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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.

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Marine

Interplastic Corp. and Structural Composites partner to market Advanced Marine Coatings

The product line uses SC’s CoCure technology bringing the functionality of urethane chemistry to gel coats, allowing increased flexibility, weatherability and durability.

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Adhesives

Scott Bader expands in Japan

The new business will supply the growing composites market in Japan with composite and adhesive products coupled with technical support. 

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Automotive

New SAERTEX products offer fire protection

The company has released two new products in the area of fire protection for composites, SAERTEX LEO Coated Fabric and SAERcore LEO.

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Natural Fibers

Continuous Fiber Manufacturing (CFM) with moi composites

Continuous fiber 3D printing using epoxy, vinylester and acrylic with continuous glass, carbon, basalt and other fibers, including deposition along nonlinear curves, is only the beginning.

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Marine

CAMX 2018 preview: Structural Composites

Structural Composites Inc. (Melbourne, FL, US) is emphasizing its being awarded the 2018 Defense Innovation Award for its metal hybrid composite technology.

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Adhesives

A fascinating inside look at a marine design – three decades ago

Fabricated by Gougeon Manufacturing in 1990, Incognito is a composite catamaran that’s still setting speed records and besting much newer craft.

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Marine

Seemann 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.

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Defense

Q&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.

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Hell’s Bay skiff redesign repeats win in clean water benefit race

Open sea boat racing has proven a perennially fruitful opportunity for boat designers and builders to hone their composites skills, and the recent third running of the Skiff Challenge — a 1,600-mile endurance race around the Florida coastline, was no exception.

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