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4 days ago | 
compositesworld.com | Hannah Mason
Liux is gearing up for serial production of its flax fiber composite-intensive BIG electric vehicle (EV) prototype. Source | LiuxAutomotive startup Liux (Alicante, Spain) was founded in 2021 by business partners David Sancho and Antonio Espinosa with the goal of creating recycling solutions within the automotive composites market.
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3 weeks ago | 
hrcentre.uk.brightmine.com | Hannah Mason
Author: Hannah MasonAbsence rates indicate the health and wellbeing of your workforce, and collecting data on sickness leave can help to identify areas with high absence within your organisation. In this report, understand how your organisation's absence rates compare to others and hear from HR professionals on topics including initiatives to minimise absence and working with line managers to effectively manage the absence process.
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3 weeks ago | 
hrcentre.uk.brightmine.com | Hannah Mason
Author: Hannah MasonMany organisations opt to provide sick pay that exceeds the statutory minimum as a benefit for employees. This Brightmine research report outlines the standard rates and eligibility requirements for enhanced occupational sick pay schemes, allowing you to see how your organisation compares.
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1 month ago | 
compositesworld.com | Hannah Mason
Italian startup Levante has developed custom and standardized solar panels integrating recycled carbon fiber (rCF), thermoplastics and silicon solar cells to maximize both light weight for portability and rigidity for durability and protection while in use on boats, recreational vehicles (RVs) or other applications. Source | LevanteLevante (Bari, Italy) was founded in 2021 by husband and wife team Kim Myklebust and Sara Plaga.
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1 month ago | 
compositesworld.com | Hannah Mason
Nanotechnology startup TMTP Labs Inc. (New Orleans, La., U.S.), which specializes in graphene and advanced materials research, announces research and collaboration milestones toward industrial-scale production of its graphene products. The company has recently conducted research trials with the Mississippi Polymer Institute, comparing tensile and flexural testing of neat epoxy versus graphene-impregnated epoxy.
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1 month ago | 
compositesworld.com | Hannah Mason
JEC World 2025 featured a variety of composites innovations, including many related to new technologies, materials and applications of recycled materials and bio-based fibers or resins. Source | CWJEC World 2025, which took place in early March in Paris, France, presented an opportunity to learn about numerous new composites materials, process technologies, applications and companies all in one place. My CW colleagues and I will each recap some of the trends and technologies we saw at the show.
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1 month ago | 
compositesworld.com | Hannah Mason
Teijin Automotive Technologies’ North American headquarters in Auburn Hills, Michigan. Source | Teijin Automotive TechnologiesAurelius Private Equity Mid-Market Buyout (New York, N.Y., U.S.) announces the acquisition of Teijin Automotive Technologies North America (TAT-NA, Auburn Hills, Mich., U.S.) from parent company Teijin Ltd. (Tokyo, Japan). TAT-NA specializes in the development and production of advanced composite components for the global automotive and transportation industries.
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2 months ago | 
compositesworld.com | Hannah Mason
To demonstrate its focus on designing for circularity within the automotive market, Kautex Textron has developed prototype composite battery enclosures made from glass fiber and polyamide (PA) that is 100% sourced from recycled fishing nets. Source | Kautex Textron“We expect in the next few years that sustainability will be a must in the automotive industry.
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2 months ago | 
compositesworld.com | Hannah Mason
Energiestro co-founders Anne and André Gennesseaux (pictured) aimed to produce an affordable, scalable version of a flywheel energy storage system for use with renewable energy sources. The prototype solution they’ve developed and plan to commercialize is enabled by filament-wound glass fiber for prestressing a concrete rotor (at right).
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2 months ago | 
compositesworld.com | Hannah Mason
B&T Composites was founded to produce filament-wound glass and carbon fiber composite industrial components such as pipes. The company is also expanding into new technologies like photonic sensors, aerospace manufacturing and hydrogen storage tank development. Source (All Images) | B&T CompositesThree-time CW Top Shops honoree B&T Composites (Florina, Greece) was founded by electrical engineer Vasilis Tiriakidis.
