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Hera Group Unveils FIB3R, a Pioneering Plant that Regenerates Carbon Fibre

The Hera Group has inaugurated FIB3R in Imola (Bologna), the first plant of its kind in Europe, capable of regenerating carbon fibre on an industrial scale. The plant is expected to produce 160 tonnes of recycled carbon fibre each year, with energy savings of 75% compared to virgin fibre.

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Mercedes to Use Sustainable Carbon Fibre for the First Time in Formula 1’s W16 in 2025

Mercedes have announced that their 2025 car, the W16, will use innovative sustainable carbon fibre composites, marking the first time this has been done in Formula 1, with carbon fibre composites forming approximately 75% of the team's race car materials.

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PINETTE PEI Launches the World's Largest Thermoplastic Press for Stamping Forming

PINETTE PEI, a leading provider of industrial solutions for the stamping forming of composite materials, announces the commissioning of its Large-Scale Stamping Press...

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Bcomp And Tras Join Forces to Bring Natural Fibre Composite Solutions to Motorcycle Racing

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Exel Composites Signs Contract with FLYING WHALES for Delivery of Pull-Wound Composite Tubes for the World's Largest Airship

Exel Composites has entered into a significant contract with FLYING WHALES to provide ~75 kilometers of pull-wound carbon fiber tubes for the first full structure of the LCA60T, the world's largest airship.

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Syensqo and Vartega Collaborate to Advance Circularity of Carbon Fiber Composites

Syensqo, a global leader in advanced materials, and Vartega, a pioneer in carbon fiber recycling technologies, announce a technical and commercial collaboration to create an ecosystem to foster the use of post-industrial recycled carbon fiber products in high performance applications.

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NCC (National Composites Centre) Has Announced the Completion of the Design Phase for the UK's New Carbon Fibre Development Lines

NCC (National Composites Centre) has announced the completion of the design phase for the UK's new carbon fibre development lines, funded by the Department of Science Innovation and Technology's 'Research and Innovation Organisations Infrastructure Fund'.

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Revolutionizing Helicopter Door Design with Advanced Nonwoven Composite Materials and Manufacturing Processes

Fraunhofer IGCV and DLR have achieved a breakthrough in the design and production of lightweight helicopter door shells using wetlaid nonwoven carbon fiber/thermoplastic fiber-blend materials.

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Chomarat Inaugurates a New Production Line Dedicated to Unidirectional Carbon Fiber Reinforcements

After three years of work and €2 million in investment, CHOMARAT announces the commissioning of its new production line specialized in unidirectional carbon fiber reinforcements, expanding its C-PLY range.

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Oxford Space Systems to Provide Innovative Carbon Fiber Antennas for Airbus' Oberon Satellites

Airbus has been awarded the UK Ministry of Defence's Oberon contract to design and build two Synthetic Aperture Radar satellites, with antennas supplied by Oxford Space Systems using deployable carbon fibre structures.

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Premier Composite Technologies and Sicomin Collaborate on the Project of the Custodian of The Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah Bin Abd Al-Aziz for Mataf Extension

Sicomin, a global leader in epoxy resins, announces its collaboration with Premier Composite Technologies (PCT) for the Mataf extension at the Holy Mosque of Mecca, KSA, involving a ceiling structure spanning 216,800 square metres.

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University of Dayton Unveils RoboCLASP Technology in New RAAM Laboratory for Advanced Composite Processing

University of Dayton Research Institute engineers have developed RoboCLASP, a robotic ultrafast femtosecond laser system for composite surface preparation, and opened a new RAAM Laboratory to expand its applications.