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Leonardo S.p.A. Partners with Uplift360 to Strengthen Composite Supply Chain Resilience

Uplift 360 and Leonardo are partnering to find ways to reuse carbon fibre in defence with the goal of accelerating the reuse of military-grade materials across defence. The collaboration will establish a circular, UK-based supply of carbon fibre from production streams and end-of-life defence assets.

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3M Partners with JetZero to Advance Composite-Intensive Blended Wing Body Aircraft

3M has partnered with JetZero to support the development of blended wing body (BWB) aircraft...

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Umoe Advanced Composites Scales up China Production, Delivers First Composite Cylinders for Global Hydrogen Projects

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Epsilon Composite Taps Catalan Clusters to Fast-Track Next-Gen Composite Innovation

Epsilon Composite engages with Catalonia's industrial clusters to accelerate R&D in carbon fiber pultrusion and cross-sector composite applications.

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Gurit Materials Power Next-Gen Shearwater Racing Catamaran Development

Gurit and Rubisco develop a recycled and bio-based composite sandwich panel using hemp fabric, PET foam core, and bio-epoxy resin.

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UAVOS Utilizes In-House Manufactured Composite Curing Oven to Produce UAV Rotor Blades with Extended Service Life

UAVOS uses its in-house-built OVEN-500-2000 curing oven to produce composite UAV rotor blades rated for up to 3,000 hours of service.

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Toray Carbon Fibers Europe Expands Capacity with New Production Facility in France

Toray Carbon Fibers Europe has announced the operational start-up of a new carbon fiber production facility at its Abidos site in southwest France, increasing annual capacity from 5,000 to 6,000 tonnes by producing T300 and high-modulus (HM) carbon fibers.

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James Cropper and Hexcel Partner Through ECCA to Accelerate Aligned Recycled Carbon Fiber Composites

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Shearwater Racing Catamaran Marks Seven Decades of Composite Evolution with Gurit Materials

The Shearwater catamaran, one of the UK's most enduring and technically progressive multihull classes, celebrates its 70th year as a class, from cold-molded timber to today's full carbon, foam-cored epoxy structures.

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Aptera Produces First Solar EV on Validation Assembly Line Using Carbon-Fiber Composite Body

Aptera Motors has completed the first solar electric vehicle off its 14-station validation assembly line, marking a major milestone as the company moves toward certification and initial customer deliveries.

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Pultron Expands GFRP Infrastructure Footprint with New Australian Hub for Corrosion-Free Construction

Pultron Composites, a New Zealand-based advanced composites manufacturer specialising in high-performance fibre-reinforced polymer (FRP) solutions, has been selected as the winner of The Ultimate HQ, establishing a permanent Australian base within the Moreton Bay innovation precinct at UniSC.

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Gurit Secures Two-Year Contract for Glass Pultruded Blade Root Reinforcements

Gurit has secured a two-year supply contract valued at >CHF 10 million (nearly USD 13 million) for its glass-fiber pultruded blade root reinforcement solution with a leading wind turbine manufacturer in the Asia-Pacific region.