BMW is readying flax-based composites for series production cars. The German automaker is working with clean-tech company Bcomp for the natural composites found in the BMW Formula E car, the M4 DTM, ...

Researchers at National Taiwan University have developed bioinspired composites that mimic bone and bamboo structures to ...

A case in point is Tri-Mack Plastics Manufacturing Corporation, a moulder of high temperature engineering thermoplastics, based in the US, which has selected Victrex PEEK polymer for the production of ...

The EU-funded Eolian project, which aims to develop wind turbine blades using novel bio-based vitrimer composites, has achieved a key milestone. Basalt fibre reinforced vitrimer composite laminates ...

In 2026, the demand for composites remains high. According to Grand View Research, the 2025 global composites market was approximately $112 billion, and it is expected to grow to over $210 billion by ...

This blog is an online sidebar for CW’s September 2024 article, “Plant tour: Airbus, Illescas, Spain” and is based on discussions during and after that tour. It looks at where Airbus is headed with ...

Plastic granulate is an essential raw material for plastic manufacturers and forms the basis for countless products in automotive, packaging and medical industries. When performance matters, thermoset ...

Composites recycling emerged in the 1990s, led by carbon fiber’s augmented prevalence in industries like aerospace and automotive. Today, however, the increasing ...

Mounting regulatory pressure and a looming waste crisis from end-of-life composites are driving innovations in recyclable resin systems and recycling pathways Composite materials have long been ...

Carbon fibre changed Formula 1 permanently when the McLaren MP4/1 became the first carbon fibre monocoque chassis to race in 1981. In the four decades since, it has become the dominant structural ...