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Composites Market Insights, January 10, 2022 |
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Business Development |
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First Global Agreement between Covestro and Sinomax |
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Covestro has signed its first commercial contract for supplying its ISCC Plus certified polyurethane raw material TDI from mass-balanced feedstock to Sinomax, a global manufacturer and distributor of polyurethane-based comfort products, as it continues to help downstream industries reduce their carbon footprint with a broader portfolio of more sustainable raw materials. The first batch of the bio-attributed TDI via mass balance is expected to be delivered from Covestro Integrated Site Shangha ……. |
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Covestro and EnBW Sign Long-Term Solar Power Purchase Agreement |
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Covestro and energy provider EnBW have signed a long-term corporate power purchase agreement (PPA) for solar-generated electricity. Under the agreement, Covestro has secured 63 megawatts (MW) of capacity from EnBW’s 187 MW “Weesow-Willmersdorf” solar farm in Brandenburg, Germany. The EnBW-operated solar array is the biggest of its kind in Germany and has been implemented without any subsidy under the German Renewable Energy Sources Act. This agreement with Covestro is the first PPA for the proje ……. |
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Hexion Inc. Pernis Site Expansion |
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Hexion Inc. plans to expand production of epichlorohydrin (ECH) at its Pernis, the Netherlands, manufacturing site, while also leveraging more sustainable technologies when completed. As part of Hexion’s Coating and Composites business unit’s broader investment plan to drive innovation and growth aligned with the company’s overall sustainability commitment, the planned expansion will add 25,000 metric tons of annual capacity and utilize biobased renewable feedstocks by leveraging glycerin ……. |
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Lentus Composites and SST Technology Consolidation into Polar Technology Management Group |
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From January 01, 2022, Lentus Composites, finest identified for its composite prop-shafts and strain vessels, and SST Technology will be consolidated under the Polar Technology Management Group Ltd. banner and will trade as PTMG (Polar Technology Management Group Ltd.) from its state-of-the-art facilities on the Horizon Technology Park in Eynsham, Oxfordshire. As SST and Lentus have grown and developed over the last 8 years their customers, markets and activities have become very much aligned ……. |
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Mitsubishi Chemical Boosts Production Capacity of Special Epoxy Resins for Semiconductor Encapsulants and Electronic Materials |
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Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation has decided to build a new facility for producing specialty epoxy resins for semiconductor encapsulants and electronic materials at its Fukuoka Plant (Kitakyushu-shi, Fukuoka). Epoxy resins are used for a variety of applications such as paints, adhesives, and semiconductor encapsulants. Particularly, MCC specialty epoxy resins have excellent properties such as high heat resistance, low melt viscosity, and low water absorption, and some of them have been adopted ……. |
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New Material |
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Varathane Super Glaze Epoxy Resin Now Available in Pre-Tinted Colors |
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Varathane Super Glaze, the pourable epoxy system from Rust-Oleum, is now available in pre-tinted colors. DIYers can avoid the hassle of mixing clear epoxy with messy dyes to achieve the color they want, making their project really pop! Tinted Super Glaze already has color added, so no additional mixing is required. The pourable epoxy resin delivers a high-gloss finish that’s as thick as 75 coats of varnish. It leaves your surface durable, waterproof and resistant to heat and chemicals. This i ……. |
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Technology Development |
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Vabs 4.0 Improves Simulation of Composite Helicopter, Air Mobility Blades and Other Slender Structures |
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AnalySwift, LLC, a provider of efficient high-fidelity modeling software for composites and other advanced materials, officially released the newest version of its popular blade modeling software, VABS. Originally developed to address the challenge of quickly and accurately modeling complex helicopter rotor blades, the VABS software rapidly found applications helping engineers in a wide variety of industries. The tool can now perform the following capabilities, in addition to existing ones cr ……. |
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NCC, Meggitt, and Cranfield University Develop Sensor Technology Unlocking Digital Potential in Composites Manufacturing |
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The NCC, in collaboration with Cranfield University and aerospace engineering specialists, Meggitt, has successfully developed and demonstrated a novel sensor technology for capturing data during liquid resin processes. Research into dielectric sensors, which originated at Cranfield University, was further developed at the world-leading composites research center through their Technology Pull-Through program, and then applied in industry by Meggitt. The sensor system is a significant step ……. |
