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Composites Market Insights, May 10, 2021 |
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Business Development |
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Exel Composites Reveals Telecommunications Radome Patent |
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Cobra International, one of the world’s largest OEM manufacturers of composite goods for Water Sports, Automotive, Marine and Civil Engineering, has informed its latest collaboration with Radinn to mass produce its new range of electric powered surfboards. Swedish innovators, Radinn (whose name reflects their passion for Radical Innovation) produce some of the fastest jetboards on the market, offering three board models, each with market leading battery technology and high-performance water je ……. |
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Foster Corporation and Drake Medical Plastics Form Sales Alliance to Better Serve Customers |
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Foster Corporation, a leader in polymer solutions for medical devices, is pleased to announce an exclusive sales agreement with Drake Medical Plastics Ltd., a leader in converting high-performance polymers into stock shapes and precision parts. The agreement, which began April 1st, 2021, streamlines Drake’s and Foster’s services to customers in the medical device marketplace globally, and creates a one-stop shop for high performance polymers in the form of machinable shapes. Based in Cypress, ……. |
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Continental Structural Plastics orders LFT-D line with 2,500-tonne press from DIEFFENBACHER |
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Continental Structural Plastics (CSP), one of the world’s largest manufacturers of composite components, is expanding its facility in Sarepta, Louisiana in the US, with the purchase of an LFT-D line that includes a DIEFFENBACHER press with a pressing force of 2,500 tonnes (25,000 kN). CSP will use its new LFT-D line, scheduled to begin operating in the first quarter of 2022, to produce tailgate covers for pickup trucks. CSP has operated three DIEFFENBACHER LFT-D lines with identically constru ……. |
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Hexion Inc. Completes Sale of Phenolic Specialty Resins, Hexamine and European-based Forest Products Resins Businesses to Black Diamond and Investindustrial |
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Hexion Inc. informed that it has completed the sale of its Phenolic Specialty Resin, Hexamine and European-based Forest Products Resins businesses for approximately $425 million to Black Diamond and Investindustrial. The consideration consists of $335 million in cash and certain assumed liabilities with the remainder in future proceeds based on the performance of the business. The Company expects to use the sale proceeds to invest in its business and further reduce its debt. Commenting on the ……. |
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GENERA and Henkel Collaborate to Further Drive End-Use Production in Additive Manufacturing |
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GENERA recently joined Henkel’s Open Materials Platform with the intention of providing additive manufacturing solutions at production scale. Both companies, working collaboratively, are combing their respective areas of focus to create the next level of solutions for automotive and healthcare industries. Combining GENERA’s expertise in 3D printing equipment and software and Henkel’s innovative expertise in materials the companies are creating new applications in the automotive industry and more ……. |
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New Material |
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Square vs. Rounded Industrial Railings |
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At Strongwell, we produce industrial fiberglass handrails which are used for commercial stair rails, platforms and walkway handrails and guardrails. These SAFRAIL systems have been created from Strongwell’s pultruded fiberglass components with molded thermoplastic connectors. These industrial railing systems are well-suited to corrosive environments such as environments in industrial, chemical and wastewater treatment plants in addition to commercial structures which are subject to urban and sa ……. |
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Henkel Develops Industry’s First Bio-Based PUR Hot Melt Adhesive for Consumer Electronics Assembly |
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Leveraging its broad innovation portfolio and in keeping with the company’s sustainability priorities, Henkel informed the development and commercial availability of LOCTITE HHD 3544F, the industry’s first bio-based polyurethane reactive (PUR) hot melt designed for consumer electronics assembly. This is the company’s inaugural consumer electronics-specific, bio-based PUR hot melt adhesive; approximately two-thirds of its content is sourced from renewable, plant-based feedstocks. “LOCTITE HHD 35 ……. |
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Covestro Introduces 3D Printing Material Made From Recycled PET |
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Materials manufacturer Covestro introduces its first material developed by the additive manufacturing business recently acquired from DSM: a glass-fiber filled recycled polyethylene terephthalate (rPET) for 3D pellet printing. Made from post-consumer PET waste, Arnite AM2001 GF (G) rPET perfectly fits Covestro’s vision for a Circular Economy and illustrates how complementary the two organizations are in their approach to adding more value to additive manufacturing and industrial production overa ……. |
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Michelin and Carbios Co-develop Sustainable Tires Based on Recycled PET |
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CARBIOS and Michelin have taken a major step towards developing 100% sustainable tires. Michelin has successfully tested and applied Carbios’ enzymatic recycling process for PET plastic waste, in order to create a high tenacity tire fiber that meets the tire-giant’s technical requirements. Carbios’ enzymatic recycling process uses an enzyme capable of depolymerizing the PET contained in various plastics or textiles (bottles, trays, polyester clothing, etc.). This innovation allows infinite recy ……. |
