Dynamic Selection of Composites in March 2023 (Ⅱ)

Tianjin Boeing Compounding Company layout new products

Boeing Composite Material Company is the leading enterprise of Tianjin aerospace industry chain. It is optimistic about the market prospect, and the enterprise will further increase capital and capacity. The 777X is Boeing's newest plane, due to be delivered later this year. The dorsal fin, a component developed by Boeing Composite Materials Co., Ltd. in Tianjin, is made of fiberglass and other new materials. It is nearly half lighter than the previous generation, which is more conducive to reducing drag during flight. This makes Tianjin Boeing Composite Materials Co., Ltd. the only supplier of this product to Boeing in the world.Tianjin Boeing Composite is a joint venture between Boeing and China Aviation Industry Corporation. As Boeing has expanded its presence in China, it is now manufacturing more than a dozen products, including cockpit dashboards, interior trim and wing parts, for the new 777X model, with orders reaching nearly $90 million this year.

180 billion euros! Volkswagen accelerates the new energy layout

On March 14, Volkswagen said it would invest 180 billion euros between 2023 and 2027, of which more than 68 percent will be spent on electrification and digitization; Up to 15 billion euros will be spent on battery plant construction and raw material purchases. In addition, VW said its investment in internal combustion engine technology would peak in 2025 and that it planned to make all its brands in Europe 80% electrified by 2030.

Push the envelope! Japanese Emperor uses ultra-fine carbon fiber/aramid fiber to develop the industry's thinnest gas diffusion layer

On March 13th, the official website of Dien announced that by combining ultra-fine carbon fiber (trademark PotenCia®) developed by the company with para-arlon fiber (trademark Twaron®) and using proprietary paper technology, a Gas Diffusion Layer (GDL) with a thickness of only 50 microns has been developed. This is the thinnest gas diffusion layer in the industry. Tito expects its new GDL will help enable smaller, more powerful and less costly fuel cell units, for which demand is also expanding.

The foundation stone of Tianjin Punotai 6000 tons protective composite material project was laid

On the morning of March 9th, the foundation laying ceremony was held for Tianjin Punotai Project, an enterprise settled in Jizhou Development Zone. The project covers an area of 93.8 mu, with a total construction area of more than 65,000 square meters and a total investment of about 270 million yuan. The first phase of the project is scheduled to start this month and be completed by the end of the year. After completion, the project will undertake the production and research and development tasks of Beijing Punotai protective composite materials and its follow-up products. After the completion of the project, the annual output of 6,000 tons of protective composite materials and 2,000 tons of follow-up supporting products can be realized. The annual output value can be 900 million yuan, and the tax revenue is more than 58 million yuan.

"China's TOP10 wind power manufacturers" released!

International consulting agency Bloomberg New Energy Finance yesterday officially announced the "2022 China's TOP10 wind turbine manufacturers" list. According to statistics, the newly installed capacity of wind power in China in 2022 is 48.8GW, of which 43.6GW of onshore wind power and 5.2GW of offshore wind power are added. The top five are: Goldwind Technology, Vision Energy, Mingyang Intelligence, Yunda Shares, Sany Heavy Energy, which is the first time in the history of Sany in the industry top five; 6-10, in order: CRRC, Electric Wind Power, China Offshore Power, Orient Wind Power, United Power.

The EzCiclo recyclable thermosetting resin TMT86A blade has been successfully rolled off the production line by ShangweiXincai and Times Xincai in cooperation

Recently, the TMT86A blades of EzCiclo recyclable thermosetting resin have been successfully rolled off the production line in Hunan Province by Time New Materials and ShangweiNew Materials. The blade is 86 meters long, which is a new breakthrough for EzCiclo recyclable thermosetting resin to complete the trial production of large-leaf blade for the first time, and also marks a significant acceleration of the process of new material and new material working together to create innovative materials for fan blades.

Boffi Electric official admission photovoltaic pultrusion frame

Bofei Electric intends to sign the "Investment Agreement on the Construction Project of New Energy Composite Products with an Annual Output of 70,000 Tons (Phase I) and the Headquarters Project" with the Management Committee of Haining Economic Development Zone and set up a wholly-owned subsidiary (tentatively named "Zhejiang Bofei Photovoltaic New Materials Co., LTD.") to implement the investment, construction and operation of the agreed project. The total investment of the above projects is not less than 1 billion yuan. On March 7, Bofei Electric said in the investor interactive platform, the company is optimistic about the development prospect of photovoltaic frame, is actively carrying out related technology research and development, is still in the experimental certification stage.
Boffi Electric has been cooperating with Jinko in the research and development of composite frame, and the establishment of a subsidiary has officially entered the photovoltaic field, indicating that the related research and development of photovoltaic frame has been nearly done, and it can soon enter mass production.

