Carbon Fiber Knowledge
The latest from the world of advanced composites and carbon fiber technology.
Cement co-processing is rapidly becoming the default destination for the largest and most difficult composite scrap streams in Europe. Wind turbine blades and boat hulls are the two most visible examples: both are too large to recycle through ordinary mechanical reprocessing, both have
Spain is one of the most diversified carbon fiber consuming markets in Southern Europe, and in 2026 its growth is led by the wind energy value chain. The country combines large-scale onshore blade manufacturing, a mature installed wind fleet that is now being upgraded through blade exte
The 700-bar hydrogen truck tank has become the defining hardware of the heavy-duty fuel cell transition in Europe. Unlike passenger vehicles, where automakers still debate 350-bar versus 700-bar storage, the truck segment has effectively standardized on 700 bar because it is the only pr
A hydrogen refueling station is a pressure system arranged around one question: how to hold high-pressure gas between delivery and dispensing. Between the incoming hydrogen — truck-delivered, pipeline-fed, or made on site by electrolyzer — and the vehicle tank, the station needs buffer
Class-A is the automotive industry's shorthand for a surface good enough for the showroom: no visible waviness, no orange peel, perfect gloss and distinctness of image. Steel, aluminum, and thermoset panels have all met that bar for decades; carbon fiber panels must meet it too, but car
South Korea entered the carbon fiber race late and has since assembled one of the most complete domestic supply chains outside the traditional leaders. Hyosung Advanced Materials produces PAN-based carbon fiber under the Tansome brand; Kolon Industries supplies towpreg and aerospace-gra
Every large carbon fiber structure — a wing skin, a wind blade shear web, an automotive floor pan — starts with a decision about how to turn flat material into a three-dimensional shape. Automated fiber placement (AFP) extrudes slit tow directly onto a contoured tool, at the cost of mil
Qatar is a small country with an outsized industrial footprint. With the world's third-largest proven natural gas reserves and a per-capita GDP among the highest on earth, the state funnels hydrocarbon revenue into infrastructure, defense and prestige projects at a pace that keeps speci
In high-rate composite production — drone fuselages, automotive body panels, wind blade spar caps, aerospace skins — the cutting room is where material cost is won or lost. Prepreg and dry reinforcement fabric typically account for 40-60 percent of a composite part's cost, and the cutti