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Awards and Certification |
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The JEC Composites Innovation Awards 2021: Finalists Line Up Revealed |
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JEC Innovation Awards celebrate the fruitful cooperation between players of the composite community. Started in 1996, the JEC Innovation Awards have, over the past 24 years, brought in 1,900 companies worldwide. 198 companies and 475 partners have been rewarded for the excellence of their composite innovations. The JEC Innovation Awards reward composites champions, based on criteria such as partner involvement in the value chain, technicality, or commercial applications of innovations. An ex ……. |
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Events |
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Join ACCESS Manufacturing Systems in New Hampshire for ‘Spring Into 3D’ Private Showing of Markforged 3D Printers, ‘First Look’ at New Adaptive Platform, Blacksmith |
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ACCESS Manufacturing Systems is excited to announce the ‘Spring Into 3D’ Private Showcase, scheduled for May and June 2021. This will be the first opportunity since early 2020 to personally experience the power of the largest online fleet of industrial 3D printers in the world. “With the disruption of global supply chains, due to the pandemic, manufacturers have been challenged like never before. We, as a company, have also been challenged to safely get this technology in front of the very pe ……. |
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People |
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Hexion Inc. Names Sanjeev Rastogi as Global Resins Leader |
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Hexion Inc. informed that Sanjeev Rastogi has joined the Company as Senior Vice President, Global Resins. Rastogi is an accomplished global executive bringing to Hexion a distinguished track record of creating profitable growth and value. Throughout his 25-year career, he has held a variety of senior leadership roles. Rastogi most recently served as Vice President and General Manager, Performance Materials and Technologies at Honeywell International Inc. where he had overall responsibility ……. |
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New Reports in Composites Market Published By Lucintel |
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- Pultrusion Market Report: Trends, Forecast and Competitive Analysis, February 2021
- Prepreg Market Report: Trends, Forecast and Competitive Analysis, January 2021
- Composites Distributor Market Report: Trends, Forecast and Competitive Analysis, January 2021
- MENA Composites Market Report: Trends, Forecast and Competitive Analysis, October 2020
- FRP Panel Market Report: Trends, Forecast and Competitive Analysis, May 2020
- Technology Landscape, Trends and Opportunities in 3D Printing Material Market, March 2020
- High Performance Nylon for Tribology Market Report: Trends, Forecast and Competitive Analysis, March 2020
- European Automotive Composites Market Report: Trends, Forecast and Competitive Analysis, March 2020
- Carbon Fiber Market Report: Trends, Forecast and Competitive Analysis, February 2020
- Composites Materials in Tooling Market Report: Trends, Forecast and Competitive Analysis, January 2020
- Composites Market Report: Trends, Forecast and Competitive Analysis, January 2020
- Flame Retardant Resin in E&E Composites Market Report: Trends, Forecast and Competitive Analysis, January 2020
- Carbon Fiber in the Aerospace and Defense Market Report: Trends, Forecast and Competitive Analysis, January 2020
- Glass Fiber Reinforced Plastic Market Report: Trends, Forecast and Competitive Analysis, November 2019
- BMI Prepreg Market Report: Trends, Forecast and Competitive Analysis, November 2019
- Para Aramid Fiber Market Report: Trends, Forecast and Competitive Analysis, November 2019
- Epoxy Curing Agents in the Composites Industry Report: Trends, Forecast and Competitive Analysis, October 2019
- 3D Printing Materials Market Report: Trends, Forecast and Competitive Analysis, October 2019
- PET Foam Core Market Report: Trends, Forecast and Competitive Analysis, September 2019
- Thermoplastic Prepreg in the Transportation Market Report: Trends, Forecast and Competitive Analysis, September 2019
- Polyurethane Resin Composite Market Report: Trends, Forecast and Competitive Analysis, September 2019
- Gelcoat Market Report: Trends, Forecast and Competitive Analysis, September 2019
- Fiber Sizing Market Report: Trends, Forecast and Competitive Analysis, September 2019
- Long Fiber Thermoplastics Market Report: Trends, Forecast and Competitive Analysis, August 2019
- FRP Pole Market Report: Trends, Forecast and Competitive Analysis, August 2019
- Composite Testing Market Report: Trends, Forecast and Competitive Analysis, August 2019
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Others |
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Material Evolution Podcast Launched for Composites and Advanced Material Industry |
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The Material Evolution podcast, hosted by Fluency Marketing’s Gemma Smith and R-TECH Materials Dr Geraint Havard, was launched on the 21st April and looks to delve deeper into the latest technologies and narratives from across the composites and advanced materials industry. The first episode, featuring Managing Director of Airborne UK, Joe Summers, explores automation technologies for the composites industry and some of the exciting projects that Airborne is currently working on. The episode al ……. |
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National and R.I. Efforts Advocate For Composites in Infrastructure |
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In April, members of the American Composites Manufacturers Association (ACMA) participated in a hearing before the U.S. House of Representatives Subcommittee on Research and Technology of the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology to advocate for composites as an innovative solution to build and repair our nation’s infrastructure. Dr. Joannie Chin, Deputy Director of the Engineering Laboratory at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), summed up the benefits of compo ……. |
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