JEC Composites E-letter N. 412: Toray, Elbit Systems, Reichhold, DSM and AkzoNobel

 

Business and Market

Toray buys remaining shares in French carbon fiber manufacturing and sales subsidiary

Toray Industries, Inc. announced on the 10th of January that it purchased the remaining shares in Société des Fibres de Carbone S.A. (“SOFICAR”), a subsidiary engaged in manufacturing and sales of (...)

Elbit Systems awarded $50 Million contract to supply UAS to a country in the Americas

Spirit AeroSystems delivers first A350 XWB section 15 to Airbus

Aurora delivers first ship set of composite structures for the BAMS UAS program

Innovative Composites International Inc. joins OTCQX

Formax becomes first multiaxials manufacturer to join technology alliance with the UK Ministry of Defence

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Technology and Innovation

DSM and AkzoNobel sign cross-license agreement on cobalt-free composite curing technology

DSM and AkzoNobel sign cross-license agreement on cobalt-free composite curing technology

The innovative cobalt-free curing solutions will offer the market more sustainable alternatives to the conventional, cobalt-based systems currently in use.

Geolam brand WPC now available in the USA

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Feature Wind Energy

Wind Energy

Wind energy has seen exponential growth. The challenge now is to build rotor blades which are highly efficient and durable. Wind Blade manufacturers provide about 40,000 blades a year and are (...)

GE supplying 350 wind turbines, services to BP Wind Energy for upcoming US projects

DOE recognizes Bayer composite technologies that help wind turbines generate more power

Leveraging an end-to-end solution for composite wind turbine blades

Webcore Technologies receives funding from investment group for expansion in wind energy

Webcore Technologies and 3B announce strategic collaboration

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Application

Spread tow carbon fabrics in the Dakar Rally

Spread tow carbon fabrics in the Dakar Rally

Pewano Rally Raid team from Sweden entered the starting line at the 2012 Dakar Rally in a Volvo XC60 RR car built with TeXtreme® Spread Tow carbon fabrics. The 2012 Dakar Rally is the 33rd running of (...)

Again to the Future: Epic EV to build composite bodies for electric Delorean

Completion of Europe’s first recycled plastic bridge

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Agenda

SPE Thermoset Topcon 2012

24 Jan 2012 - 25 Jan 2012

SPE Thermoset Topcon 2012

The ever increasing quest for affordable sources of energy, combined with the thrust to use contemporary supplies more effectively, has changed global discourse as we know it. The opportunities (...)

07 Feb 2012 - 08 Feb 2012

EUCOMAS 2012

08 Feb 2012 - 10 Feb 2012

Seatec 2012

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