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Jushi Chengdu to invest US$ 473 million in high-performance fiberglass manufacturing base
China Jushi announced that the group’s wholly-owned subsidiary Jushi Chengdu and Qingbaijiang district in the city of Chengdu City, Sichuan province, signed a "high-performance glass fiber advanced manufacturing base project cooperation agreement".
[2018-05-21]Source:Jushi
China’s Rocket Academy and BYD to develop honeycomb structure and composite material strategic cooperation
China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology (CALT) and the Chinese new-energy vehicles manufacturer BYD have decided to carry out strategic cooperation.
[2018-05-15]Source:CALT
Partners will cooperate on technical exchange, market development, and raw materials Agreement builds on long-term relationship between BASF and Huafon Shanghai, China – BASF and Huafon Group Co., Ltd. signed a strategic cooperation agreement to extend their partnership with initiatives to develop the polyurethane, bio-fiber...
[2018-05-14]Source:BASF
Dow Inaugurates New Coating Materials in Sichuan, Western China
The Dow Chemical Company announced the official opening of its coating materials plant in western China. The new facility, located in the Cheng Mei Petrochemical Zone, approximately 50 kilometers from Chengdu, will produce acrylic emulsion and additives to address the growing needs of the architectural and industrial coating markets.
[2018-05-08]Source:Coating World
BASF Awards Young Chinese Scientists for Chemical Research Excellence
Four scientists from Peking University and Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry receive “Innovation Prize” for outstanding research findings 36 young Chinese scientists recognized since 2001 BASF reaffirms long-term partnership with Chinese Chemical Society BASF presented the 9th CCS-BASF Youth Innovation Prize ...
[2018-05-08]Source:http://www.pudaily.com/News/NewsView.aspx?nid=71581
Geely Holding’s acquisition Terrafugia to create 130 new U.S.jobs
Geely Holding’s acquisition leads to expansion across all departments. Terrafugia, Inc. created 75 new US-based jobs within the past 12 months and is on track to add at least another 50 more by the end of the year. Zhejiang Geely Holdings Group (Geely Holding), a privately owned Fortune 500 company with assets that span the automoti...
[2018-04-27]Source:Terrafugia
China Jushi reported in Hong Kong strong 2017 financial results
China Jushi’s chairman Cao Jianglin and management team held a press conference in Hong Kong to present the group’s 2017 financial results. This is the first time that the group, listed on the Shanghai stock exchange, has come to Hong Kong to promote its performance. In 2017, China Jushi’s revenue increased by ...
[2018-04-27]Source:Jushi
BASF Opens Flagship Online Store on Alibaba
Customers can now purchase BASF products directly, online, with the same quality and logistics services guaranteed. BASF today launched a flagship store on the Alibaba e-commerce platform 1688.com, China’s major domestic online business-to-business service. The online store will enable BASF to serve small and medium enterprises in a...
[2018-04-23]Source:BASF
A Dialogue With Hengshen - The Carbon Fiber Unicorn Company In Jiangsu
‘Unicorn’, as a terminology used in capital investment industry, refers to an unlisted company valued at over 1 billion U.S dollars with private equity investment. In late March 2017, China’s Torch High Technology Industry Development Center of Ministry of Science and Technology released a 2016 China Unicorn Enterprise Development R...
[2018-04-13]Source:Organizing Committee of China Composites Expo
Magna to develop electric vehicle architecture for BAIC group
BAIC Group (Beijing Automotive Industry Holding), and Magna announce that they will jointly develop a next generation smart electric vehicle architecture for the Chinese market.
[2018-04-12]Source:Magna
Haiyuan New Materials to deepen cooperation with Geely in the field of automobile lightweighting
Haiyuan Machinery’s wholly-owned subsidiary Haiyuan New Materials and Yiwu (a Chinese city situated in the Zhejiang province) management committee signed a letter of intent to invest about CNY 1.2 billion (US$ 240 million) in the construction project of a new "Haiyuan New Materials - Yiwu production base". The aim is to...
[2018-04-11]Source:Haiyuan
SSAMC inaugurates MRO facility, adds LEAP capability
Sichuan Services Aero Engine Maintenance Company (SSAMC), the joint venture between Air China and CFM International (CFM), has inaugurated a new 43,880 -square meter facility, expanding its maintenance, repair, and overhaul capability for CFM56 and LEAP engines to 300 engines per year. Sichuan Services Aero Engine Maintenance Compa...
[2018-04-09]Source:Safran
Magna and GACC Partner to Produce Composite Liftgates
On April 2 Magna (Shanghai, China) announced it has entered into a joint venture (JV) with GAC subsidiary, GAC Component Co., Ltd. (GACC, Guangzhou, China), to begin production of composite liftgates for a global automaker’s crossover vehicle starting in late 2018. The JV will work out of a new 55,900 ft2 facility located in Changsha, Ch...