Mitsubishi Chemical PC resin recovery commercialized

Mitsubishi Chemical Group (MCG Group) has begun a study aimed at achieving a processing capacity of about 10,000 tons per year by 2030, seeking to commercialize the world's first chemical recycling through the depolymerization of polycarbonate resin (PC resin). Laboratory facilities for validation studies are currently under construction at the Fukuoka plant and are scheduled to be completed by August 2023. Mitsubishi Chemical plans to complete demonstration experiments in the same fiscal year, followed by concrete commercialization studies. The demonstration project has been adopted as a subsidy project under the "FY2022 Demonstration Project for the Development of Plastic Resource Recycling System towards a Decarbonized Society" program of the Japanese Ministry of Environment. In addition, Mitsubishi Chemical Group will deploy high value-added PC resin "XANTAR" from April 3, 2023, aiming to further strengthen its engineering plastics business. The MCG Group will continue to provide high value-added, high performance products and contribute to a sustainable society through the establishment of recycling systems.

Sinopec into the game! Aerogel market scale will exceed 10 billion

Recently, Sinopec Capital Corporation, together with Guangdong Yueke Financial Group, Guangzhou Industrial Capital and other well-known investment institutions, invested in Guangdong Elissen Technology Co., LTD. (hereinafter referred to as "Elissen"), with a total investment of over 100 million yuan. It is reported that Elisen was founded in 2007, committed to the independent research and development and production of aerogel materials and its core production equipment for a long time. It is a specialized and new small giant enterprise in Guangdong Province, the largest in China and the second largest in the world in the large-scale production of aerogel materials. At present, it has possessed the self-research capability of core equipment and the large-scale production capacity of aerogel and aerogel composite materials. The main products cover aerogel particles, aerogel felt, aerogel plate three series, used in industrial pipeline, thermal pipe network, petrochemical equipment, smelting, transportation and other fields.

Raised 1.7 billion! The 150,000 tons/year carbon fiber raw silk project was accelerated

On March 17, Jilin Carbon Fiber Co., Ltd. published the prospectus for issuing shares to specific objects (registration draft). The company intends to raise no more than 1.7 billion yuan (total investment of 2.906 billion yuan) for three projects including "Project with an annual output of 150,000 tons of carbon fiber raw fibers", "Project of Research and Testing Center Construction of Carbon Fiber raw fibers and related Products", and "repayment of bank loan", among which 950 million yuan will be used for "project with an annual output of 150,000 tons of carbon fiber raw fibers".

Zhejiang: High performance resin + high-end new material project with a total investment of nearly 100 billion yuan

Recently, Daishan block of Zhoushan District, Zhejiang Pilot Free Trade Zone, is speeding up the construction of green petrochemical advanced manufacturing cluster. With a total investment of nearly 100 billion yuan, high-performance resin projects and high-end new materials projects on the remaining land of more than 4,000 mu are on schedule for the first batch of units to be put into production in September this year. The two projects are scheduled to be put into operation successively before the end of 2025, when the industrial output value will be increased by hundreds of billions of yuan.

In 2023, Zhoushan will strengthen the petrochemical new material industry, strive for the approval of the third phase of the green petrochemical base, the third set of ethylene project is fully put into production, the first batch of devices of the high-performance resin project is completed and put into production, and the high-end new material project has completed investment of more than 10 billion yuan.

Taishan Glass Fiber: Net profit of 2.81 billion yuan! Production will exceed 1.2 million tons in 2023

Taishan glass fiber specializes in the research and development, manufacturing and sales of glass fiber and its products. The annual output of glass fiber is about 1.2 million tons. The main products include 8 categories of more than 2,000 specifications, such as series of twistless roving, thermoplastic fiber, cut felt, plaid cloth, multi-axial warp knitted fabric for fan blades, electronic grade spun yarn and electronic cloth, alkali resistant fiber and glass fiber non-woven fabric.

Widely used in construction and infrastructure, automobile and transportation, chemical environmental protection, electronic and electrical, shipping and Marine and other fields of the national economy, exports to the United States, the European Union, Japan and South Korea, the Middle East, ASEAN, South America and other more than 70 countries and regions. Taishan Glass Fiber has sold 1.162 million tons of glass fiber and its products, with sales revenue of about 9.13 billion yuan and net profit of 2.81 billion yuan. The output, sales volume and operating income have all reached a record high.

