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SGLCarbon,whichmakescarbonfiberandothermaterials,saysthatithasincreaseditscapacitiestomakesyntheticgraphiteanodematerialforlithium-ionbatteries.Thecompanyisalsoinvestinginabatteryapplicationlaboratory
ThreeBrazilianprojectshavebeenapprovedtoparticipateintheStartupBooster,acompetitioncreatedbyJECGroupforacademicspin-offsandstartupsinvolvedincomposites.Thereportedaimoftheinitiativeistopromotethedevel
TheTeijinGroupsaysthatitwillparticipateinChinaCompositesExpo,Asia'slargestcompositesshow,takingplaceinShanghaifrom6to8September.TheTeijinstandwillbeorganizedbyTeijin,TohoTenax,thegroup'scarbon
TheEuropeanCompositesIndustryAssociation(EuCIA),theEuropeanplatformforthecompositesindustry,hasaddedCompositesUK,thetradeassociationfortheUKcompositesindustry,asamember.HeadquarteredinBrussels,EuCIAre
Hexcelplanstolauncha£7.4millionresearchanddevelopmentprojecttodevelopcarbonfibermaterialsforlargeaerospaceandautomotivecompositestructures.Thefour-yearMultiAxialInfusedMaterials(MAXIM)projecthas
ASwedishsupplierofpayloadadaptersandseparationsystemsforcommercialspacelaunchvehicleshasrecentlydevelopedpayloadadaptersystemsmadeof100%carbonfiber.Thepurposeofthetwosystemsistobringasatelliteintoorbi