Archive: April 2024
Large airship with carbon fibre tubes
Exel Composites is collaborating with French airship manufacturer and operator Flying Whales to develop thin-wall carbon fibre tubes for a state-of-the-art airship that can deliver…
Flax fibre: a series production option
Automotive and transportation manufacturers continue to evaluate flax and hemp materials across their model ranges as they seek to reduce the overall environmental impact of…
Innovation award for improving aircraft recycling
At April’s Techtextil trade fair in Frankfurt am Main, Germany, Belgian textile research institute Centexbel received the Techtextil Innovation Award in the New Approaches on…
Antolin unveils sustainable technology solutions in Beijing
Antolin is exhibiting at the 18th Beijing International Auto Show, taking place at the China International Exhibition Center in Beijing, China, from 25 April to…
Bcomp closes Series C funding round
Bcomp, a producer of natural fibre composites for the mobility, recreation and mass transportation sectors and listed as a Global Cleantech 100 company, has completed…
Seoul to replace subway seat fabric with plastic
Seoul Metro, the operator of subway lines 1–8 in the South Korean capital, plans to replace all fabric-upholstered seats with reinforced plastic chairs by 2029…