JEC Composites E-letter N. 414: METYX, BASF, Teijin Aramid, Gamesa, Norwegian
 

Business and Market
New Max 5 carbon fabric production line by METYX composites

New Max 5 carbon fabric production line by METYX composites

As part of an ongoing commitment to carbon fiber processing, METYX Composites® invested in a new, state-of-the-art MAX 5 carbon reinforcement production line. This is the most recent in a series of (...)

BASF to build an integrated 300,000 metric tons TDI plant in Ludwigshafen

Mulk Holdings Invest 20 Million USD in Europe and signed new joint venture

Scott Bader Europe Expands Production Capacity

Contour Aerospace to merge with Zodiac Aerospace

Building works are well underway at CTG’s UK Composite Centre of Excellence

Ashland Inc. to increase UPRs and gelcoats prices

Scott Bader Composites Europe Increases Prices for its range of Manufactured Products

Seifert and Skinner & Associates expands in Belgium

RheTech Inc. expands its biocomposites product line

Sabic and Sinopec sign protocol of cooperation

Huntley Myrie is named president of Nexcelle

BlueLinx to distribute Natures Composites environmentally friendly decking products

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Technology and Innovation

Teijin Aramid launches finest filament yarn in the world

The company announced that they will launch a new higher performing lightweight aramid yarn. This new yarn is  the finest filament based on aramid in the world and provides better ballistic (...)

Cabot Corporation launches high performance elastomer composites

Park Electrochemical Corp. receives NADCAP accreditation for composites parts manufacturing

Crane Composites FRP Panels now have GREENGUARD® Certification

Atlas Composites achieves AS9100 REV C recognition
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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 (...)

Gamesa expands its manufacturing base in India by opening its first blade factory

Suzlon to develop 3,000 MW of wind energy in Andhra Pradesh

Vestas plans to layoff 2335 employees in the coming months
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Application
Norwegian commits to 100 A320neo aircraft

Norwegian commits to 100 A320neo aircraft

The european low-cost airlines has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Airbus for 100 A320neo aircraft. The agreement makes Norwegian the latest customer for the A320neo and also a new (...)

Boeing and Norwegian announce order for 100 737 Max and 22 next-generation 737s

A320 MSN5000 delivered to Middle East Airlines

Sikorsky selects Hexcel’s composite materials

British Airways selects Messier-Bugatti-Dowty wheels and brakes for its Boeing 787 fleet

Bombardier sells 5 more CSeries for $309 Million

Mattia’s New 19 m Catamaran 2000Kg Lighter by Using New Laminate Materials, Adhesive and Vacuum Infusion Technology

First FARR 400 One Design Class Regatta makes a splash at Quantum Key West, just 10 months after launch.

Sunreef Yachts Signs Contract for a New Composite Performance Superyacht, Sunreef 80

New Makkah clock tower inaugurated featuring Gurit FRP composite materials and structural engineering expertise
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Agenda

07 Feb 2012 - 08 Feb 2012

EUCOMAS 2012

For the  fourth time the Association of German Engineers (VDI) has the pleasure of inviting you to the International VDI Conference "EUCOMAS" taking place on 7 and 8 February 2012 in (...)

08 Feb 2012 - 10 Feb 2012

Seatec 2012

14 Feb 2012 - 19 Feb 2012

Singapore Airshow 2012
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JEC Group news

New JEC Publication about Composites in Construction!

Discover our new publicationFind out our new JEC Publication “Composites in Construction: 10 years in JEC Composites Magazine”. In this Digest, you will find out a selection of articles published in JEC Composites Magazine over the past decade to get a better idea of all the possibilities of composite materials. You’ll discover some pretty amazing projects in a broad range of fields, but also a number of interviews with architects and designers, who explain their approach to composites.

Do not wait anymore and discover right now this new publication!
 

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