Teijin Acquires U.S. Based Automotive Composites Maker
Teijin has announced that it’s agreed to acquire Continental Structural Plastics, an automotive composite supplier in North America, for $825 million. CSP will become a wholly owned subsidiary of Teijin. ...
Geelong Composites Project Gets New Funding
The Australian Government will invest $250,000 through the Advanced Manufacturing Growth Centre to develop an internationally recognised advanced manufacturing hub to accelerate the growth of the carbon fibre industry in ...
Former Tour de France Champion Signs Carbon Fibre Agreement
Three-time Tour de France champion Greg LeMond is partnering with carbon fibre manufacturing pioneer Connie Jackson and Oak Ridge National Laboratory. LeMond Composites, a new company offering solutions for high-volume, ...
Owens Corning to Invest Heavily in Indian Composites Operation
Owens Corning has announced plans to invest over $100 million to expand its composites operations in India. The investment will support the growing India glass fibre market through the installation ...
Rolls Royce is growing its presence in Southern California, with a $30 million expansion into a new 62,000 square foot facility that will be dedicated to research and development of ...
GE has announced its intent to purchase LM Wind Power, a Denmark-based manufacturer and supplier of rotor blades to the wind industry. The deal, which is expected to be worth ...
SGL Group has celebrated the inauguration of a new production line for precursor at its FISIPE site in Lavradio, near Lisbon in Portugal. Precursor is a polymer-based fibre which is ...
Mitsubishi Rayon and Fiberline Composites will found a joint venture company to manufacture and distribute carbon fibre composite laminates for wind turbine blades. Mitsubishi Rayon will supply the large tow ...
Solvay has announced the launch of a new carbon fibre production line at its U.S. Piedmont Facility in South Carolina. The new production line is set to double production capacity ...
Responding to the markets need for lightweight satellite components, Mitsubishi Electric Corp has announced it’s building a new facility that will double the satellite-component production capacity of its Sagami Factory ...