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2025
29 April

ReleaseAlbany Engineered Composites awarded seven-year contract from Bell Textron, Inc. for 525 composite components

24 April

Bell selects Materion SupremEX composite for FLRAA prototype

SupremEX material was sourced to reduce weight while maintaining strength and reliability for long-range tiltrotor aircraft operation.

17 April

ReleaseHexcel honored with Embraer Best Suppliers Award

17 April

ReleaseFrance’s Pays de la Loire Region confirms its support for the ODDICEA 2 project to boost performance and decarbonization at Daher’s Nantes facility

10 April

Daher moves Shap’in into industrial phase of composite production

Shap’in has celebrated two years of activity as Daher has introduced thick-part machining, advanced welding and a three-stage recycling system.

18 March

ReleaseGKN Aerospace and partners successfully complete ASCEND programme, transforming high-rate composite manufacturing

9 March

ReleaseWeb Industries expands thermoset slitting capacity in France to support European aerospace growth

7 March

ReleaseTaiwan's composites industry goes global: AIDC, UHT Unitech Company, and Syensqo form strategic alliance

4 March

ReleaseHexcel and FIDAMC join forces to shape the future of composite materials

4 March

ReleaseTeijin Carbon takes next step towards the future of sustainable materials with launch of Tenax Next HTS45 E23 24K at JEC World 2025

3 March

ReleaseTeijin Carbon unveils Tenax Next: a sustainable revolution in carbon fibers

26 February

ReleaseWorld’s largest RTM press system to revolutionise aerospace manufacturing

25 February

ReleaseWestlake Epoxy announces the launch of the EpoVIVE: a new era of sustainable solutions

19 February

ReleaseNIAR develops novel overmolded thermoplastic production process for EVTOL applications

3 February

ReleaseThe Thermal Group expands capabilities with acquisition of ACT Aerospace

14 January

ReleaseSpokane-Coeur d’Alene Aerospace Tech Hub announces over $50M in funding

13 January

ReleaseSpirit announces sale of Fiber Materials Inc. (FMI) to Tex Tech Industries

13 January

ReleaseTex-Tech Industries completes acquisition of Fiber Materials, Inc. (FMI) from Spirit AeroSystems, Inc.

9 January

ReleaseTrelleborg Sealing Solutions adds specialist in thermoplastics for the aerospace industry

2024
20 December

ReleaseCovestro and China’s GAC join forces to pioneer material solutions for flying cars

6 December

ReleaseSHD Composites Materials celebrates 15th year of trading with new UK campus facility

4 December

ReleaseComtek Advanced Structures awarded composite floors contract on the De Havilland Canadair 515 aerial firefighting aircraft

7 November The CH-53K is a heavy-lift rotorcraft for the United States military and allied partners.

TIGHITCO receives production and spares award for CH-53K

The CH-53K King Stallion ramp in production signals program reliability and stability and advances the platform's manufacturing and operational success. TIGHITCO is delighted to continue to be on board.

7 November

ReleaseBoston Materials announces $13.5m in new funding for manufacturing expansion and establishing supply chain partnerships

16 October

ReleaseHexcel outlines strategy for high-rate aerospace composites

30 September

ReleaseVelocity & Hexcel global supply agreement

27 September

ReleaseBurlington manufacturer improves production of innovative technologies for the aerospace sector

26 September

ReleaseToray Advanced Composites announce launch of high-performance Toray Cetex PESU thermoplastic composite material

25 September

ReleasePyromeral Systems: a leader in high temperature ceramic composites chasing thermal runaway thermal protection applications for eVTOLs

20 September

ReleaseEmbraer receives award from International Council of the Aeronautical Sciences

12 September

AMRC and Dassault Systemes refresh 10 year partnership

The partners have developed a new approach to the Factory of the Future, including the DELMIA Factory of the Future Showcase at AMRC Cymru in North Wales and the Airbus DAWN and Smarter Test Programmes.

