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helpdesk@lucintel.com<\/a> +1-972-636-5056 My Account .<\/a><\/p>\n Follow us on: <\/strong><\/p>\n Home<\/a><\/p>\n About Us <\/a><\/p>\n Consulting <\/a><\/p>\n Market Reports <\/a><\/p>\n Country Research <\/a><\/p>\n Lucintel 360 <\/a><\/p>\n Training <\/a><\/p>\n Composites Market Insights, January 25, 2021<\/strong><\/p>\n Copyright Lucintel, Dallas, TX, USA Tel.: +1-972-636-5056<\/strong><\/p>\n This newsletter is circulated to more than 12,000 subscribers worldwide. It is sent by subscription only. Spend 5-10 minutes on this newsletter every week and stay on top of your business.<\/strong><\/p>\n To submit your company\u2019s latest developments \/ news or to announce a job opening, write to editor@lucintel.com<\/a>. Please forward this FREE newsletter to your friends and colleagues so they will be up-to-date on the current happening in the composites industry.<\/p>\n Click the Headlines below for more detail on the news article. News articles are divided into sections such as \u201cBusiness Development\u201d, \u201cApplication Development\u201d, \u201cPrice Movement\u201d, \u201cEvents\u201d, and \u201cPeople\u201d.<\/p>\n Business Development<\/strong><\/p>\n TFP Acquires PV3 Technologies<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n Technical Fibre Products Ltd (TFP) has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire PV3 Technologies Limited (PV3), a company which specializes in the development and manufacture of electrochemical materials used in the creation of green hydrogen. The acquisition is the latest step in TFP\u2019s growth, building on recent capacity expansion, and it will increase TFP\u2019s portfolio of products for hydrogen technologies to provide new opportunities for growth and market penetration. Martin Thompson, \u2026\u2026.<\/p>\n UFlex Secures First Ever Patent of Epoxy Ester Resin in India<\/a><\/p>\n UFlex Limited has secured a patent on \u2018A process for the preparation of Epoxy Ester Resin\u2019 in accordance with the provisions of the Patents Act, 1970. This is the first-ever patent for chemicals business in India and it will be considering applying for a global patent in due course of time. This new patent will ensure technical advancement in providing a process for resin preparation wherein no wastewater treatment is required. Furthermore, Epoxy Ester Resin prepared by this process will be u \u2026\u2026.<\/p>\n First DIEFFENBACHER Fiberforge for South Korea<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n A new Fiberforge tape laying system from DIEFFENBACHER is helping the South Korea Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST) advance its research for companies in the automotive and aerospace industries. In use since mid-October, the tape laying system ordered by UNIST in 2019 was the first Firberforge order for DIEFFENBACHER in South Korea. The installation and commissioning of the tape laying system began in August 2020. The system was successfully accepted in October. \u201cW \u2026\u2026.<\/p>\n SGL Carbon\u2019s Operations in Arkadelphia Progresses<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n SGL Carbon currently enhances its operations in Arkadelphia, Arkansas, by introducing new production processes for fiber-based composites in order to ramp up its production. SGL Carbon was awarded a substantial contract for composite battery enclosures from a North-American automaker as notified in January 2020. The enhancement reflects an investment into the facility of approximately $4.5 million within three years and will increase the workforce at the site by 35 full-time employees. For the i \u2026\u2026.<\/p>\n Bostik Boosts Its Instant Engineering Adhesives Business<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n Arkema informs about an investment in CMC (Crackless Monomer Company), a joint venture between Bostik and Taiwanese company Cartell Chemical Co, a leading supplier of cyanoacrylate solutions, to accelerate the development and production of high value-added engineering adhesives. CMC, which will be 51%-owned by Bostik for an investment of around US$ 11 million, will produce specialty cyanoacrylate monomers on an industrial scale at a competitive cost, enabling Bostik to accelerate the developm \u2026\u2026.<\/p>\n Ashland Unveils Next Generation Drewplus L-3200 and Drewplus L-3210 Foam Control Agents for Paints<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n Ashland is introducing Drewplus* L-3200 and Drewplus* L-3210 foam control agents for paints. These new foam control agents, utilizing emulsion technology, are designed to control trapped micro-foam in water-based industrial coatings and decorative coatings systems. The emulsion technology is based on organically modified polysiloxanes for enhanced foam control and offers near-zero substances of very high concern (SVHC). Both new products exhibit excellent storage stability, long term effectivene \u2026\u2026.