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TheepoxycompositemarketisprojectedtoreachUS$33.06billionby2021,ataCAGRof7.34%between2016and2021,accordingtoResearchandMarkets.Thekeyfactorexpectedtodrivethegrowthofthemarketistheincreasinguseofepoxyco
SGLsaysthatitwillshowcasearangeofitsproductsattheHannoverMessetradeshow,takingplacefrom1-5April2019.Accordingtothecompany,itwillfocusthreemajorareas:additivemanufacturingwithcarbonandsiliconcarbide,hy
JEChaspublishedthenamesofthe30finalistsofitsJECInnovationAwards,whichrewardcompositesmanufacturersforpartnerinvolvementinthevaluechain,technicalityand/orcommercialapplicationsofinnovations.Thisyearthe
AprofessorinVirginiaTech'sCollegeofSciencewantstopowerplanesandcarsusingenergystoredintheirexteriorshells.Hemaynowhavediscoveredapathtowardthatvisionusingporouscarbonfibersmadefromwhat'sknowna
PlastiCompInc,whichsupplieslongfiberthermoplasticmaterials,hascompletedinstallationofanadditionalpultrusionlinewhichmakeslongcarbonfiberreinforcedthermoplasticcompositepelletsatitsWinona,Minnosota,loc
CarbonfibermoldingspecialistRapidCompositeshasdevelopedBullray,afullyautonomous,amphibiousverticaltake-offandlanding(VTOL)aircraftthatissuitableforwhatitcalls‘less-than-lethalapplications’