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Porcher Industries acquires entire operations of P-D Interglas
Technologies
lnvestments

Composite materials in the heart
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Agenda

NEWS in brief

Porcher Industries acquires entire operations of P-D
Interglas Technologies
Porcher Industries, a specialist Porcher Industries' position as
in technical textiles and a leading global manufacturer of
thermoplastic
composite technical textiles.
solutions, has announced that
it has completed the acquisition Interglas Technologies GmbH,
of Interglas Technologies' has over 50 years' experience
operation including all business in the manufacturing and
operations, workforce resources, innovation of glass, carbon,
assets, infrastructure and brand basalt, aramid and other
rights from the Preiss Daimler synthetic fabrics. Headquartered
Group.
in Germany, with production
Interglas Technologies GmbH facilities in Erbach, the company
is a German producer of is a key supplier of technical
technical fabrics for aeronautic, fabrics, both within Germany
industrial,
electrical
and and worldwide.
building applications. This
transaction will reinforce
www.porcher-ind.com

Investment

Owens Corning to invest in European composites
operations
Owens Corning announces plans to invest $50 million to rebuild a glass melter and expand production
capacity by approximately 25 percent at its Chambéry,
France, composites manufacturing facility.
The investment will support the growing demand for thermoplastics in Europe. The state-of-the-art melter is expected to be operational by mid-2018.
After the rebuild, all thermoplastic chopped strand products from the Chambéry facility will be based on boron-free Advantex glass. Advantex glass contributes to decreased emissions and reduces the environmental impact
of manufacturing fiberglass, compared to standard E-glass.
Advantex also provides superior performance in composites-facing corrosive environments when compared to
E-glass.
In recent years, Owens Corning has invested in facilities
and alliances to grow with and support the global and regional thermoplastics markets. In addition, the company
has leveraged its innovation resources to steadily launch
products that are driving the adoption of thermoplastic polymers and technologies.
www.owenscorning.com

Agreement

Acquisition

Hexcel completes Structil acquisition
Hexcel Corporation announces that it has completed the acquisition of all of the shares of Structil, a French producer
and supplier of high-performance composites to the aerospace, defense and industrial markets.
Structil has been a joint venture between Safran Ceramics,
a wholly owned subsidiary of Safran, and Mitsubishi Chemical
Corporation (formerly Mitsubishi Rayon Corporation).
Approximately 70 people work at the 68,000-square-foot production plant on a seven-acre site in Vert-le-Petit, France, about
25 miles south of Paris. Structil's 2016 sales were approximately
$21 million. Product lines include prepregs, structural adhesives
and pultruded profiles used in engine nacelles, aerospace interiors, military jets and more.
www.hexcel.com

Hengshen and Bombardier have signed a cooperation
agreement
Jiangsu Hengshen Corporation and the civil aircraft manufacturer Bombardier have signed a strategic cooperation
agreement on carbon fiber prepreg supply. Hengshen will be
the first Chinese carbon fiber prepreg supplier to enter the international large-scale civil aircraft manufacturers market. In the
past few years, the Canadian Bombardier has assessed carbon
fiber prepreg produced by Hengshen for compliance and potential applications.
This strategic cooperation agreement means that Hengshen's
products have achieved satisfying results through early tests and
have entered the formal material qualification program.
The successful completion of
airworthiness certification
will allow Hengshen to be a
part of Bombardier's composite parts production.
.hscarbonfibre.com

jec composites magazine / N°117 November - December 2017

http://www.hexcel.com http://www.owenscorning.com http://www.porcher-ind.com http://www.hscarbonfibre.com

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