brown is expected to sign a bill today requiring a third of the state’s electricity to come from renewable energy by 2020.
12 April 2011Kari Williamson
Owens Corning says its HiLight™ multi-end roving is designed for use in architectural applications such as skylights, cladding, and greenhouses.
12 April 2011Amanda Jacob
GRPMS will distribute the Sigmatex carbon fibre reinforcements range in the UK, Eire, France, Scandinavia, Finland and the Baltic states.
12 April 2011Amanda Jacob
Belwind NV says it will make parts of its latest offshore wind farm concession site off the Bligh Bank on the Belgian continental shelf available for offsh
12 April 2011Kari Williamson
Syrgis Performance Initiators AB has announced a price increase for its Andonox®, Norox®, Pulcat® and Benox® organic peroxide product lines sold to the com
12 April 2011Amanda Jacob
Car sales climb 17% in March despite steadily rising fuel prices.
12 April 2011Metal Finishing
A new facility capable of testing wind turbine blades up to 90 m in length will be inaugurated at the Fraunhofer Institute for Wind Energy and Energy Syste
11 April 2011Amanda Jacob
AGY says its S-3 HDI™ glass fibre enables the production of printed circuit board (PCB) laminates that have a significantly reduced coefficient of thermal
11 April 2011Amanda Jacob
Polymer Technologies of Singapore has developed Polynanosil, a mixture of homogeneous dispersed elongated silica nanoparticles in epoxy resin.
11 April 2011Amanda Jacob
Cray Valley has announced the European launch of its range of EnviroGuard™ unsaturated polyester resins, which feature bio-sourced raw materials content of
11 April 2011Amanda Jacob
Despatch Industries is to supply a fully integrated, pilot-scale carbon fibre manufacturing line for the new Australian Carbon Fiber Research Facility (ACF
11 April 2011Amanda Jacob
Worldwide wind capacity has reached 197 GW despite a slight decrease in new capacity, according to the World Wind Energy Report 2010 from the World Wind En
11 April 2011Kari Williamson
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11 April 2011Amanda Jacob
Metalformers anticipate slower activity over the next three months, PMA report shows
11 April 2011Metal Finishing
Supplier recognized as valued exporter of zinc and zinc alloy plating additives to Korea.
10 April 2011Metal Finishing
Annual 'Suppliers' Night" meeting offers educational, networking opportunities
9 April 2011Metal Finishing
The German Federation of Reinforced Plastics, AVK, is inviting entries for its 2011 Innovation Awards competition.
8 April 2011Amanda Jacob
India could install 65.2 GW of wind power by 2010, according to the Indian Wind Energy Outlook 2011 published by the World Institute of Sustainable Energy
8 April 2011Kari Williamson
Over 29 000 visitors attended the JEC Composites Show in Paris last week.
8 April 2011Amanda Jacob
AOC LLC has announced a price increase for all resins sold in Europe, effective immediately.
7 April 2011Amanda Jacob
The Cannon Group will be showing its latest developments in composites, polyurethane and thermoforming technologies at the China International Wind Energy
7 April 2011Amanda Jacob
Intrinsiq Materials has launched Intrinsiq CP, a prototype 80wt% copper screen print ink formulation designed for photonic curing at room temperature in ai
7 April 2011
Umicore has awarded its 2010 Scientific Award to Dr Damien Debecker for his work on molybdenum-based catalysts.
7 April 2011
A new project has been created which will focus on investigating and developing new technologies in heating and new materials in order to improve furnaces.
7 April 2011
Jonas Gustavsson, currently president of the wire and heating technology product area within Sandvik Materials Technology, has been appointed its new presi
7 April 2011
A new Frost & Sullivan report predicts revenues from European composites for public transportation will grow in the coming years.
7 April 2011Amanda Jacob
Gamesa is setting up a technology laboratory in Singapore focusing on materials research and development for wind turbines.
