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Over 40 percent lighter than steel counterpart

Tepex dynalite continuous-fiber-reinforced, semi-finished thermoplastic composites are now finding new applications in vehicle interiors. Tepex is used for backseat load-through of an offroad vehicle

2017-08-28

Composites Europe 2017: Lightweight construction propels use of fibre-reinforced plastics

Composites Europe - 12th European Trade Fair and Forum for Composites, Technology and Applications 19 - 21 September 2017, Messe Stuttgart, Germany

2017-07-31

New materials and consistent customer orientation

Kraiburg TPE at Fakuma 2017: Hall B5, Booth 5303

2017-07-27

Henkel opens new composite test center in Asia

Henkel has opened a state-of-the-art test facility for composites in Japan.

2017-07-24

Biocomposites – Providing benefits to industry, consumers and environment

The “Biocomposites Conference Cologne (BCC)” will take place on 6 and 7 December 2017 in Cologne, Germany.

2017-07-21

Composites – materials with a future

Fibre-reinforced plastics have great future potential. The International Composites Congress offers an opportunity to gain some impressions of market developments.

2017-06-26

How Lamborghini is accelerating medical device innovation

Lamborghini collaborates with the Houston Methodist Research Institute, to share knowledge in the study of carbon fibre composite materials for medical devices.

2017-06-02

PlastiComp expands production capability for long carbon fiber reinforced composites

PlastiComp, Inc. announced it has completed installation of an additional pultrusion line dedicated to manufacturing long carbon fiber reinforced thermoplastic composite pellets.

2017-04-26

Tepex from Lanxess in large series production

Increasing numbers of automotive manufacturers are using Tepex continuous-fiber-reinforced thermoplastic composite semi-finished products from Lanxess.

2017-04-04