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Wind/Energy

Hexagon Agility receives order for Titan Mobile Pipeline, boosts production of composite cylinders

Order from REV LNG highlights growth in renewable natural gas; Hexagon Agility ramps Type 4 Mobile Pipeline cylinder production and adds two Type 4 cylinder lines in Salisbury, N.C. to meet demand for truck/bus systems.

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Aerospace

Aerospace market report forecasts rapid composites growth by 2030

Persistence Market Researcher provides a comprehensive look on the recent developments shaping composites use in aerospace, detailing key market growth, challenges and emerging trends.

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Wind/Energy

TPI, GE Vernova expand wind blade production contract in Mexico

Additional production lines in a third facility within TPI’s Juarex campus will manufacture GE Vernova’s latest wind turbine blade type.

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Syensqo to sponsor DS Penske Formula E team

Three-year partnership will bring high-performing polymers and composites to the forefront of electric vehicles to build on their efficiency, safety and light weight. 

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SAMPE Europe 2024 calls for technical paper abstracts

The in-person event, taking place in Belfast, Northern Ireland, from Sept. 24-26, 2024, is accepting abstracts for technical papers and PowerPoints, due by March 1. 

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JEC

Innovation Award finalists revealed for JEC World 2024

Returning to the international composites trade show are the Innovation Awards, representing up to 33 finalists in 11 categories that highlight composites innovation excellence and fruitful collaborations.

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Aerospace

Airbus opens ZEDC in Stade for H2 systems using composites

Zero-emission development center in Germany will target cryogenic liquid hydrogen tanks using lightweight carbon fiber-reinforced composites for proposed aircraft to enter service by 2035.

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Natural Fibers

Sicomin GreenPoxy 33 chosen for Spleene kiteboard range

Flax fiber multiaxial reinforcement plies, a CNC milled wood core and bamboo rail sections are press molded together using Sicomin’s bio-epoxy resin system for an eco-friendly twintip kiteboard production.

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Carbon Fibers

Teijin to produce, sell Tenax carbon fiber from certified, sustainable raw materials

Acrylonitrile to be used in Tenax uses waste and residue from biomass-derived products or recycled raw materials that are ISCC Plus certified, maintaining same performance properties as conventional-based products.

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NCC commissions Cygnet Texkimp filament winder for hydrogen development

Multifunctional four-axis winding system offering fiber flexibility will underpin the NCC’s work in testing and manufacturing pressure vessels leading to commercial production.

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