by Plastics.com Staff | May 18, 2018 | Composites, Daily News, Plastics Training/Education, Thermoset
Fiber-reinforced plastics (FRP), also known as fiber-reinforced polymers, are a category of composite plastics specifically using fiber materials to mechanically augment the elasticity and strength of the plastic. They consist of a polymer matrix – the original...
by Plastics.com Staff | Apr 25, 2018 | Automotive, Business, Composites, Daily News, North America, Plastics Employment
Continental Structural Plastics (CSP) announced the promotion of Karen Williams to Plant Manager of its Huntington, Ind., manufacturing facility. Williams becomes the first female to be named to a plant management position in the company’s more than 50 years in...
by Plastics.com Staff | Mar 26, 2018 | All Materials, Composites, Daily News, Europe, North America
Istanbul-based materials and composite supplier Metyx Group is investing $12.6m (€10.2m) in setting up a new technical textiles manufacturing facility in North Carolina, the company announced 21 March. Metyx USA Technical Textiles Division said it had acquired a...
by Plastics.com Staff | Mar 26, 2018 | Composites, Daily News, Transportation
Advanced composite materials manufacturer Hexcel Corp. has started up a $20m (€16.1m) manufacturing facility in Casablanca, Morocco, the US company announced 21 March. Set up as part of Hexcel’s global growth strategy, the “state-of-the art” facility transforms...