<\/p>\n Shape Collaborates with Supernatural-X to Develop Carbon Fiber Guitar<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n SHAPE Machining Ltd (SHAPE) is working with Supernatural-X Ltd to develop a composite electric guitar, made from reclaimed Carbon Fiber. Managing Director, Ryan Muller said \u201cwe are delighted to be working with Supernatural-X to create an electric guitar like no other on the market. The guitar will be made from reclaimed off-cuts during the kitting process of traditionally made carbon fiber prepreg parts and machined by SHAPE. We are excited to use our Automotive and Motorsport expertise to br \u2026\u2026.<\/p>\n Mar-Bal Merges AltraSet Composite Technologies with Lattice Composites<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n Mar-Bal Inc. has merged its AltraSet Composite Technologies Company with Lattice Composites, Riverside, Calif. The integrated merger has expanded Mar-Bal\u2019s composite technologies to include Lattice\u2019s customized epoxy chemistry systems\u2013providing a unique materials portfolio of polyester and epoxy resin compounds. The ISO 9001: 2015 Registered Mar-Bal provides customers with thermoset composite solutions\u2013including part design, specialized material formulations, decorating, assembly, and customi \u2026\u2026.<\/p>\n GPD Companies, Inc. to Acquire Distrupol<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n GPD Companies, Inc., an affiliate of One Rock Capital Partners, LLC, has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Distrupol, a subsidiary of Univar Solutions Inc. and a leading European distributor of thermoplastics to the polymer processing industry. Terms of the transaction, which is expected to close in the first half of 2021, were not disclosed. Following the closing of the transaction, Distrupol will join a leading group of best-in-class global distributors that also includes Nexeo \u2026\u2026.<\/p>\n Application Development<\/strong><\/p>\n Sicomin Sponsors Ocean X on Its 6700km Solo Kayak Crossing of the South Atlantic<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n Sicomin apprises of its sponsorship of extreme paddler Richard Kohler\u2019s epic solo challenge. Working with its South African (SA) distributor Aerontec, Sicomin has provided GreenPoxy bio-based resins, adhesives and epoxy fairing compounds for the build of the unique 8m Ocean X craft that Richard will paddle. When former Team Shosholoza America\u2019s Cup sailor Richard Kohler takes on a challenge he certainly thinks big. Having switched to ocean kayak and surfski paddling some years ago, Richard ha \u2026\u2026.<\/p>\n Price Movement<\/strong><\/p>\n AOC Increases Price<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n AOC has informed a price increase of 100 Euros per ton for its entire UPR portfolio and 150 Euros per ton for its entire Epoxy Vinyl Ester (VE) portfolio sold in Europe, Middle East and Africa. The price increase will take effect for all new deliveries after 1 February 2021 or as soon as contracts allow. \u201cThe pricing of Liquid Epoxy Resin (LER) and other key raw materials has seen continued increases over the past months following outages across the globe. Also logistics costs have been incre \u2026\u2026.<\/p>\n Celanese Raises Engineered Materials Price<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n Celanese Corporation informed about price increases on its portfolio of engineered materials in response to strengthening demand for its products and increased transportation, energy and raw material prices. The price increases below will be effective for orders shipped on or after February 1, 2021, or as contracts otherwise allow. Product : GUR, Global: $0.25 kg Product : PA 66, Global: $0.30 kg Product: PA 6, Global: $0.20 kg Product: PBT, Global: $0.20 kg Product: Technical TPE \u2026\u2026.<\/p>\n New Reports in Composites Market Published By Lucintel<\/strong><\/p>\n Events<\/strong><\/p>\n \u201cAutomated Fiber Deposition Technologies\u201d \u2013 A Free Webinar by EPSRC Future Composites Manufacturing Research Hub<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n The EPSRC Future Composites Manufacturing Research Hub (Hub) is organizing a free to attend webinar, focused on \u2018Automated Fiber Deposition Technologies\u2019, taking place at 15:00 GMT on Wednesday 17th February. The Hub engages academics and industry from across the UK to deliver a step-change in the production of polymer matrix composites. This webinar will look at the latest research and development projects working towards that change. PROGRAM \u2022 Introduction, Professor Nick Warrior, Hub Dir \u2026\u2026.<\/p>\n Florida DOT Senior Engineer to Present on Advancements in FRP Composite Usage for State\u2019s Highway Infrastructure<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n From February 16 through 18, 2021, IACMI\u2019s winter 2021 Virtual Members Meeting will have Steve Nolan as a featured speaker. Steve serves as Senior Structures Design Engineer at the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT). He currently leads the Advanced Materials for Structures initiatives within the State Structures Design Office, which includes FRP composites, high-strength stainless steel strands, and fiber-reinforced concrete and ultra-high performance concrete materials. During hi \u2026\u2026.<\/p>\n\n