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Sustainability

Gurit receives Silver rating for sustainability performance

The composite materials supplier’s efforts to engage in global sustainability projects placed it in the top 12% of all EcoVadis-rated companies.

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Aerospace

Boom Supersonic begins construction of Overture Superfactory

Composite supersonic airliner Overture is on track to enter production in Greensboro, North Carolina by 2024.   

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People in Composites: January 2023

Beyond Gravity, Wisconsin Oven, Exel Composites, Corebon, Strongwell, Hexcel, Norco Composites and many others in the industry have announced updates to company personnel.

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Carbon Fibers

Toray jointly wins Infrastructure Maintenance award for steel pipe repair innovation

Together with Tokyo Electric Power Grid and Yasuda Seisakusho, Toray employed in-situ VARTM with carbon fiber sheets to repair steel pipe corrosion on transmission towers, with application extension underway.  

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Filament Winding

Impulse Space to launch first orbital service vehicle in 2023 using CFRP tanks

Interview with COO discusses carbon fiber composites in tanks, vehicles and their role in space commerce as part of rapidly growing New Space economy.

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Hydrogen Storage

Cryomotive, Fives to bring cryogenic pump to truck hydrogen refueling stations

The Cryomec Hy-Filling pump designed by Fives will generate Cryogas — cryo-compressed hydrogen gas — to extend back-to-back refueling of trucks, buses and other heavy-duty vehicles.  

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Epoxies

EuCIA welcomes Epoxy Europe as a new member

The sector group will support EuCIA’s climate-neutral ambitions, contributed through strategic projects and promotion of composites sustainability.  

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Sustainability

Sumika, Hexagon digitize sustainable compounds, enable 60% carbon reduction for new vehicles

Digitized mechanical and environmental performance of recycled short glass fiber-reinforced PP compounds supports the transition to more sustainable vehicles.  

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Biomaterials

SPE ANTEC 2023 technical program to feature plastics, composites tracks

March 2023 event in Denver Colorado features 18 tracks with more than 115 sessions which include biocomposites, composites, additive manufacturing and a variety of plastics presentations.  

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Pressure Vessels

Mobile Pipeline Titan module orders further RNG, CNG adoption

Hexagon Agility received orders from RenewGas Transportation and Permian Global Inc. and CORE for delivery of its reliable and safe composite pressure vessel modules.  

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Airtech International Inc.
The future of extensometry
High-Density Urethane (HDU) boards
recycling carbon composite materials
Thermoplastic Composite Laminates
Venango Machine Co. Inc.