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[Corporate Focus] Toray’s carbon fiber business shows high growth in Q2024 thanks to steady recovery of aerospace and wind turbine blades
On August 7, Toray Japan announced the first quarter of fiscal year 2024 (April 1, 2024 – March 31, 2023) as of June 30, 2024 the first three months of consolidated operating results, the first quarter of fiscal year 2024 Toray total sales of 637.7 billion yen, compared with the first quart...Read more -
How carbon fiber composites contribute to carbon neutrality?
Energy Saving and Emission Reduction: Carbon Fiber’s Lightweight Advantages Are Becoming More Visible Carbon fiber reinforced plastic (CFRP) is known to be both lightweight and strong, and its use in fields such as aircraft and automobiles has contributed to weight reduction and improved fu...Read more -
Carbon Fiber Torch “Flying” Birth Story
Shanghai Petrochemical torch team cracked the carbon fiber torch shell at 1000 degrees Celsius in the preparation process of the difficult problem, the successful production of the torch “Flying”. Its weight is 20% lighter than the traditional aluminum alloy shell, with the characteristics of “l...Read more -
Epoxy Resins – Limited market volatility
On 18 July, the centre of gravity of bisphenol A market continued to rise slightly. East China bisphenol A market negotiation reference average price at 10025 yuan / tonne, compared with the last trading day prices rose 50 yuan / tonne. The cost side of the support to the good, the stockholders o...Read more -
Carbon Fiber Adoption in Wind Turbine Blades to Grow Significantly
On June 24, Astute Analytica, a global analyst and consulting firm, published an analysis of the global carbon fiber in wind turbine rotor blades market, 2024-2032 report. According to the report’s analysis, the global carbon fiber in wind turbine rotor blades market size was approximately ...Read more -
Superyachts with Carbon Fiber Flagpole Antenna Mounts
Carbon fiber antennas continue to provide superyacht owners with modern and configurable connectivity options. Shipbuilder Royal Huisman (Vollenhoven, The Netherlands) has chosen a composite flagpole antenna mount from BMComposites (Palma, Spain) for its 47-meter SY Nilaya superyacht. The luxury...Read more -
Automotive Composites Market Revenue to Double by 2032
Recently, Allied Market Research published a report on Automotive Composites Market Analysis and Forecast to 2032. The report estimates the automotive composites market to reach $16.4 billion by 2032, growing at a CAGR of 8.3%. The global automotive composites market has been significantly booste...Read more -
The World’s First Commercial Carbon Fiber Subway Train Launched
On June 26, the carbon fiber subway train “CETROVO 1.0 Carbon Star Express” developed by CRRC Sifang Co., Ltd and Qingdao Metro Group for Qingdao Subway Line 1 was officially released in Qingdao, which is the world’s first carbon fiber subway train used for commercial operation...Read more -
Composite material winding technology: opening a new era of high-performance prosthesis manufacturing——Composite Material Information
According to World Health Organization statistics, tens of millions of people around the world need prosthetics. This population is expected to double by 2050. Depending on the country and age group, 70% of those requiring prostheses involve the lower limbs. Currently, high-quality fiber-reinfor...Read more -
The Five-starred Red Flag made of a new composite material is raised on the moon’s far side!
At 7:38 p.m. on June 4, the Chang’e 6 carrying lunar samples took off from the backside of the Moon, and after the 3000N engine worked for about six minutes, it successfully sent the ascent vehicle into the scheduled circumlunar orbit. From June 2 to 3, Chang’e 6 successfully comple...Read more -
Why glass fibers and resins have risen sharply in price?
On June 2, China Jushi took the lead in releasing the price reset letter, announcing that wind power yarn and short cut yarn price reset of 10%, which formally opened the prelude to the price reset of wind power yarn! When people are still wondering whether other manufacturers will follow the pri...Read more -
Fiberglass a new round of re-pricing landing, the industry boom may continue to repair
June 2-4, glass fiber industry three giants were released price resumption letter, the high-end varieties (wind power yarn and short-cut yarn) price resumption, glass fiber product prices continue to rise. Let’s run through the glass fiber price resumption of several important time nodes: ...Read more