US automotive giant Ford has joined hands with Australian supplier Carbon Revolution to enable mass production of carbon fiber as material to make the wheels of Mustang Shelby GT350R. The carbon fibers not only help reduce the overall ...
Tags: automobile manufacture, Ford, auto accessories, steel wheel, truck tyre
German mechanical engineering firm Voith has bagged the order for producing carbon fiber reinforced polymer (CFRP) for models that carmaker Audi will produce in future. With both the firms joining hands to organize the ramp-up for the ...
Tags: CFRP Components, Audi Cars
US-based Toray Plastics has developed PWX5, a metallized Biaxially Oriented Polypropylene (BOPP) film that can be used as a high-performance inner moisture and oxygen-barrier web in gas-flushed applications. While one side of the film ...
Tags: BOPP, carbon fibers, Packaging
The Carbon Company and the chemical company BASF have concluded the joint research of a new composite material system as an important development step of their collaboration. The system aims at enhancing the cost-effectiveness of ...
Sika has announced that half of all the cars produced worldwide - approximately 40 million vehicles per year - contain one of its products. One in four car windshields is adhesively bonded using Sika products. These “invisible” ...
Tags: Sika Products, vehicles
BMW is partnering on MAI Carbon Cluster Management GmbH, a research effort backed by Germany's federal government, research and businesses institutions, which is working on a technology to reduce carbon-fiber production costs by 90%. The ...
Tags: Carbon-Fiber Production, BMW
Toray Industries’ group operating profit apparently grew 13% on the year to around 50 billion yen ($462 million) for the April-September half as carbon fiber sales made up for lower-than-expected sales in other segments. The figure ...
Tags: carbon fiber
Scott Bader Asia Pacific is exhibiting advanced composites at the 20th China International Composites Industrial Technical Expo (CCE 2014), taking place from 3-5 September at the Shanghai World Expo Exhibition & Convention Centre. This ...
Tags: Construction, Decoration
TOKYO — Textile maker Toray Industries saw net profit rise 11% to 14.7 billion yen ($142 million) in the April-June quarter on strong demand for carbon fibers that offset goodwill amortization expenses. Operating profit jumped 19% ...
Tags: Toray, Electrical, Electronics
SGL Automotive Carbon Fibers, a joint venture between the BMW Group and SGL Group, has broken ground on the site expansion project in Moses Lake, Washington in the US. The expansion will be funded by an investment of $200m, which includes ...
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The fiscal year 2013 developed weaker than originally anticipated for SGL Group – The Carbon Company – but in line with the adjusted June guidance. Primarily due to the unsatisfactory price development in graphite ...
Toray Industries Inc., Tokyo, plans to acquire large-tow carbon fiber producer Zoltek Companies Inc., St. Louis, for approximately $584 million. Toray provides regular tow carbon fiber product for high-performance aerospace applications. ...
Swedish automobile manufacturer Volvo Car Group has developed a new concept for lightweight structural energy storage components, in a bid to enhance the use of energy for future electrified vehicles. The new component includes carbon ...
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The Innovative Composites Summit (I.C.S.), a program of strategic, technical and end-user conferences, will be presented in conjunction with the JEC Americas Composites Show & Conferences at the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center, ...
Tags: Textile
Tokyo-based Toray Industries Inc. — a global conglomerate that operates businesses in numerous markets including Fibers & Textiles, Fashion & Apparel, Carbon Fibers & Composite Materials, Plastics, Chemicals and Films, among several ...
Tags: Textile