Composites
Save the dates for JEC World 2025 and 2026
6 months before the actors of the composites community and its application sectors gather in Paris to participate to JEC World 2024, from March 5th to 7th, JEC is pleased to announce the dates of the two next editions of the show: from March 4 to 6 in 2025 and from March 3 to 5 in 2026, in Paris Nord Villepinte.
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Joint venture Brembo SGL Carbon Ceramic Brakes (BSCCB) to expand production capacity in Germany and Italy
SGL Carbon and Brembo agreed to expand production capacities for the joint venture Brembo SGL Carbon Ceramic Brakes (BSCCB). Both companies have been working together with BSCCB on the conditions and implementation plans for this in the preceding months. BSCCB will invest around €150 million until 2027 to expand by more than 70% production capacities at the sites in Meitingen (Germany) and Stezzano (Italy).
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Teijin agrees to sell composites business subsidiary in Japan
Teijin Limited announced that it has agreed to sell its entire stake in GH Craft Co., Ltd., an equity-method subsidiary of Teijin’s composites business in Japan, to TIP composite Co., Ltd. Teijin signed the share transfer agreement today.
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Composites
JEC Forum DACH: The composites community will meet in Salzburg
For the past three years, the JEC Forum DACH has been dedicated to showcasing the composites ecosystem in the DACH region. It accomplishes this by organizing a comprehensive program that encompasses customized business meetings, conferences, a startup competition, and awards. Following two successful editions in Germany, this year’s event will take place in Austria, in Salzburg. The local composites community will convene on October 24th and 25th in Salzburg to participate in this gathering.
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Carbon Revolution is proud to announce that it has received the 2022 Supplier Quality Excellence Award (SQEA) from General Motors (GM), in recognition of its supply of carbon fibre wheels for the Chevrolet Corvette Z06.
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Toray Composite Materials America, Inc. ("CMA"), a Toray Group company headquartered in Tacoma, Washington, has been awarded the "Boeing Supplier of the Year" award, a leadership-nominated award given to supplier companies that support and propel Boeing's strategic objectives through risk-sharing and enduring partnerships. This year, 12 companies were selected from among 11,000 Boeing suppliers worldwide, and CMA was selected as one of them for the Alliance Award. This is Toray's second award from Boeing, receiving the Supplier of the Year Excellence Award in 2019.
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SMCCreate 2023 releases programme
The 2nd edition of the SMCCreate conference jointly organized by the AVK and the European Alliance for SMC BMC takes place from 7-8-November 2023 in Prague, Czech Republic. The conference programme has now been published. Registrations are possible.
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Two new logistics halls at the SGL sites in Innkreis, Austria
On July 21, 2023, a 500 m² logistics hall was inaugurated at SGL Carbon's Austrian site in Ort im Innkreis, including an adjoining hall of approximately 150 m² for the storage of tools. Prior to this, a similarly sized logistics hall had already been completed at the Ried im Innkreis site in the spring of last year.
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SGL Carbon with solid business performance
Despite the increasingly difficult economic environment, SGL Carbon was able to increase sales in H1 2023 from €549.8 million in the previous year to €560.5 million. Adjusted EBITDA (EBITDApre) remained almost unchanged at €88.0 million (H1 2022: €87.9 million). The expected good business performance of the Graphite Solutions business unit and the better-than-expected sales and earnings development of Process Technology and Composite Solutions compensated the drop in demand in Carbon Fibers.
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With the Texoversum, Reutlingen University has put into operation a training and innovation center for the textile industry that is unique in Europe. The almost 2,000 square meter textile-like façade of the new building also causes a sensation architecturally: It charmingly combines the innovative power of this industry with the 160-year tradition of Reutlingen as a textile location. The highlight: The components were wound from fibers that are fixed with a special plastic resin.
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On July 5, 2023, JEC and SAMPE China have signed a partnership agreement to promote their respective events and activities towards the composites community.
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Composites
Successful completion of the refinancing of SGL Carbon
Just two years ago, SGL Carbon's net debt amounted to €287 million with a leverage of 3.1. Today, SGL Carbon reports that it has successfully completed its refinancing with the announcement of the full redemption of the corporate bond. Net debt as of March 31, 2023 has reduced to €174 million with a leverage of 1.0.
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Teijin’s Tenax and PAN to earn ISCC PLUS certification for bio-based and circular raw materials
Teijin Limited announced today that its TenaxTM Carbon Fiber and the polyacrylonitrile (PAN) precursor fiber produced at Teijin’s Mishima Plant in Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan have received ISCC PLUS certification from the International Sustainability and Carbon Certification system. This is the world’s first achievement that carbon fiber and PAN to simultaneously earn this certification, which is a globally recognized standard for the recovery of waste and residues that provide feedstocks for circular plastics.
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Range Rover Sport SV revealed with Carbon Revolution wheels
Carbon Revolution will supply the carbon fibre wheels on the 2024 Range Rover Sport SV, revealed recently by JLR.
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ANDRITZ starts up extra-wide carding machine for Italian nonwovens producer
International technology group ANDRITZ has successfully started up the new carding machine and opening/blending line it delivered to Albis in Roasio, Vercelli, Italy.
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The new Cavimelt Pro embodies bi-functional coating with quick and easy switching
The Cavitec high-performance portfolio of coating, laminating and impregnating solutions is now extended with the launch of a two-in-one machine featuring rapid switching between rotogravure and full-surface coating. Its technological superiority of the new Cavimelt Pro – based on hotmelt adhesive application – delivers bonding performance which meets the highest expectations for quality and sustainability.
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Hygienix Innovation Award™ finalist: Glatfelter’s GlatPure™ range
Glatfelter Corporation (NYSE: GLT), a leading global supplier of engineered materials, has been nominated as a finalist for the 2023 Hygienix Innovation Award™ for its GlatPure™ product range, a full range of bio-based absorbent hygiene components derived from renewable materials. This prestigious award recognizes and rewards a company that utilizes and demonstrates innovation in the hygiene market.
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