5 September

ReleaseL&L Products announces new InsituCore foaming materials for Ccmposite manufacturing

2 September

ReleaseVelocity Composites achieves global industry certification in the US

28 August

ReleaseHankuk Composite expands operations with new facility in Avonmouth to meet growing UK demand

15 August Tim Kirk, Todd T. Royer, Vince D’Arienzo, Jeff Cross, and Maj. Gen. Tom O’Connor.

Toray's extra capacity supports U.S. Army's FLRAA

The upgrade doubles the production capacity of the TORAYCA T1100 carbon fibre, a component in the U.S. Army's Future Long Range Assault Aircraft.

31 July

ReleaseCambium and Checkerspot form collaboration to develop and commercialize PFAS-free, high-temperature and fire-resistant foam products for dual-use defense and commercial applications

24 July The Black Hawk UH-60.

TIGHITCO produces aerostructure system for Black Hawk

The new system which has been in collaborative development for nearly a decade, will be used on Sikorsky's Black Hawk Helicopter UH-60 platform and be a critical component for the aircraft's performance and safety.

24 July The combat aircraft, set to be in service in 2035, will be one of the world’s most advanced, interoperable, adaptable and connected fighter jets in service.

Partners unveil new concept model of next generation combat aircraft

A new concept model was on display at Farnborough, revealing a much more evolved design with a wingspan larger than previous concepts to improve the aerodynamics of the future combat aircraft.

5 June The centre will focus on developing cutting-edge materials specifically for the mobility, aviation and space technology sectors.

Kordsa opens technical centre in California for next-gen composites

The focus will be on high-temperature resistant materials for jet engines, hypersonic flight systems and hydrogen fuel cells, as well as sustainable solutions for commercial aviation, interior and structural applications.

5 June

ReleaseiCOMAT raises $22.5M financing led by 8VC and NATO Innovation Fund to automate composites manufacturing

22 May

ReleaseSocomore expands its portfolio with the acquisition of Microset Products Ltd

8 May Flying Whales' LCA60T is a 200m-long VTOL airship that uses helium technology to lift up to sixty tons of cargo.

Exel Composites to provide structure for world's largest airship

The frame of this airship, one of the largest ever developed, must distribute the structure’s entire load. Flying Whales is to develop thin wall carbon fibre tubes that meet all technical requirements and specs.

4 April

ReleaseToray Advanced Composites announces new strengthened polyamide thermoplastic material for high-performance applications.

6 March

ReleaseCPS Technologies and Triton Systems announce new licensing agreement

19 February

ReleaseSyensqo announces technology collaboration at JEC 2024

15 February Field Aviation is the Canadian division of Field Aerospace and will continue to operate its aircraft modification facility in Toronto.

Field sells Calgary manufacturing division to De Havilland Canada

The Calgary manufacturing division has been a key part of Field Aerospace's Canadian operations for many years, providing aircraft parts to OEMs and other large agencies.

15 February The user can easily upload new kits and nest files, including a mix of parts, and the system will adapt all the instructions for the operator automatically.

Airborne streamlines composite kitting for Airbus Helicopters

The software takes the nest, kit and material input, and translates this into instructions for the operator to offload the cutter, to make kits with plies in the correct sequence and to store them in the dynamic buffer.

15 February

ReleaseDufour Aerospace announces selection of WAG Wernli to manufacture composite brackets for Aero2

8 February

ReleaseEvonik's new INFINAM FR 4100L 3D printing resin designed for manufacturing tough, ductile, flame-retardant parts

7 February Bertrand Piccard aims to fly non-stop around the world in a green hydrogen-powered aircraft, with Syensqo as the main technological partner.

Piccard unveils Climate Impulse for hydrogen-powered circumnavigation

The major challenge lies in maintaining liquid hydrogen at -253 degrees C during an estimated nine days of flight. This will require revolutionary innovations in the creation of adapted thermal tanks.