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Composite Materials

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2018

22 March

ReleaseKaman Composites - Vermont expands capacity with new investments

14 March

ReleaseToray to acquire TenCate Advanced Composites

12 March

ReleaseVictrex: Thermoplastic composites vital to drive aerospace build rates – over 35,000 new aircraft within 20 years

6 March

ReleaseU.S. based Web Industries, Inc., opens first sales office in Europe

6 March

ReleaseWeb Industries is first to earn Nadcap accreditation covering composite ply cutting and kitting for aerospace applications

6 March

ReleaseWeb Industries inaugurates "Aerospace" as division's new name at JEC World 2018

5 March

ReleaseEuropean manufacturing partnership agreement

1 March

ReleaseSaint-Gobain acquires HyComp

27 February

ReleaseApplied Composites, an AE Industrial Partners portfolio company, acquires San Diego Composites

26 February

ReleaseTenCate Advanced Composites feature latest advances in advanced composite material technology

23 February

ReleaseRevenue up 13% as JSF Program activity grows

20 February

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

15 February

ReleaseToho Tenax launches high-tensile, highly shock-resistant hybrid prepreg combining carbon fiber and CNT technology

30 January

ReleaseKaneka Aerospace has acquired the composites portfolio of Henkel Corporation to further strengthen growth, sales, and market position of Kaneka Aerospace Composites

8 January

ReleaseSolvay and Boeing sign materials supply agreement for the 777X program

2017

18 December

ReleaseSteelhead Composites announces AS9100 certification

8 December

ReleaseFirst shipping to China

8 December

ReleaseHexcel to acquire Oxford Performance Materials Aerospace and Defense business

4 December

ReleaseChomarat will present two new C-PLY applications at the CAMX 2017 expo

30 November

ReleaseTeijin to accelerate global carbon fiber business through new U.S. subsidiary

16 November

ReleaseMaterion's SupremEX receives second SAE-AMS specification

8 November

ReleaseVictrex: £10 million world class facility opens to help accelerate innovation trend

8 November

ReleaseAVIOR announces contract on 787-10 Dreamliner program

7 November

ReleaseKanfit adds 5-axis CNC machining for the production of aerospace-grade composite parts and tools

7 November

ReleaseSolvay acquires large-tow carbon fiber precursor manufacturer

2 November

ReleaseAC&A acquires Applied Composites Engineering

26 October

ReleaseUTC Aerospace Systems celebrates milestone delivery of 100th podded propulsion system to Airbus in Mobile, Alabama

24 October

ReleaseOrbital ATK awarded $24 million contract from Lockheed Martin for F-35 composite structures

24 October

ReleaseNASA taps Aurora for electric airliner design

17 October

ReleaseTods Aerospace selected as finalist for Composites UK "Innovation in Materials" award

11 October

ReleaseAlcore Brigantine successfully completes NADCAP audit

10 October

ReleaseBron Aerotech honored by Northrop Grumman for innovative products supporting F/A-18 program affordability

3 October

ReleaseKanfit receives additional Nadcap accreditation for composites

26 September

ReleaseUnitech Composites announces multi-year master agreement with Textron Aviation

12 September

ReleaseThe Gill Corporation successfully completes Boeing D1-4426 audit

31 August

ReleaseVictrex joins TPRC as tier-1 member

23 August

ReleaseDiab Americas triples processing capacity of advanced foam cores

27 July

ReleaseMubea acquires Flamm Group

26 July

ReleaseSigmatex SC site achieves AS9100C Certification

25 July

ReleaseAterian Investment Partners acquires the Advanced Energy Technologies Division of Graftech

22 June

ReleaseUnitech Composites partners with Tamarack Aerospace for production of the revolutionary Tamarack Active Winglets for the Cessna Citation Jet Series aircraft

22 June

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

20 June

ReleaseKaneka has agreed to acquire a U.S. formulated advanced resin supplier making a full-scale entry into aerospace business

1 June

ReleaseBoeing awards components manufacturing contract to Germany-based COTESA

1 June

ReleasePlascore receives Nadcap certification

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

19 May

ReleaseOxford Performance Materials announces commercial launch of nickel-plated OXFAB-Ni for aerospace and industrial applications

16 May

ReleaseTods Aerospace develops lightweight damage resistant composite fuel pipe assemblies

6 April

ReleaseVictrex acquires fibre manufacturer Zyex to accelerate development of existing and new markets for PEEK fibre applications