Achieve 40% lightweight! The new fire engine adopts glass fiber composite material (GFRP)

Nagano Pump Co., a manufacturer of fire trucks, recently produced Japan's first new fire vehicle made of glass fiber composite (GFRP). It is 40 percent lighter than previous models made of steel and iron plates, allowing it to carry more water. The GFRP fire engine is the first of its kind in Japan, and it is the first in the world to use fire-retardant phenolic resin in glass fiber composite (GFRP). The small fire engine is well suited to narrow roads that are inaccessible to many large fire engines, and is expected to be rolled out further in urban areas.

Toray received the industry's first thermoplastic prepreg manufacturing certification through the globally recognized NADCAP program

Toray Advanced Composites is proud to announce on its website that Toray has become the first advanced composites company to receive the New NADCAP Certification for Non-metallic Materials Manufacturing from the NADCAP Management Committee - Thermoplastic Prepreg Manufacturing AC7124/6.

The certification is the first of its kind and aims to lay the groundwork for standardizing industry requirements as the mass adoption of thermoplastics moves into the next stage of development. AC7124/6 certification demonstrates Toray Advanced Composites' continued commitment to innovation in large-scale thermoplastic manufacturing. Toray Advanced Composites continues to lead the way in the wide application of next-generation thermoplastic composites in aerospace, defense, commercial and industrial applications.

The 75.7 meter-long recyclable thermosetting resin blades developed by Mingyang Intelligence have been successfully rolled off the production line in Baotou

The 75.7 meter-long recyclable thermosetting resin blades developed by Mingyang Intelligence have been successfully rolled off the production line in Baotou. The blade is the world's first large blade equipped with recyclable epoxy pultrusion plate and recyclable sandwich material, realizing more than 95% of the blade material recycling. As the first manufacturer of recyclable blades in China, Mingyang practices the concept of green development, promotes the sustainable development of wind power industry and helps realize the goal of "double carbon".

Relativity Space has successfully flown the world's first fully 3D-printed rocket

Relativity Space has successfully flown the world's first fully 3D-printed rocket. The launch proved that the structure of the 3D-printed rocket is strong enough to meet the harsh environmental and mechanical conditions of the ascent stage and withstand the highest load during flight. The 33.5 meter high 3D-printed rocket is said to be the world's largest 3D-printed object to attempt an orbital flight. Eighty-five percent of the rocket's components, including its nine engines, were 3D printed.

Listed company layout carbon fiber composite material business, to invest 1 billion yuan into aviation composite field

The project plans to develop and manufacture complex high-performance composite structural parts with an annual output of 1 million square meters of prepreg, 80 tons of aviation composite materials and 10,000 pieces of aviation composite parts assembly in the aviation economic industrial functional zone of Shuangliu District, Chengdu City, Sichuan Province. The project covers a total land area of about 175 mu and a total construction area of 73,440 square meters. The total investment of the project is expected to be no more than 1,003 billion yuan, of which 403 million yuan is the company's own capital and 600 million yuan is the bank loan. Construction is expected to begin in June 2023 and trial production in June 2025. The construction period is expected to last 24 months.

Diren Automotive Technology has launched two new composite sandwich structure products for automotive rapid prototyping process

The Hexacore is a honeycomb core product designed for the high speed compression molding process used in the manufacture of lightweight Class A body panels, roof panels, closures, etc. During this process, a piece of Hexacore honeycomb is placed between two dry fiber pads. A mechanical grasping arm transfers the paving material to the spraying station, spraying polyurethane or other resins on both sides of the spraying station; The lamination is then transferred to a compression press for molding. Fasteners and trimming can be molded directly onto the part, and the final part is finished in a cycle time of 30-45 seconds.

TIME Bikes has announced the completion of America's largest carbon fiber bicycle factory in South Carolina

Carbon fiber bike frames are growing in popularity as they become more common and ideal for those on a tight budget. TIME Bike is investing $6.5 million to renovate a factory on 30 acres along the Asheville Highway in Landram. The process is expected to begin in April and will create 105 new jobs when completed.

Shangwei New Material and Mingyang Intelligent cooperation with EzCiclo recyclable thermosetting resin large blade successfully offline

Recently, Mingyang Intelligent and Shangwei New Materials cooperate to use EzCiclo recyclable thermosetting resin blades successfully offline in Inner Mongolia. The blade is the world's first large blade equipped with recyclable epoxy pultruded plate and recyclable sandwich material. It has become an important step on the journey of EzCiclo recyclable thermosetting resin applied to large wind power blades, and is also another milestone for Mingyang Intelligent and ZCIClo to achieve the goal of helping the national "double carbon".

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