contents n°94 Companies & Business 8 Hexcel invests £6 million in R&T facility in UK Edito ......................................3 A joint venture to develop the use of hemp-based materials for the automotive industry " Point of view: Raw materials ..............................4 Quality, innovation, reliability and safety are exactly what we deliver. " DAviD hummel, CEO Victrex Agenda of Events ............... 15 Index .................................. 57 Toray to supply carbon fiber prepreg for Boeing 777X 11 13 Resins - lnterview «I am convinced that composite materials have a great future» Bert BAkker, PresiDent, DSM Applications 16 Aerospace 3D-printed CubeSat in space 18 Defence Armoured composite crew compartments In the world ........................ 58 - A Ninja faster than wind - How to light your fire - Carbon reinforces your style In brief 19 Sustainability Ultralight solar boat 19 FEATURE CARBON 24 Carbon 32 CFRT 26 Training 34 Nano 27 Investment - Interview 37 Equipment 38 Marine Development of China's carbon fibre sector Carbon Nexus launches operator training Hexcel to build carbon fibreplant in France with thierry merlot, vP & GenerAl mAnAGer euroPe/meA/AsiA PAcific, Hexcel 29 27 Simulation Computional fluid dynamics applied to carbon fibre manufacturing 6 jec composites magazine / No94 January - February 2015 CFRT composites move into overhead power transmission Carbon nanotube technology promises a revolution in cabling Carbon fibre for a new lighweight automation technology For the Albatros, a carbon multiaxial fabric with high added value