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DLR's ATHEAt Rocket Flight Demonstrates CMC Nose and Movable Body Flaps

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Owens Corning and Gjenkraft Partner to Drive Circularity in Composite Waste Recycling

Owens Corning and Gjenkraft AS, a Norwegian recycling company, have signed a Letter of Intent to jointly develop scalable solutions for recycling post-industrial composite waste, incorporating recycled glass fibers into Owens Corning's manufacturing.

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Exel–Kineco Joint Venture Scales Up Carbon Fiber Production for India's Wind Energy Boom

Kineco Exel Composites India (KECI), a joint venture between Exel Composites and Kineco Group, has reached full-scale production capacity at its new Banda facility dedicated to carbon fiber components for the wind energy sector.

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Epsilon Composite Expands European Footprint with Acquisition of Italian Carbon Fiber Specialist Cometec

Epsilon Composite has announced the acquisition of its long-standing Italian partner, Cometec S.r.l, marking a strategic move to reinforce its presence in the European composites sector. Cometec, renowned for its expertise in designing and producing carbon fiber technical rollers, will enhance Epsilon's capabilities in delivering high-performance composite solutions for industrial applications.

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Integris Composites Partners with American Rheinmetall to Deliver Advanced Armor Solutions for U.S. Army's XM30 Combat Vehicle Program

Integris Composites will supply composite armor for American Rheinmetall's bid on the U.S. Army's $45 billion XM30 vehicle program.

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HTMS Raises £1.3M to Scale Ceramic Matrix Composites (CMCs) for Mass-Market Applications

High Temperature Material Systems (HTMS, Bristol, U.K.) has raised 1.3 million pounds in fresh funding to accelerate the commercialization of its advanced Ceramic Matrix Composites, aiming to make them accessible for mass-market applications such as EV battery casings.

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Europe's Composites Leaders Unite to Accelerate Circular Thermoplastic Innovation

A new cross-border initiative is set to strengthen Europe's commitment to sustainable materials as Agoria, Brightlands Materials Center, and Sirris jointly host the first edition of 'From Recyclable to Reliable: Scaling Circular Thermoplastic Composites' on November 12, 2025, at BluePoint, Antwerp.

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Empa Researchers Developed Biodegradable Electronics

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National Manufacturing Group Acquires Fiber-Tech Inc, Expanding Capabilities in Fiberglass Composites

National Manufacturing Group, a major OEM supplier of custom molded FRP and thermoformed plastics, has strengthened its composite manufacturing portfolio by acquiring Fiber-Tech Inc.

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Avient and ReForm Drive Adoption of Next-Gen Thermoplastic Composites in Construction

Avient has joined forces with ReForm Composites Engineering to advance thermoplastic composite adoption in construction, leveraging ReForm's patented Continuous Forming Machine technology for curved, complex CFRTP profiles including The PolyDowel.

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Toray Unveils 'Premium GOUSEN Select' High-Performance Fibers via Composite Spinning Tech

Toray Industries introduced its new Toray Premium GOUSEN select series, four high-value-added fiber brands engineered via proprietary polymer and composite spinning technologies, designed to deliver elevated performance in structural, textile, and advanced composite applications.

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GE Aerospace & BETA Technologies Forge Alliance to Propel Hybrid-Electric Aviation

GE Aerospace and BETA Technologies unveiled a strategic alliance to accelerate hybrid-electric propulsion in aviation, with GE making a $300 million equity investment in BETA and co-developing a hybrid electric turbogenerator for AAM platforms.