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Porcher Industries strengthens partnership with Terre de Lin

Technical and commercial cooperation enables Terre de Lin to deliver flax rovings to Porcher for the production of woven Polypreg Flax/TP composite reinforcements.

Grace Nehls
Managing Editor, CompositesWorld

Porcher Industries strengthens partnership with Terre de Lin
INCA secures $40 million funding commitment for biocomposites development
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INCA secures $40 million funding commitment for biocomposites development

INCA Renewable Technologies targets commercialization of hemp-based biocomposites line for automotive, wind, marine industries, moves forward with processing facility construction.
#biomaterials

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Pultrusion

German consortium develops biopolymer-based Cellun composite

German Institutes of Textile and Fiber Research (DITF) and partners present a conventional composite material alternative using cellulose that can be processed using industrial processing methods.
#biomaterials

Natural Fibers

JEC World 2023 exhibit preview: Bcomp

A variety of applications featuring Bcomp’s flax fiber composites will be on display, including the bodywork for Japan’s Super Formula race series.
#jec

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JEC World 2023 exhibit preview: Technical Fibre Products

TFP is launching its Ecoveil range of sustainable nonwovens, produced from naturally derived or recycled fibers and customizable to match requirements.
#jec

Natural fiber composites: Market share, one part at a time

Natural fiber composites: Market share, one part at a time

Suppliers and adventurous composites fabricators put the “feel good” aspect in the rearview mirror, winning customers by competing on price and performance.
#outofautoclave #sheetmoldingcompound #adhesives

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Robotized system makes overmolding mobile, flexible

Anybrid’s ROBIN demonstrates inline/offline functionalization of profiles, 3D-printed panels and bio-based materials for more efficient, sustainable composite parts.
#sustainability #workinprogress

Ginger Gardiner Senior Technical Editor, CompositesWorld

Videos / Podcasts

Lingrove plant-based ekoa composite featured in Hyundai Palisade concept vehicle
Automotive

Lingrove plant-based ekoa composite featured in Hyundai Palisade concept vehicle

Carbon-neutral biocomposite enables interactive doorspear with look and feel of wood while protecting trees, enabling transparency and capacitive touch for futuretech.
#sustainability

Super Formula, Bcomp announce sustainable fiber composite bodywork
Natural Fibers

Super Formula, Bcomp announce sustainable fiber composite bodywork

Japan’s premiere single-seater race series confirms hybrid composite parts for SF23 chassis as part of Next 50 plan.  
#sustainability #biomaterials

Bcomp and KTM Technologies natural fiber brake disc cover
Automotive

Thermoset-thermoplastic joining, natural fibers enable sustainability-focused brake cover

Award-winning motorcycle brake disc cover showcases potential for KTM Technologies’ Conexus joining technology and flax fiber composites.
#sustainability #biomaterials #focusondesign

Faurecia advances biocomposites, recyclability, reduced CO2 and sustainability in automotive
Mass Transit

Faurecia advances biocomposites, recyclability, reduced CO2 and sustainability in automotive

Efforts include advancing NAFILean materials family in weight reduction and sustainability, as well as new Sustainable Materials division and R&D Center.  
#trends #sustainability

The NCC, Skanska trial low-carbon, basalt fiber-reinforced concrete
Natural Fibers

The NCC, Skanska trial low-carbon, basalt fiber-reinforced concrete

Study is critical to understanding the impact of low-carbon concrete and advanced composite reinforcement systems in the construction sector, and its contributions toward low-carbon emissions, structural performance and EOL recycling.
#sustainability

Solution-based digital composites fabrication
Consumer

Solution-based digital composites fabrication

MIT evolves liquid biomaterials into a new approach for sustainable engineered composite structures.
#sustainability #feature

Optimized fiber reinforcements, fabrics, NCFs
Glass Fibers

Optimized fiber reinforcements, fabrics, NCFs

In this Digital Demo, Vectorply provides an overview of its fiber formatting capabilities and technical support operations.