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Awards and Certifications |
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John K. Merrell Honored with Induction into the ACMA Hall of Fame |
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IDI Composites International’s founder, John K. Merrell, was posthumously honored with the American Composites Manufacturers Association (ACMA) Hall of Fame Award. John Merrell passed away in June of 2015 after a 49-year career in the composites industry. “We’re honored to see our founder’s legacy commemorated in such a meaningful way,” states Tom Merrell, CEO of IDI Composites International. “He instilled the vision and principles we aim for everyday: commitment, creativity, and collaborati ……. |
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ACMA, ACI, and NEx Sign MoU to Develop New Plant Certification for Composite Producers |
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The American Composites Manufacturers Association (ACMA), American Concrete Institute (ACI), and NEx: An ACI Center of Excellence for Nonmetallic Building Materials have signed a memorandum of understanding to develop and deploy a new plant certification program. The agreement sets the framework of an important partnership to establish a plant certification program for producers of fiber-reinforced polymer composite bars and tendons for use in concrete. ACMA, ACI, and NEx each agree the pr ……. |
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Events |
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Dale Brosius to Moderate at SAMPE North America’s Materials Innovation & Advanced Technology Forum |
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The SAMPE Materials Innovation & Advanced Technology Leadership Forum is happening on January 26-27, 2022. This year’s theme is “Towards Industrialization of Composites Manufacturing,” as a transformation has begun in commercial aerospace and will require rapid acceleration as the urban air mobility market matures. IACMI CCO Dale Brosius will be moderating the following advancement discussions and presentations on Thursday, January 27: – Rapid Large-Scale Structural Thermoplastic Parts, ……. |
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JEC World 2022
Exhibition: March 08-10, 2022
Paris-Nord Villepinte
Program and registration: JEC World 2022
Promotion Code: LUCINTELJW22VF (Valid till 15th Feb 2022) |
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Rolls-Royce Electrical and Airborne to Present at Evtol Insights’ First Final Friday Event of 2022 – Registration Now Open |
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eVTOL Insights apprised of its first Final Friday ‘virtual networking’ event of 2022, which will take place on January 28th and feature industry presentations from Rolls-Royce Electrical and Airborne, a technology leader in advanced composites. Representing Airborne will be Jamie Snudden, who is the company’s business development manager for the UK. Enthusiastic about both new aviation and helping to reduce global emissions, both Jamie and Airborne support Advanced Air Mobility businesses to ……. |
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People |
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Markforged Director and Co-Founder Greg Mark Resigns |
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Markforged Holding Corporation, creator of the integrated metal and carbon fiber additive manufacturing platform, The Digital Forge, informed that Greg Mark has resigned his positions as member of the Board of Directors and as an employee. Mr. Mark’s resignation became effective December 29, 2021. ……. |
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Scott Bader Promotes Tina Buhin as New Site Director in Croatia |
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Scott Bader has appointed Tina Buhin as the new Site Director for their Croatian manufacturing site. Since joining Scott Bader in 2007, Tina has built a reputation as a hardworking, high-performing, dedicated colleague not only in Croatia but across the Scott Bader Group. ……. |
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PRF Composite Materials Appoints New Managing Director |
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PRF Composite Materials has appointed Dave Ellson to Managing Director from January 2022. PRF has expanded enormously over the last few years, and has invested considerable funds into this expansion and paving the way for future growth. This expansion has prompted an increase in management structure and expansion of the sales team, and the Company have made a number of appointments to support this growth, maintaining the focus on the continuing development of innovative, high quality advanced ……. |
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Others |
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Toray Celebrates the Successful Launch of the Historic James Webb Space Telescope |
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The joint mission between NASA, the European Space Agency (ESA), and the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) has successfully launched the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) from Kourou, French Guiana. After a decade of testing and fine tuning, the most complex and powerful telescope ever constructed was sent into the stars designed to look deeper into space than its predecessor, the Hubble Space Telescope, launched in 1990. The James Webb Telescope comprises a diverse assortment of cutting-edge techn ……. |
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