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Avient and FSJ Tactical Partner to Advance Composite Ballistic Wall Panels

Avient Corporation has collaborated with FSJ Tactical to enhance ballistic-resistant composite wall panels using ThermoBallistic panels rated to UL 752 Level 3 protection, showcased at GSX 2025 in New Orleans.

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MPM Group Acquires Lamplas Ltd to Strengthen UK Composites Manufacturing Footprint

MPM Group, a prominent UK-based manufacturer of composite mouldings and components, has announced the acquisition of Lamplas Ltd., a fellow long-established specialist in fibreglass and composite mouldings manufacture.

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REFRESH Project Advances Sustainable Wind Blade Disposal

The EU-funded REFRESH project's first life cycle assessment on recycling glass and carbon fibre reinforced composites from end-of-life wind turbine blades shows thermal recycling delivers more than a 70% reduction in climate change impacts versus incineration.

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Revolutionizing Blade Production: Leonardo Uses CAD-Guided Metrology to Cut Tiltrotor Blade Production Time from 20 Weeks to 3 Days

Global industrial group Leonardo has achieved a dramatic manufacturing breakthrough in its complex carbon-fibre tiltrotor blade by shifting from traditional prototyping to a CAD-driven metrology approach, cutting production time from 20 weeks to just 3 days — an increase in productivity of over 4500%.

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EuCIA Welcomes the Austrian Interest Group for Reinforced Plastics (IVK) as New Member

The European Composites Industry Association (EuCIA) has officially welcomed the Austrian Interessensgruppe verstärkter Kunststoffe (IVK) as its newest member. IVK's inclusion broadens EuCIA's network of national composites industry associations, sector-specific groups, and alliances, enabling EuCIA to now represent 85% of the European composites market.

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BMW Group Achieves Breakthrough to Use Natural Fibre Composites in Series Production

Renewable materials have already been used in motorsport at the BMW Group, but now natural fibre composites are making their way into series vehicles too...

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Altair 2025 Enlighten Awards: Composites and Industry Innovators Drive Lightweighting & Sustainable Mobility

Altair and the Center for Automotive Research name winners of the 2025 Enlighten Award for automotive lightweighting and sustainability.

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SABIC Launches MEGAMOLDING to Enable Manufacturability of Large Thermoplastic Parts Across Industries

SABIC has launched MEGAMOLDING, an advanced platform engineered to expand the use of large thermoplastic parts across industries by blending materials science with tooling and processing expertise.

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Hexcel and HyPerComp Unveil Advanced Type IV Carbon Overwrap Pressure Vessel

Hexcel Corporation has introduced a next-generation Type IV carbon overwrap pressure vessel (COPV), developed in collaboration with HyPerComp Engineering Inc. (HEI), featuring HexTow IM11-R/12K carbon fiber for hydrogen, helium, and nitrogen storage in launch vehicles and spacecraft.

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Uplift360 Partners with Babcock to Advance Defence Composite Recycling

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Cristex Launches New Bio-Based Epoxy Resin Systems for Sustainable Composites

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Superyacht Coating Conference Returns to Metstrade 2025 with Expanded Industry Focus

The Superyacht Coating Conference will return to Metstrade 2025, bringing together global leaders and technical experts from the superyacht coatings industry.