The raw materials market is continuously impacted by factors including rising prices, limited supply and other uncertainties.

KRÜSS Scientific Instruments Inc. and Western Washington University recently came together in collaboration to support the education of new engineers.

INEOS Enterprises recently announced it has agreed to acquire the composites business from Ashland Global Holdings Inc.

A team of 16 undergraduate and graduate engineering students from the École de Technologie Supérieure (ÉTS) in Montréal, Canada, recently finished building Rafale II, an all-composite C-Class racing hydrofoil catamaran. It features redesigned carbon fiber epoxy prepreg hulls and cross beams, which are stiffer and 25% lighter while providing 15% more displacement volume.

The global composite materials market is expected to reach an estimated $38 billion by 2023, and is forecast to grow at a CAGR of 4.1% from 2018-2023.

Hexcel and Arkema have signed a strategic alliance to develop thermoplastic composite solutions for the aerospace sector.