[2018-04-04]Source:Magna
Owens Corning and Taiwan Glass Announce Technology License and Manufacturing Supply Agreements
Owens Corning (NYSE: OC), a leading global producer of glass fiber reinforcements for composite systems, has entered into technology licensing and manufacturing supply agreements with Taiwan Glass Ind. Corp., based in Taipei, Taiwan.
[2018-04-03]Source:Owens Corning
Toray announces new out-of-autoclave CFRP technology
Toray Industries, Inc. (Chuo-ku, Tokyo) announced March 28 that it succeeded in developing a new fabrication technology for carbon fiber reinforced plastics (CFRP) that enables both improved dimensional accuracy and energy savings. Toray is working to mature this new technology and broadly deploy it for aircraft applications as well as th...
[2018-04-03]Source:Toray
Chinese government’s strong commitment drives electric bus surge
China’s electric bus growth dwarfs electric bus growth everywhere else in the world. In 2016 alone, approximately 80,000 electric buses were added to fleets. Transitioning to electric buses will help China meet its commitment to reduce its emissions intensity by 60-65% from 2005 levels by 2030 and help address growing concern...
[2018-03-30]Source:AVIC
BBG Ventures Into New Markets with Innovative Composite Press
Machinery manufacturer BBG GmbH & Co. KG (Mindelheim, Germany) announced March 21 it is venturing into new markets with an innovative composite press. In March, BBG delivered the first model of the series to a company from the railway industry.
[2018-03-27]Source:Composites World
Hexcel and Arkema Join Forces in Thermoplastic Composite Solutions for Aerospace
Hexcel and Arkema have signed a strategic alliance to develop thermoplastic composite solutions for the aerospace sector combining the expertise of Hexcel in carbon fiber and that of Arkema in PEKK.
[2018-03-27]Source:Hexcel
TPI and Vestas Sign Wind Blade Supply Agreement to Open New Facility in China
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., March 19, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- TPI Composites, Inc., (TPI) (Nasdaq:TPIC), the largest U.S.-based independent manufacturer of composite wind blades, announced today that it has signed a multiyear supply agreement with Vestas Wind Systems A/S to provide blades from four manufacturing lines (with option to add more lin...
[2018-03-27]Source:TPI
Continuous fiber thermoplastics are smart for world’s largest appliance manufacturer Haier
On March 8th, the China Household Electrical Appliances and Consumer Electronics Fair (AWE) opened in Shanghai to an expected 250,000 visitors. As the world’s No. 1 appliance company, Haier’s display of boundary-pushing smart air conditioners was a huge attraction. As was the world’s first air conditioner using continuou...
[2018-03-23]Source:CompositesWorld
China
A new Shanghai-based car company, LVCHI (‘green speed’ in Chinese) has come out with ambitious plans to launch a full-electric offering, teaming up with an established Italian design firm to work on its products.   The LVCHI Venere is a high-performance, all-electric four-seater conceived according to the criteria u...
[2018-03-15]Source:Lvchi Auto
China develops new driverless, carbon fiber monorail train
CRRC Changchun Railway Vehicles, a subsidiary of State-owned trainmaker CRRC, has announced that it has developed a new driverless carbon-fiber monorail train. The company said the new generation of its driverless monorail train can endure extreme weather, with temperatures as low as minus 40 degrees Celsius. Partly made of carbon-...
[2018-02-08]Source:Chinadaily
COMAC Reveals Major Milestone in Development of CR929 Aircraft
Last week, the American division of Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China (COMAC) revealed that manufacturing tests of full-scale 15 x 6-meter composite fuselage panels for the CR929 aircraft have been completed, with follow-up tests showing good results. The CR929 is the first long-haul jet developed by a joint venture between COMAC a...
[2018-02-06]Source:Composites Manufacturing
Kangde and Tengdun Technology have signed a carbon fiber drone project agreement
Kangde Composites Co. Ltd. and Sichuan Tengdun Technology Co. Ltd. have signed a project launch agreement and formally opened the project trial of a drone. By mutual agreement, the first sample will be delivered at the end of March 2018.
[2018-01-30]Source:KDX
Versarien to establish graphene manufacturing centre in Shandong, China
Versarien, the British advanced materials engineering group, has announced that it has signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) to establish a graphene manufacturing centre in China.
[2018-01-22]Source:Versarien
CPIC develops family of unique fiberglass products
Chongqing Polycomp International Corp. (CPIC), the world's third-largest fiberglass manufacturer by installed volume, has developed a family of unique fiberglass products with a flat rather than round cross-section that facilitates higher fiber loading levels and better mechanical properties (including higher impact strength) in injection...
[2018-01-16]Source:CPIC