TRENDS
MARCH 2018
24 CompositesWorld
METYX Composites secures HIPA funding for Hungarian expansion
The Hungarian Investment Promotion Agency announces support for an investment
project to expand METYX Hungary's production facilities.
02/13/18 | short.compositesworld.com/METYXHngry
SGL, Fraunhofer launch fiber placement tech center
The Fiber Placement Center, in SGL's Meitingen, Germany, facility, is also supported
by Compositence GmbH and BA Composites GmbH.
02/13/18 | short.compositesworld.com/SGLFraAFP
Daher opens third Moroccan facility
The France-based manufacturer's new facility — its third in Morocco — will offer
metals and composites production services.
02/12/18 | short.compositesworld.com/Daher3Mor
Vestas anti-icing solution boosts cold-climate wind energy
Based on electro-thermal heating elements, it is embedded in the turbine blade's
laminate directly below the blade skin's surface.
02/12/15 | short.compositesworld.com/VestasIce
Kaneka Aerospace acquires Henkel's composites portfolio
Kaneka will take over all of Henkel's commercial rights, technologies and patents.
02/12/18 | short.compositesworld.com/KanekaHenk
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MONTH IN REVIEW
New consortium launches energy storage market and technology study
In Aachen, Germany, participants include AZL Aachen GmbH, RWTH Aachen
University, RWTH spinoff CONBILITY GmbH and 19 international companies.
02/12/18 | short.compositesworld.com/EnergyCons
PAL-V flying car to debut at Geneva Motor Show
The two-seat, composites-intensive PAL-V Liberty is expected to be certified
soon, with deliveries to follow in 2019.
02/05/18 | short.compositesworld.com/PAL-Vdebut
World's largest offshore wind farm begins construction
Orsted's Hornsea Project One, in waters east of the UK, will feature 174 turbines
and provide 1.2-GW of energy — power for more than 1 million UK homes.
02/05/18 | short.compositesworld.com/Hornsea
FACC to supply engine fan cases for Pratt & Whitney
The fan cases, which FACC will manufacture in hybrid metal/composite construc-
tion, will be used on various business jets.
02/05/18 | short.compositesworld.com/FACCPW
US wind power industry releases fourth quarter 2017 market report
There are now 89,077 megawatts (MW) of wind-generated electric power avail-
able from turbines in wind farms installed across 41 US states.
03/17/15 | short.compositesworld.com/Exel-BMW
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