CompositesWorld
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TRENDS SEPTEMBER 2017 24 CompositesWorld Carbon Fiber 2017 conference agenda nears completion Set for Nov. 28-30 in Charleston, SC, US, it includes a Boeing plant tour, a recycling panel and a pre-conference seminar on transportation and energy applications. 08/14/17 | short.compositesworld.com/CarFib2017 SGL sells its Performance Products business unit to investment group SGL Carbon SE's (Wiesbaden, Germany) cathodes, furnace linings and carbon elec- trodes business will pass to private equity firm Triton Partners (Frankfurt, Germany). 08/14/17 | short.compositesworld.com/SGLsellsPP Virgin Galactic's VSS Unity completes sixth glide test The composites-intensive spacecraft is nearing rocket-powered flight testing, as it is prepared to enter service, taking passengers into low-Earth orbit. 08/14/17 | short.compositesworld.com/VSSUnity6 TPI Composites wins wind blade supply deal with Senvion The Scottsdale, AZ, US-based firm will supply blades from its Taicang Port, China, plant to Senvion (Hamburg, Germany) markets in Asia, South America and Australia. 08/14/17 | short.compositesworld.com/TPISenvion PolyOne material featured in ballistic shelters development Manufacturer works with US Army Corps of Engineers' Engineer Research and Development Center to apply PolyOne's GlasArmor to military shelter systems. 08/14/17 | short.compositesworld.com/GlasArmor Notes about newsworthy events recently covered on the CW Web site. For more information about an item, key its link into your browser. Up-to-the-minute news | www.compositesworld.com/news/list MONTH IN REVIEW Meggitt signs carbon/carbon brake deal with Airbus The Christchurch, Dorset, UK-based aerospace/defense engineering group will supply its NuCarb aircraft braking systems and wheels for the Airbus A321neo. 08/14/17 | short.compositesworld.com/Nucarbneo Turkish ferries built with Sigmatex carbon materials Özata Shipyard (Yalova, Turkey) celebrates successful four-year supply agreement with Sigmatex (UK) Ltd. (Runcorn, UK), after fabrication of 15 CFRP ferries. 08/14/17 | short.compositesworld.com/CF-Ferries Royal DSM acquires remaining part of DSM-AGI joint venture The Netherlands-based supplier announced Aug. 9 that it had acquired the outstanding 49% share in the Taiwan-based supplier of UV-curable resins. 08/14/17 | short.compositesworld.com/DSMTaiwan Solvay co-invests US$1.9 million in MultiMechanics This joint investment is expected to enhance Solvay's high-performance polymer and composite materials pipelines, and expand its position in key markets. 08/10/17 | short.compositesworld.com/Solvay-MM IACMI announces new streamlined request for proposal process The Institute for Advanced Composites Manufacturing Innovation is launching RFP 3.0 to speed newly submitted project development and execution. 08/07/17 | short.compositesworld.com/Exel-BMW