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LIST opens innovation center focusing on sustainable composite materials

The Sustainable Composite Materials and Manufacturing Innovation Centre (SCMM) will be supported by major players in rail, aerospace, automotive and space to transition sustainable composites research to commercialization.  

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Aerospace

Composites opportunities in eVTOLs

As eVTOL OEMs seek to advance program certification, production scale-up and lightweighting, AAM’s penetration into the composites market is moving on an upward trajectory.  

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Wind/Energy

Hexagon Purus opens new U.S. facility to manufacture composite hydrogen tanks

CW attends the opening of Westminster, Maryland, site and shares the company’s history, vision and leading role in H2 storage systems.

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Wind/Energy

Hexagon Agility launches newly designed mobile pipeline modules

Titan 450 mobile pipeline gas distribution modules, with Hexagon’s latest Type IV composite cylinders and high-strength frame design, make first appearance with Certarus delivery.  

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Wind/Energy

Mobile Pipeline Titan module orders further RNG, CNG adoption

Hexagon Agility received orders from RenewGas Transportation and Permian Global Inc. and CORE for delivery of its reliable and safe composite pressure vessel modules.  

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Elroy Air secures $2 billion in VTOL purchases, transitions to new flight testing facility

The composite Chapparal VTOL manufacturer signed an agreement with LCI for a purchase of up to 40 vehicles, advances into full-scale ground and flight testing with a new facility and hangar.  

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Pressure Vessels

Plastic Omnium, Shenergy Group JV to accelerate hydrogen development in China

Pilot project line in Shanghai for Type IV hydrogen systems will be in place by 2025, and a mega-plant with a 60,000-vessel capacity by 2026.  

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Startup FlyBIS partners with Eve Air Mobility, orders up to 40 aircraft

The companies will cooperate to launch an eVTOL airline targeting service in Southern Brazil’s many congested cities by 2026.

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Horizon’s Cavorite eVTOL prototype completes initial hover testing

Reports confirm the aircraft is extremely stable, is capable of full hover at only 65% power and has hovered with 20% of its fans purposely disabled.  

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Aerospace

Stellantis to build Midnight eVTOL aircraft with Archer

Stellantis is to contribute advanced manufacturing technology and expertise, experienced personnel and capital, in addition to help stand up Archer’s new composites manufacturing facility, with the ultimate goal of becoming Archer’s exclusive contract manufacturer.  

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