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Demand for airbag yarns increasing
According to estimates from Business Wire, the demand for airbags will increase by 5% annually over the next five years.
Global train seat materials market projected to reach US$2.54bn by 2024
Global rolling stock investment is projected to rise from US$62. 2bn in 2016 to US$75.
Sigmatex launches recycled composite material
Sigmatex has developed a new carbon fibre composite material within its SigmaRF product range.
Sage Automotive Interiors acquires Apollo
Sage Automotive Interiors has acquired the automotive manufacturing assets of Italy-based Apollo with the aim of expanding capacity and capability for automotive interior products to...
Lear opens innovation centre in Detroit
Automotive seating supplier Lear has opened its new Innovation Center in Detroit. Michigan, USA.
Using finer airbag yarns to save space
Asahi Kasei of Japan is developing airbags using finer yarns to save space, according to Yusuke Sato of the company’s Leona Filament Division.
Bio-based fibres for ultra-high performance tyres
Rayon is still the material of choice for ultra-high performance tyres and is the only bio-based fibre used in such end-uses on a large scale.
Grant awarded to develop bio-carbon fibre
UK car maker Riversimple is part of a consortium with NetComposites and KS Composites that has been awarded funding worth £125,000 to develop a bio-carbon...
Carver Non-Woven and R3 Composites expand
R3 Composites, a custom compression moulder and compounder of sheet moulding compound with design and part-conversion capabilities headquartered in Grabill, Indiana, USA, and its wholly-owned...
Further Autoneum capacity expansion in Mexico
Following last month’s inauguration of a new plant in San Luis Potosí, Mexico, Autoneum has begun construction of a second production facility in the state...