Company news

13th Jan 2020

Hexcel is collaborating with Madshus, a leading innovator in the world of cross-country skiing, on the engineering of a range of next-generation dry carbon fibre tapes for Madshus’ acclaimed cross-country racing skies. Hexcel’s new HiTapee dry carbon tapes improve the performance, manufacturing efficiency and surface finish of Madshus Skis.

19th Nov 2019

For the first time, Hexcel is exhibiting at the ongoing Space Tech Expo Europe show in Bremen, Germany, to promote its latest technologies and innovations for space applications. More than 3,000 visitors are expected at this international forum that is dedicated to innovative solutions for space business and technology, and that will go on till...

19th Sep 2019

At the CAMX conference taking place from September 24-26 in Anaheim, CA, Hexcel will promote its broad portfolio of composite innovations for aerospace and industrial applications. On display will be an integrated wing panel demonstrator made with HiMax non-crimp reinforcements that were developed to complement a new generation of infusion resin...

10th Sep 2019

Hexcel Corporation, a leading advanced composites company, has been approved by Boeing to produce Hexpekk-100 aerospace structures for major commercial aircraft platforms. These Hexpekk components will be manufactured-to-print for commercial aerospace applications where complexity, weight reduction, and strong mechanical performance are critical.

9th Sep 2019

Hexcel will display its full range of composite technologies, developed to benefit design engineers in automotive, marine, sport, and wind energy sectors, at Composites Europe trade show, being organised in Stuttgart during September 10-12. Innovations on display include Hexcel's surfacing prepregs and semi-pregs for wind turbine blades and boat...

1st Jul 2019

Hexcel, Progen and Future Aerospace opened their new joint venture laboratory and materials testing facility in Shanghai, China. Future Aerospace Hexcel Commercial Composite Testing Limited (FAHCCT) will provide China with a world-class aerospace standard materials testing laboratory that will provide technical services for commercial aircraft...

13th Jun 2019

At the Paris Airshow at Le Bourget from June 17-23, Hexcel will promote a range of carbon fibres and composite materials used to make weight-saving structures in civil aircraft, engines, helicopters and space applications. Visitors to Hexcel stand will see an Integrated Wing Panel demonstrator and an I-beam, both made with HiTape carbon fibre...

30th May 2019

Hexcel Corporation, a leading advanced composites company, is expecting its total sales to grow at a compounded annual growth rate (CAGR) of 6-9 per cent over the next three years. The company announced its financial outlook through 2021, as well as longer term targets, during the company’s Investor Day held in Salt Lake City, Utah, recently.

26th Apr 2019

Sunseeker, the renowned British luxury motor yacht manufacturer and a long-standing customer of Hexcel, has implemented Hexcel’s Himax Dot Pattern Adhesive (DPA) technology for the resin infusion of Predator 50, its new performance cruiser. The Predator 50 is the first of Sunseeker yachts to be built with Hexcel’s novel composite technology.

15th Mar 2019

Hexcel has partnered with Lyon-based startup, Lavoisier Composites and developed Carbonium, a new generation of material sourced entirely from carbon composite by-products generated by the French aerospace sector. Carbonium reduces overall environmental impact by 40-50 per cent compared to equivalent products derived from virgin materials.