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China Develops Key Composite Module for Reusable Spacecraft

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Nova Carbon Explores a New Path for Valorizing Carbon Fiber Scrap in Partnership with Safran

Nova Carbon, a French deep-tech startup specializing in carbon fiber recycling, is collaborating with Safran on an ambitious initiative to valorize production scrap using a textile-based solution that preserves the structure and length of recovered fibers.

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Toray Composite Materials and Syensqo Enter into Long-Term Carbon Fiber Supply Agreement for Aerospace Applications

Toray Industries, through its subsidiary Toray Composite Materials America, has entered into a long-term carbon fiber supply agreement with Syensqo, targeting aerospace applications. The agreement, effective from January 2026, spans five years and focuses on securing consistent supply of high-performance carbon fiber and prepreg materials.

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Slack & Parr Deploys High-Precision Metering Pumps for India's New Carbon Fibre Facility

Slack & Parr, a global leader in high-precision metering systems, has been commissioned to supply 21 high-precision metering pumps for a major carbon fibre production facility in India, reinforcing critical process infrastructure within the composites value chain.

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Tricel Expands Composites Distribution with Matrix Composite Materials Acquisition

Tricel Group has expanded its footprint in the advanced composites value chain through the acquisition of Matrix Composite Materials, a UK distributor of Sicomin epoxy resin systems and other composite manufacturing materials.

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AnalySwift and Penn State Advance Manufacturing-Ready Composite Rotor Blade Design Using iVABS

Penn State Vertical Lift Research Center of Excellence is advancing the iVABS framework toward a design-to-production workflow, embedding manufacturing constraints into composite rotor blade design using AnalySwift's VABS software.

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VABO Composites Expands Footprint with New European Yachting Projects

VABO Composites is reinforcing its position in the global yacht-building market with two new yachting projects in Europe, supplying lightweight composite watertight hatches and doors for builds in Poland and France under DNV and RINA class.

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Harbin Institute of Technology (HIT) Develops Solid-Flame Upcycling Technique Using SHS to Convert Carbon Fiber Waste into Graphene-Grafted Fibers

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Axalp Advances Smart Composite Monitoring with iSurface Impact Testing

Axalp Technologies has been advancing testing of its iSurface intelligent composite material, a structural health monitoring solution that embeds sensing capability into composite structures to detect barely visible impact damage.

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Fraunhofer Targets Scalable Joining Solutions for Thermoplastic Sandwich Structures

Fraunhofer IMWS and SKZ Plastics Center are advancing joining technologies for thermoplastic sandwich structures under the TheSaKo project, targeting economical joining and repair for small to medium-sized production runs.

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SHD Composites Advances Bio-Based Materials for Next-Gen Aircraft Seating Under EcoSuite

SHD Composites, a Cambium company, has positioned itself at the center of next-generation aircraft interiors through its role in the EcoSuite programme, targeting sustainable, high-performance solutions for Business and First-Class seating.

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Vulcan Shield Global Partners with Nanyang Technological University to Advance High-Performance Materials

Vulcan Shield Global has collaborated with Nanyang Technological University to accelerate the development of next-generation high-performance continuous fiber metal matrix composite materials, with a clear emphasis on alumina fiber-based systems.