7 April 2011Kari Williamson
China has released updated wind power capacity figures showing the country installed 18.9 GW in 2010, bringing the total to 44.7 GW, compared to previous f
7 April 2011Kari Williamson
Virtek Vision International, a Gerber Technology business, is introducing LaserKit™ , a laser-guided kitting tool that helps workers assemble accurate kits
7 April 2011Amanda Jacob
Syrgis Performance Initiators Inc has announced a price increase for its Norox®, Pulcat®, Benox®, Superox® and Andonox® organic peroxide products sold to t
6 April 2011Amanda Jacob
Quickstep Holdings Ltd says it has manufactured a proof-of-concept painted carbon composite flat panel to Class A automotive quality using its Resin Spray
6 April 2011Amanda Jacob
According to data provided by the Japan Wind Power Association, no wind turbine in Japan was damaged by the recent earthquake and by the tsunami.
6 April 2011Kari Williamson
DSM Composite Resins is increasing the prices of its complete portfolio of unsaturated polyester resins with immediate effect.
6 April 2011Amanda Jacob
E.ON plans to invest €2.6 billion in renewable energy in the period 2011-2013, following investments of €1bn in 2010.
6 April 2011Kari Williamson
HydroStrand™ is a chopped strand glass fibre for use in high performance polyphenylene sulphide (PPS) composites employed in automotive and industrial part
6 April 2011Amanda Jacob
Virtek Vision International, a Gerber Technology business, is introducing the Virtek® LPS-7H laser projector, used to guide assembly lay-up operations.
5 April 2011Amanda Jacob
Hampson Aerospace Tooling Solutions highlighting its large structure composite and metal tooling capabilities at JEC Composites Show last week.
5 April 2011Amanda Jacob
Advanced Composites Group Inc recently received a 2010 Boeing Performance Excellence Award.
5 April 2011Amanda Jacob
AGY’s S-2 Glass® fibres are being used to provide structural and ballistic protection in the new Ocelot Light Protected Patrol Vehicle (LPPV) developed by
5 April 2011Amanda Jacob
GE is introducing taller wind turbine towers for its onshore wind turbine product line, bringing hub heights to 130 m.
5 April 2011Kari Williamson
High performance epoxy prepreg SE 84 Nano incorporates 3M™ Matrix Resin and is designed for sailing boat components where compressive strength is a key req
5 April 2011Amanda Jacob
The EADS Technology Licensing initiative has a portfolio of composites manufacturing methods and techniques available for licensing.
4 April 2011Amanda Jacob
2011 marks the 25th year of Tenax® carbon fibre production in Germany.
4 April 2011Amanda Jacob
Gamesa has launched its low-wind wind turbine, G136-4.5 MW Class III, at the Hannover Messe 2011.
4 April 2011Kari Williamson
Wind power contributed over 10 TWh to the UK energy generation in 2010, representing a 7.7% growth over 2009.
4 April 2011Kari Williamson
Sandvik Coromant is introducing a blog designed to share knowledge on the machining of composite components.
4 April 2011Amanda Jacob
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4 April 2011Amanda Jacob
Turkish resins producer Poliya has acquired the resins business of Turkish glass fibre producer Cam Elyaf.
4 April 2011Amanda Jacob
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4 April 2011Amanda Jacob
Owens Corning is introducing XStrand® H roving, a high-performance glass reinforcement for long-span composite parts manufactured using the pultrusion proc
3 April 2011Amanda Jacob
3B has won a 2011 JEC Innovation Award in the Construction Category for the pultruded composite cladding used at the Sheraton Milan Malpensa Airport Hotel,
2 April 2011Amanda Jacob
Event introduces ITW Gema partners to the latest Color Change Technology
1 April 2011Metal Finishing
Jim Wetherald to tackle electroless nickel-related questions
1 April 2011Metal Finishing
Ashland Inc has announced that it has closed the sale of its global distribution business Ashland Distribution to Nexeo Solutions LLC, an affiliate of priv
1 April 2011Amanda Jacob
Gurit has signed a contract to acquire Spanish balsa material producer Balseurop for approximately €20 million, completing the expansion of its core materi
1 April 2011Amanda Jacob
Carbon fibre suppliers are looking forward to recovery in the market.
1 April 2011Amanda Jacob
Vestas is delivering a total of 150 MW of wind turbines to Energisa S.A. for four wind farms in Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil.
1 April 2011Kari Williamson