JEC 2010
| Paris, France |
13 - 15 Apr 2010
www.jeccomposites.com/jec-show
With its 2 international composites tradeshows in Europe and Asia, JEC is the largest composites network with 200,000 professionals from all over the world.
The JEC Composites Show in Paris is the biggest composites exhibition in Europe with + 1.000 exhibiting companies and 27.000 visitors, the JEC Composites Show in Asia is the new composite platform in the Asia-Pacific area.
18 May 2010
3B Launches improved Continuous Filament Mat for Pultrusion
Battice, Belgium – May 18, 2010 – 3B, the fibreglass company, is launching a new pultrusion mat that will become the benchmark in combining strength, whiteness and surface appearance. This significant step forward will allow end use parts to have better defined and uniform colours, high gloss and low surface waviness while achieving high mechanical performances.
4 May 2010
3B-Fibreglass is leading the way in glass fibre reinforced composites with a new generation of Carbon Nanotube (CNT) sized glass fibres together with Nanocyl
Battice, Belgium – May 4, 2010 – 3B-Fibreglass has signed a Joint Development Agreement (JDA) together with Nanocyl to develop unique reinforcement solutions combining glass fibre with CNT-based sizing, enabling a breakthrough in the performance of thermoplastic and thermoset composite applications.
14 Apr 2010
Owens Corning Showcases High-Performance Reinforcements Enabling Composite Application in Developing Source of Renewable Energy
Paris – April 14, 2010 – At JEC Composites, the world’s largest trade show for composite materials, global reinforcement producer Owens Corning (NYSE:OC) is showcasing the company’s XStrand® high-performance glass fibers that will be used in a project demonstrating how modern composite technology can enable ocean thermal energy power generation, which has the potential to join wind as a major source of renewable energy.
14 Apr 2010
Owens Corning, a World-Leading Glass Fiber Reinforcements Producer, Announces Global Competition for Breakthrough Composite Applications
Paris – April 14, 2010 – Owens Corning (NYSE:OC), a leading global producer of glass fiber reinforcements for composite systems and residential and commercial building materials, yesterday launched a global competition to find new applications for composite materials. Announced at the JEC Composites Show in Paris, the Composite App Challenge is focused on drawing entrants in four categories to help resolve some of society’s pressing issues:
14 Apr 2010
Study Shows Superior Corrosion Resistance of Owens Corning Advantex® Boron-Free E-CR Glass Fiber Reinforcements
Paris – April 14, 2010 – Owens Corning (NYSE:OC), a leading global producer of glass fiber reinforcements for composite systems and residential and commercial building materials, today reported results of a new study that shows how the company’s boron-free Advantex® E-CR glass fiber outperforms standard E-glass reinforcements in stressed laminates in a corrosive environment.
14 Apr 2010
Owens Corning Establishes Large-Scale Fabrics Excellence Center in Zele, Belgium
Paris – April 14, 2010 – Owens Corning (NYSE:OC), a leading global producer of glass fiber reinforcements for composite systems and residential and commercial building materials, announced today that the company has established an excellence center for technical fabrics at its manufacturing facility in Zele, Belgium. The 5,500-square-meter (about 60,000 square feet) facility will have both pilot- and full-scale state-of-the-art production equipment for developing, testing and evaluating new fabric technologies before production and use in customer processes.
14 Apr 2010
DSM expands Composite Resins business into Turkey and neighboring region
Schaffhausen, CH, April 14th, 2010 - DSM Composite Resins, through its subsidiary Euroresins Kompozit Ürünler Tic. Ltd. Sti, (a.k.a Euroresins Turkey) (ERT) has outlined its future growth plans for Turkey which include closer cooperation with Turkish company Dyo Boya Fabrikalari Sanayi ve Tic. A.S. (DYO). The arrangement, which means DSM will obtain a local source of supply of its standard resins in the rapidly growing Turkish polyester market, also involves a transfer of DYO’s existing unsaturated polyester resins (UPR) business to ERT. The entire deal, which will provide a basis for the introduction of DSM’s specialty and innovation grades to Turkey and the broader region, is intended to be completed by end of June 2010 subject to approval by the respective competition authorities.
14 Apr 2010
DSM introduces bio-based performance materials for automotive industry
Royal DSM N.V., the global Life Sciences and Materials Sciences company headquartered in the Netherlands, today introduces two bio-based performance materials for the automotive industry, in response to customers’ increasing demand for sustainable products. This marks an important step in DSM’s aim of creating a portfolio of bio-based performance materials.
13 Apr 2010
High-performance, low environmental impact Exolit® flame retardants from Clariant at JEC Composites Show
Muttenz, April 13, 2010 - Specialty chemicals expert Clariant is highlighting its Exolit® high-performance halogen-free flame retardants at Europe’s biggest composites exhibition, the JEC Composites Show in Paris on April 13-15, at stand S7. Exolit additives are suitable for use in composites based on various thermosetting resins as well as reinforced thermoplastic compounds.