Secretary of State Vince Cable and DETI Minister Arlene Foster have officially opened a £6m composites research centre for Northern Ireland
Caterham Composites Agrees Partnership with Altair Engineering
Caterham Composites and technology provider Altair Engineering have signed a partnership to help streamline the exchange between design and simulation data.
Formax continues expansion with new machines and fabrics
Formax will commission a new Karl Mayer 100” Glass Malitronic machine.
Park Announce Closure of Waterbury Facility
Park Electrochemical have announced that its Park Advanced Composite Materials facility, located in Waterbury, Connecticut, will be closing its operations at the end of April.
Swedish Company Makes Worlds Lightest Ski
Sweden based Ridea Skis have recently released their new high-performance ski models built using Composite Reinforcements. The newly developed touring skis are the lightest high-performance skis in the world.
Norway Research Council Study Optimises Composite Materials
How much can composite materials tolerate? A project with funding from the Research Council of Norway has found answers.
Federal Investment to advance Canadian Composites Sector
Businesses in western Canada’s manufacturing sector will be able to increase their competitive edge thanks to a federal investment of $9.8 million announced today at the University of British Columbia.
Building the Largest Clock Tower in the World
At 607m tall the The recently inaugurated Makkah clock tower in Mecca, Saudi Arabia is the second tallest in the world. The top 200m of the tower is clad with over 40,000m² of advanced FRP composite panels, including the largest clocks in the world.
Ashland to Increase Resin & Gelcoat prices
Ashland Performance Materials, a commercial unit of Ashland Inc. is increasing the prices of its unsaturated polyester resins and gelcoats.
New York Man Pleads Guilty To Iranian Carbon Fibre Shipment
Richard Phillips pleaded guilty after attempting to export carbon fibre to Iran in violation of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act.
Scott Bader Expands Production Capacity
Scott Bader Europe has recently made more investments to expand the gelcoats and adhesives capacity in their UK and French plants.