AEROSPACE

• 1 787 Dreamliner maintenance programme approved
• 2 Composite structures to be manufactured for launch vehicle
• 3 US Navy unmanned air vehicle launched
• 3 Airbus selects Goodrich wheels and carbon brakes for A350 XWB aircraft

WIND POWER

• 4 6 MW offshore turbines assembled
• 4 Vestas gains major wind order for China

MILITARY

• 4 Highly protective military cases
• 5 Dyneema selected for Indian Army vehicles
• 6 Ballistic phenolic prepregs used for army vehicles to improve troop safety

MARINE

• 6 Lightweight composite fairings for Spanish Navy’s diesel submarines

MATERIALS

• 7 Plastic made from carbon dioxide
• 8 Collaboration to develop graphene composites´

PRODUCTS

• 8 Multi-wall carbon nanotubes receive US approval
• 9 High performance membrane composites for air filtration applications

COMPANY NEWS

• 9 Toray to extend automobile parts to Europe
• 10 Global coatings and composites agreement
• 10 Polymerization unit for methacrylic resins built in China

MANUFACTURING

• 11 Railway system components made from composites
• 12 Composite crush simulation technology introduced
• 12 Abrasive waterjet cutting system added.

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