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Composites Index breaks out of slowing growth trend
The GBI: Composites Fabricating index broke out of its three-month trend of slowing growth, increasing to 57.7 in August.
Read MoreGlobe, UDRI announce Composites Technology Center
Composites Technology Center to support materials/process development and applications development/demonstration projects for multiple markets.
Read MoreCAMX 2018 preview: Renegade Materials/Maverick
High-temperature materials specialists Renegade Materials Corp. and Maverick Corp. (both in Miamisburg, OH, US) are featuring their prepregs and adhesives, powered by Maverick-developed, non-MDA polyimide resins.
Read MoreSolvay and Bell sign composites and adhesives supply agreement
Solvay will supply Bell with a portfolio of structural composites and adhesives to be used across military and commercial rotorcraft programs.
Read MoreCoriolis Group acquires filament winding specialist MF TECH
Parent company of Coriolis Composites completes first external growth operation, strengthening its industrial robotics for composites manufacturing.
Read MoreSolvay awarded GA-ASI Supplier Excellence Award
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc. has recognized Solvay for its work supplying composite technologies for advanced aircraft and defense systems.
Read MoreSeemann Composites opens submarine bow dome production facility
The company has constructed a facility for producing composite bow domes for the Navy’s Columbia Class Ballistic Missile Submarine.
Read MoreQ&A: Michael Del Pero, managing director, FocalPoint Partners
Editor’s note: The highly dynamic nature of the composites industry makes it a strong target for mergers and acquisitions (M&A) activity from a variety of companies and investors eager to be a part of the industry’s growth.
Read MoreComposites Index trends lower yet still in growth mode
The GBI: Composites Fabricating Index registered 56.6 in July, indicating that he US composites industry was experiencing modestly slower growth as compared to the first quarter of 2018.
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