flax fiber fabric
Natural Fibers |

Natural fiber composites: Growing to fit sustainability needs

Led by global and industry-wide sustainability goals, commercial interest in flax and hemp fiber-reinforced composites grows into higher-performance, higher-volume applications.
#feature #biomaterials #sustainability

Hannah Mason Technical Editor, CompositesWorld
INCA Renewtech awarded $10 million to invest in commercial biocomposites facility
Natural Fibers

INCA Renewtech awarded $10 million to invest in commercial biocomposites facility

Under Alberta’s Circular Economy Projects, INCA will construct and operate a facility for processing and manufacturing waste hemp into BioPlastics and Biocore composite materials for wide industry use.  
#biomaterials

European SUSPENS project targets green composites production
Urban Air Mobility

European SUSPENS project targets green composites production

The 13-partner program will addresses the challenge of reducing the environmental footprint of sandwich and hollow composite structures via bio-sourced resins and carbon fiber precursors.  
#biomaterials #wingoftomorrow #space

Novel 3D printing process achieves development of bio-based composite components
Natural Fibers

Novel 3D printing process achieves development of bio-based composite components

Modeling nature’s material processing techniques, research at DITF and Arburg has enabled the printing of cellulose continuous fibers reinforced with a cellulose matrix at ambient temperatures.  
#continuousfiberAM

Natural Fibers

Lingrove plant-based ekoa composite featured in Hyundai Palisade concept vehicle

Carbon-neutral biocomposite enables interactive doorspear with look and feel of wood while protecting trees, enabling transparency and capacitive touch for futuretech.
#sustainability

Design/Simulation

Super Formula, Bcomp announce sustainable fiber composite bodywork

Japan’s premiere single-seater race series confirms hybrid composite parts for SF23 chassis as part of Next 50 plan.  
#sustainability #biomaterials

Natural Fibers

Saertex expands global production network capacities for technical textile manufacture

Saertex reorganizes and invests in its 12 global facilities for producing multiaxial NCFs made of glass, carbon, aramid and natural fibers to supply wind power, mobility and industrial markets.  

Filament Winding |

Drawing design cues from nature: Designing for biomimetic composites, Part 2

As biomimetic design continues to inform composites manufacturing, technologies like 3D printing, tailored fiber placement, braiding and filament winding prove strong candidates for making these structures a reality.  
#feature

Grace Nehls Managing Editor, CompositesWorld

NEW PRODUCTS: NATURAL FIBERS

BioPowder plant-based additives enhance performance, reduce carbon footprint
Natural Fibers

BioPowder plant-based additives enhance performance, reduce carbon footprint

The Malta-based company sources its raw materials from agricultural waste and promises higher strength properties and increased bio-content for composite parts.

Arris unveils structural flax fiber composite
Natural Fibers

Arris unveils structural flax fiber composite

High-performance natural fiber adds to the company’s other biocomposite offerings, helps achieve sustainability initiatives.  
#sustainability

JEC World preview 2023: Alliance for European Flax-Linen & Hemp
Natural Fibers

JEC World preview 2023: Alliance for European Flax-Linen & Hemp

The flax fiber composite organization hosts an expanded Natural Fibre Village, complete with exhibited flax products, a central networking/social area and a presentation on its work on flax fiber LCA.  
#jec

CAMX 2022 exhibit preview: Culture iN
CAMX Expo

CAMX 2022 exhibit preview: Culture iN

Biodegradable and VOC-free flax-based textile, Varian, offers composites manufacturers a more ecological, environmentally friendly alternative to carbon and glass fiber composites.  
#camx

CAMX 2022 exhibit preview: Helicoid Industries
Epoxies

CAMX 2022 exhibit preview: Helicoid Industries

Helicoidal fiber-reinforced composites are the inspiration for new developments in rain erosion-resistant substrates, improvement in damage tolerance and sustainable composites.  
#windblades #sustainability #camx

Porcher Industries launches new range of flax fiber-based thermoplastic composites for automotive
Natural Fibers

Porcher Industries launches new range of flax fiber-based thermoplastic composites for automotive

Composite stiffeners, sold as textiles, are made primarily of flax fibers grown, selected, mixed and woven in France for modern, durable and environmentally conscious applications.  

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