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Hexcel Composites
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33 items

2026
10 August

ReleaseHonourable Aviation Minister Ram Mohan Naidu hands Sarla India's fastest-ever Design Organisation Approval

21 July

ReleaseHexcel announces NCAMP qualification of HexPly M91 composite material system

12 June

ReleaseDeutsche Aircraft and Hexcel announce long-term composite partnership for the D328eco regional aircraft programme

2025
9 September

ReleaseHexcel and HyPerComp unveil advanced composite pressure vessel at CAMX 2025

9 September

ReleaseHexcel and A&P Technology collaborate with NIAR to develop an FAA certification framework for overbraided structures

20 June

ReleaseFlying Whales selects Hexcel for the supply of composites materials for its LCA60T airship

2023
7 February

ReleaseWichita State's NCAMP approves new Victrex thermoplastic material system for inclusion in materials database

2020
14 December

ReleaseHexcel and Safran expand scope of existing contract for advanced composite materials on commercial aerospace programs

14 May

ReleaseSTELIA Aerospace receives the 2020 JEC Innovation Award in the "Aerospace" category, together with IS Groupe, Arkema, Latecoere and Hexcel

2019
10 July

ReleaseNew consortium HAICoPAS targets innovative solutions for carbon thermoplastic composite structures

13 March

ReleaseHexcel and Lavoisier Composites form an alliance to up-cycle composite by-products from the aerospace manufacturing cycle

12 March

ReleaseHexcel and Arkema to open a joint research and development laboratory in Les Avenieres, France

2018
20 February

ReleaseHexcel congratulates Airbus on the first delivery of the A350-1000

2017
12 December

ReleaseH160's third prototype gets its carbon design livery

22 June

ReleaseAirbus Helicopters selects Hexcel as supplier of advanced composite materials for the H160 helicopter

30 May

ReleaseHexcel congratulates Irkut on maiden flight of MC-21 new generation commercial aircraft

22 May

ReleasePilatus Aircraft Ltd PC-24 super versatile jet built with Hexcel composite materials on display at Geneva show

2016
13 October

ReleaseHexcel announces contract amendments and extensions with Airbus Group

26 April

ReleaseHexcel breaks ground on new engineered core facility in Casablanca, Morocco

29 January

ReleaseHexcel and Boeing celebrate the first flight of the 737 MAX

21 January

ReleaseHexcel congratulates Airbus on the first delivery of the A320neo

2015
13 October

ReleaseHexcel and Mines St Etienne launch academic chair

21 May

ReleaseHexcel launches site for new carbon fiber plant in Roussillon, France and announces capacity expansions at nearby weaving and prepreg facilities

2014
17 December

ReleaseHexcel awarded "Best Research & Technology Partner 2014" by Aerolia SAS (Stelia Aerospace)

30 September

ReleaseHexcel to build carbon fiber plant in Roussillon, France

25 September

ReleaseHexcel congratulates Airbus on the A320neo maiden flight

7 April

ReleaseZodiac Aerospace and Hexcel present L3

2013
19 June

ReleaseSafran and Hexcel sign a long term strategic agreement

2011
28 September

ReleaseAs Boeing delivers the first 787 Dreamliner, Hexcel reveals some of their composite innovations for the aircraft

24 August

ReleaseA350 XWB centre wing box and keel beam made with Hexcel carbon fibre and prepreg

2010
15 March

ReleaseFrench Defence Minister visits the Technology Centre manufacturing composite materials

2009
15 December

ReleaseHexcel's composites take to the sky on the Boeing 787 maiden flight

11 December

ReleaseHexcel's composites take to the sky in the A400M maiden flight