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16th Jan 2020

Subaru's aerospace company has delivered the 1,000th centre wing section for the Boeing 787 Dreamliner to Boeing. The 787 Dreamliner is the first jetliner to use carbon composite materials in the primary structures. Subaru has been participating in the project since long and has the responsibility to produce the carbon fibre composite Centre Wing...

16th Jan 2020

Global advanced fabrics company Low & Bonar has signed a license deal with EconCore, the thermoplastic honeycomb technology leader, for the use of their honeycomb technology. Using the EconCore’s honeycomb technology in a new and innovative way, Low & Bonar has launched a new underlay flooring product with strong acoustic and lightweight properties.

15th Jan 2020

Woodward and Hexcel Corporation are merging to create a premier integrated systems provider - Woodward Hexcel - to serve the aerospace and industrial sectors. The combined company will focus on technology-rich innovations to deliver smarter, cleaner, and safer customer solutions. Woodward Hexcel will be headquartered in Fort Collins, Colorado.

15th Jan 2020

Recticel and Covestro have joined hands to make mattresses more sustainable, in a step towards a circular economy. They are working on raw material technologies - from mattress production to end-of-life and beyond. The focus is to turn polyurethane foam into a truly sustainable material and use carbon dioxide as building block for chemical synthesis.

15th Jan 2020

Röchling Industrial has planned a $4.9 million warehouse expansion project at Röchling Glastic Composites, Cleveland. This will be Röchling Glastic Composites' fourth expansion since the construction of its original facility in 1951. The expansion will add 26 new positions over a three-year period and strengthen company's market position in North...

15th Jan 2020

Effective December 31, 2019, global technology group Freudenberg, acquired 100 per cent of Filc shares. The purchase agreement was signed in November. Austrian antitrust authorities approved the acquisition at end of December. Filc will be integrated into Freudenberg Performance Materials Business Group and continue trading under the name Filc for time ...

13th Jan 2020

Rolls-Royce has set up a new facility in Bristol, UK. The facility will develop jet engine technologies to transform flight, reduce emissions and set new benchmarks for efficiency. It will focus on carbon-fibre composites and develop fan blades and fan cases which significantly reduce weight in a jet engine, lowering fuel consumption and emissions.

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.

10th Jan 2020

Valmet is set to supply an advantage DCT100HS tissue production line, including a de-inking plant and an extensive automation package, to Alas Doradas in El Salvador. The order also includes a Valmet performance centre agreement to support efficient production with Industrial Internet. Valmet is a leading company in the pulp, paper, and energy...