TenCate and BASF have welcomed Owens Corning as partner in their strategic alliance for thermoplastic automotive composites.
Advanced Composites on the LDCM Satellite Mission
The Landsat Data Continuity Mission (LDCM), a collaboration between NASA and the U.S. Geological Survey, will provide moderate-resolution measurements of Earth’s terrestrial and polar regions in the visible
European Special Forces & Tencate Develop Ultra Light Weight Shields
TenCate Advanced Armour in collaboration with European Special Forces has developed a new generation of ultra lightweight portable anti-ballistic shields
TenCate Buys Amber Composites Ltd
TenCate have reached an agreement on the acquisition of UK based Amber Composites Ltd. No financial details of the transaction have been provided. Amber Composites was founded in 1988 to develop and manufacture high performance composite prepreg, which was still in its infancy and the early team was involved in developing some of its first [...]
TenCate Qualify To Supply Composite Materials to Automotive Manufacturer
TenCate have been successful in qualifying to supply carbon fibre-reinforced thermoplastic (CFRT) composite material to a global automotive manufacturer.
TenCate & BASF Sign Thermoplastic Automotive Composites Alliance
TenCate Advanced Composites and BASF have entered into a strategic alliance to cooperate on the development, production and commercialisation of thermoplastic composite materials suitable for high-volume vehicle production. The main goal of this new partnership is to offer car manufacturers custom-engineered solutions for high-performance composite structures, which enable this industry to further reduce weight and [...]
3M & TenCate Partnership Brings Next Generation Tooling Materials to Market
3M Advanced Composites and TenCate Advanced Composites have announced that they will now jointly develop, market and sell a comprehensive portfolio of tooling resins and prepregs. The new products will be launched at SAMPE Tech next week. Subsequent products will include a high temperature bismaleimide (BMI) tooling prepreg developed by 3M and a high temperature [...]
European Thermoplastic Automotive Composites Consortium Established
DTC Dutch Thermoplastic Components, Kok & Van Engelen, NLR National Aerospace Laboratory of the Netherlands, TenCate Advanced Composites and VIRO have teamed up to collaborate in the European Thermoplastic Automotive Composites consortium (eTAC). These companies, each in their own area of expertise, play a leading role in the production and processing of fibre-reinforced thermoplastic composites. [...]
TPRC Partners Open New Thermoplastics Laboratory And Visitors Centre
Boeing, TenCate, Fokker Technologies and The University of Twente have announced the opening of the Thermoplastic Composite Research Centre, a new laboratory and visitors centre on the University’s Innovation Campus in Enschede, Netherlands Researchers, suppliers and manufacturers will work together at the centre on research and development of thermoplastic composites. A collaboration agreement was signed [...]
TenCate Completes Baycomp Acquisition
TenCate Advanced Composites has finalised the acquisition of Performance Materials Corporation Baycomp.
TenCate Buys Performance Materials Corporation Baycomp
TenCate have reached an agreement for the acquisition of Performance Materials Corporation Baycomp from Camarillo. Although no financial details have been divulged at this stage, TenCate expects the purchase of Performance Materials Corporation Baycomp to be completed on or before April 2nd, 2012. TenCate plans to expand the revenue potential of Performance Materials Corporation Baycomp [...]