Resins

Thermoplastics

Continuous fiber thermoplastics are smart for world’s largest appliance manufacturer

Haier uses Covestro CFRTP in Casarte line of “smart” air conditioners

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Carbon Fibers

Covestro begins commercial production of CFRTP

Covestro announces it will begin commercial production of its lightweight, high-strength continuous fibre-reinforced thermoplastic composite material.

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Marine

Lehvoss partners with Livrea Yacht to build 3D printed sailboat

World’s first 3D printed yacht to compete in the 2019 Mini-Transat solo transatlantic yacht race.

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Prepregs

Toray acquires TenCate Advanced Composites

Toray, the world’s largest carbon fiber manufacturer, will pay €930 million for TenCate Advanced Composites to shore up its thermoplastic composites capabilities.

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Aerospace

TenCate Advanced Composites confirmed to be on the market

TenCate is exploring options for a potential strategic partner to acquire the company as aerospace OEMs begin a more serious assessment of next-generation aircraft materials. A carbon fiber and/or resin manufacturer would be a likely suitor of TenCate.

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Aerospace

Five highlights from JEC World 2018

It’s not Spring without a trip to Paris, France for the JEC World 2018 composites conference. It’s become a very big show, and thus, offers some big announcements and some developing trends.

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Sustainability

ELG Carbon Fibre announces UK expansion

Company will increase capacity of its UK facility to satisfy volume demand.

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Defense

NanoStitch update: 60-inch wide sheet, industrial capacity, dramatic test results

N12 Technologies adds second facility in Boston and capacity at UDRI in Ohio while amassing knowledge to prevent microcracking and delamination in applications from sporting goods to aerospace.

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Adhesives

JEC World 2018 preview: Tri-Mack Plastics

Tri-Mack Plastics Mfg Corp. is sharing the results of a recently completed test that demonstrates the bond strength of Tri-Mack’s overmolded thermoplastic composite hybrid parts.

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Ketones

JEC World 2018 preview: TenCate Advanced Composites

TenCate Advanced Composites is highlighting its latest developments in composite material technologies for aerospace and high-performance industrial markets.

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