Keyword: composites

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Graphene for Sustainable Development

13.09.2023 -

Interview with Alban Chesneau and Nicolas Castet, Carbon Waters

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Ashland Explores Composites/BDO Options

22.03.2018 - US specialty chemicals company Ashland is exploring strategic alternatives for its composites business as well as its butanediol (BDO) production plant in Marl, Germany, and the...

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Kaneka Aerospace Takes Henkel’s Composites

01.02.2018 - Kaneka Aerospace, a wholly owned subsidiary of Kaneka Americas Holding, has acquired Henkel’s benzoxazine-based high-performance composites business for an undisclosed sum. The...

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Solvay to Launch PEKK Production in US

18.09.2017 - Solvay has announced it will begin producing high-performance polyetherketoneketone (PEKK) polymers early next year in order to meet growing demand from the aerospace industry. The...

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SABIC Invests in Composites Specialist

08.05.2017 - Saudi chemicals giant SABIC has invested an undisclosed sum in Dutch composites specialist Airborne International as part of a growth financing round by existing shareholders. The...

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Victrex and Tri-Mack Form PAEK JV

21.02.2017 - UK high-performance polymer producer Victrex has formed a joint venture with its long-standing US-based engineering partner Tri-Mack Plastics Manufacturing. The aim of the new...

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Solvay to Expand German Composites Output

22.09.2016 - Belgian chemical producer Solvay is expanding its composite materials capacities with a new state-of-the-art resin facility and an upgraded site in Östringen, Germany. The company...

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Solvay Expands US Carbon Fiber Plant

29.08.2016 - Solvay has inaugurated a new carbon fiber production line at its facility in Piedmont, South Carolina, USA, built to meet increasing demand for lightweight composite materials from...