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Michelin invests in tyre cord factory expansion
French group Michelin will invest €60m in its tyre cord factory in Zalau, Romania, aiming to increase production by 50% by 2019.
New regulations for composite materials for UK industry
A new report published by the UK’s University of Southampton calls for industry and government to work closely together to put an end to the...
Lighter, stronger composites for aerospace parts
Cheshire, UK-based machine builder Cygnet Texkimp has been awarded a £200,000 grant to develop machinery for the manufacture of lighter, stronger composites for the international...
Adient and Boeing to explore commercial aircraft seating and interiors
Adient is collaborating with Boeing to explore innovative comfort, efficiency and functional improvements to commercial aircraft seating and interiors.
Car door features carbon/flax hybrid
A door for a hydrogen-powered vehicle has been built using flax supplied by Composites Evolution.
Porcher Industries to invest €50m
Porcher Industries, a producer of technical textiles and thermoplastic composite solutions, is to implement a multi-million euro growth and restructuring phase.
Daiichi Kasei to fully acquire Ultrafabrics
Daiichi Kasei (DKK), a publicly traded company on the Tokyo Stock Exchange, has acquired US-based polyurethane fabric producer Ultrafabrics.
Acquisitions set Lantal on road to expansion
In 2016, Lantal Textiles generated consolidated sales of CHF103. 2m, a rise of 6. 7% over the previous year.
The case for using European hemp fibres in automotive applications
In 2016, the cultivation area of industrial hemp in Europe covered more than 33,000 hectares, three times as much as in 2011, according to the...
Lear to buy Grupo Antolin seating
In a bid to expand overseas sales, Lear has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Grupo Antolin’s automotive seating business for €286m on a cash...