Carbon fibres

Toho Tenax Europe GmbH (TTE) of Wuppertal, Germany, has developed a compound based on recycled carbon fibre-reinforced thermoplastic (CFRTP) and polyetheretherketone (PEEK). 

Early work from SGL Group’s Lightweight and Application Center (LAC) in Meitlingen, Germany, will be on show at this year’s

Recycling specialist ELG Carbon Fibre of Coseley, UK, is taking a prominent role in a project to develop a novel composite bogie frame for use in rail vehicles. 

Carbon fibre is being produced from scratch in Australia for the first time. 

McLaren Automotive is to build a composites technology centre in the UK. 

Chery and Adesso Advanced Materials, based in Wuhu, China, are teaming up with the UK’s ELG Carbon Fibre to work on new components for the Chery eQ1 electric vehicle.

SGL Carbon Fibers Ltd of Muir of Ord, UK, is leading an 18-month research and development (R&D) project to produce affordable lightweight carbon fibre-reinforced plastic (CFRP) components for t

Mitsubishi Rayon Co (MRC) Ltd is to acquire SGL Carbon Fibers LLC from the SGL Group in order to expand its carbon fibre business in North America. 

A process for producing carbon fibre from rayon that is suitable for the production of ablative rocket nozzles is the subject of a recently awarded patent. 

Quickstep Holdings of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, has been awarded a contract to manufacture a range of carbon fibre-reinforced plastic (CFRP) components for a portable, lightweight X‐ray d

Hexcel Corp is investing in carbon fibre recycling specialist Carbon Conversions Inc (CCI). 

Carbon fibre-based gas diffusion layers (GDLs) will be developed as part of a three-year European project (Inspire) to develop fuel cells powered by hydrogen.

With the aim of establishing a production site for carbon fibre in the USA, Tokyo, Japan-based Teijin Ltd has bought approximately 180 ha (about 440 acres) of commercial land in Greenwood, South Ca

A US$1.6-million project to develop cost-effective and environmentally friendly methods for turning coal-derived pitch into carbon fibres is getting underway at the University of Utah in Salt Lake

Harper International of Buffalo, New York, and Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) of Knoxville, Tennessee (both in the USA) have been awarded funding to develop computer simulations for the produ

The development of fibre-based materials for high-performance applications is the goal of the Future Fibres Hub, a research and development (R&D) centre established within Deakin University’s I

Hexcel’s HiMax carbon fibre reinforcements have been selected by Bright Lite Structures (BLS) for the manufacture of safety-critical areas of the chassis for the Zenos E10 sportscar. 

A lightweight, carbon fibre-reinforced plastic (CFRP) underbody brace has been developed for General Motors (GM)’s Chevrolet Corvette sports car by PolyOne.

Mitsubishi Rayon Co (MRC) Ltd and Fiberline Composites A/S are to found a joint venture company for the manufacture and distribution of carbon fibre-reinforced plastic (CFRP) laminates for use in w

The world’s first-ever lighting product made with coloured carbon fibre has been unveiled at designjunction (22–25 September 2016), part of the London Design Festival in the UK.

ELG Carbon Fibre of Coseley, UK, has started to produce nonwoven mats on a new line designed specifically to process recycled carbon fibres. 

SGL Group has inaugurated a production line for polyacrylonitrile (PAN) carbon fibre precursor at its Fisipe site in Lavradio, Portugal. 

A researcher at Deakin University claims to have improved the methods for the design and synthesis of carbon fibre precursor polymers.

Start-up LeMond Composites has secured a licensing agreement with Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) for the latter’s method for slashing the cost of producing carbon fibre. 

Solvay has inaugurated a new carbon fibre production line at its Piedmont Facility in South Carolina, USA—doubling its production capacity.  

At the Farnborough International Airshow in the UK in July, QinetiQ unveiled a material that could make composite aircraft structures three times more resistant to impacts such as bird and

Carbon fibre-reinforced plastic (CFRP) manufacturer Quickstep Holdings has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with shipbuilder DCNS Group. 

Oxford Advanced Surfaces (OAS) of Begbroke, UK, has been awarded a £233 000 grant by Innovate UK to develop new surface treatments for recycled carbon fibres, enabling them to be used to create nov

A researcher at Clemson University of South Carolina, USA, has received a US$2 million grant to develop cheaper precursors for the production of carbon fibres. 

A fully automated system, which is designed to wrap, pack and prepare for transport sensitive fibres (including carbon fibre) is now available.

A laser-based surface preparation process developed at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) could make joints between carbon fibre-reinforced plastics (CFRPs) and aluminium more robust and cheaper

The carbon fibre-reinforced plastic (CFRP)-bodied GT has become the latest Ford model to feature CFRP wheels. 

A plasma-based oxidation method that reduces dramatically the time and energy needed for the production of carbon fibre has been developed by RMX Technologies of Knoxville and the Department of Ene

A range of reinforcements made using recycled carbon fibres has been developed by ELG Carbon Fibre of Coseley, UK.

A production method that could reduce the cost of carbon fibre by as much as 50% – and the energy used in its production by more than 60% – has been developed by researchers at the US Department of

A rapid curing epoxy resin, called MTR 760, has been developed by Solvay and has been used to manufacture the carbon fibre-reinforced plastic (CFRP) bonnet for BMW’s M4 GTS.

Continental Structural Plastics (CSP) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Mitsubishi Rayon Co Ltd (MRC) to develop carbon fibre-reinforced plastic (CFRP) structural components for t

Toho Tenax Europe GmbH has developed an integrated production system, from fibre to finished part, for making carbon fibre-reinforced plastic (CFRP) components in a single step.

Toho Tenax of Tokyo, Japan, is introducing a flame-retardant (FR) thermoplastic prepreg reinforced with high-modulus carbon fibres.

Toho Tenax of Tokyo, Japan, is introducing a flame-retardant (FR) thermoplastic prepreg reinforced with high-modulus carbon fibres.

Japanese companies Toray Industries Inc of Tokyo and Toyota Tsusho Corp of Nagoya are to develop a recycling process for carbon fibre-reinforced plastics (CFRPs). 

Effective from the beginning of 2016, SGL has formed a new business unit, Composites – Fibers and Materials (CFM), combining its existing activities in composites with those for carbon fibres for t

A 3200-g.m^–2 quadraxial carbon fibre fabric has been launched by Vectorply Corp of Phenix City, Alabama, USA. 

Toho Tenax Co Ltd has revised and renewed a long-term contract to supply its Pyromex oxidized polyacrylonitrile (PAN) fibre to UTC Aerospace Systems (UTAS), part of United Technologies Corp (UTC). 

Microwave carbonization and plasma surface treatment technologies for the production of carbon fibres have been developed by Toho Tenax Co Ltd of Tokyo, Japan. 

A mass-producible carbon fibre-reinforced plastic (CFRP) leaf spring for railroad trucks is being developed by Toho Tenax Co Ltd and Kawasaki Heavy Industries Ltd. 

A mass-producible carbon fibre-reinforced plastic (CFRP) leaf spring for railroad trucks is being developed by Toho Tenax Co Ltd and Kawasaki Heavy Industries Ltd. 

Multi-national computer manufacturer Dell is partnering with plastics producer SABIC to introduce reclaimed carbon fibre into its Latitude and Alienware laptops.

Trials at the Hohenstein Institute in Germany suggest that biotechnology can be used to open-up entirely new ways of recycling carbon fibre composites.