Forvia and Anand Group have agreed to form a seating joint venture in India. The agreement was reported by Automotive World; no financial terms, capacity figures, or timelines were disclosed in the source text.
Forvia and Anand Group have joined forces to accelerate seating growth in India through a new partnership. The collaboration combines the two companies' capabilities to expand seating operations in the Indian market.
Innova is adding nine presses and a third plant in Mexicali as part of its latest expansion. The reported details cover only the press count and the new site; specific tonnage, commissioning dates, and product lines were not disclosed.
Extec Corp.@ExtecCorpPulse Score1515The American Composites Manufacturers Association will hold its North American Pultrusion Conference on April 13–15, 2027, in downtown Chicago, in collaboration with EPTA and WPC. The three-day event is expected to draw 200+ industry leaders, customers, OEMs, and suppliers, with two keynotes and an onsite exhibit hall covering pultrusion standards, technology, and trends.
The FRP in Sustainable Buildings Program is offering FRP manufacturers participation opportunities at the AIA Conference on Architecture & Design 2027, held May 19–22, 2027, in Philadelphia, PA. Participating companies can reach architects, specifiers, designers, and building officials through educational programming, product visibility, and networking. An informational webinar on participation opportunities is scheduled for November 18, 2026, from 1:00–1:45 p.m. ET.
ACMA will hold its Composites 2027 Fly-In in Washington, D.C., from June 8-10, bringing industry leaders together to meet directly with Members of Congress, federal agencies, and key decision-makers. Attendees will advocate for policies advancing composite materials across critical markets and gain insight into upcoming federal legislation, regulations, and funding opportunities. The event also targets partnerships in infrastructure, housing, and defense.
Jonathan | Fabworks 🏭@jonathan_sessaPulse Score55Jonathan Sessa thanked @JulianFried for hosting and said he had a great time seeing the robots.
CAMX 2027, the Composites and Advanced Materials Expo, will take place October 18–21, 2027, at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, CA. The event is positioned around cutting-edge technology, networking, and inspiration for the composites and advanced materials industry.
The Trump Administration expanded its Section 338 tariff actions against Canada, bringing finished composites into scope while carbon fiber, glass fiber, and the most common composites resin systems remain outside the tariffs.
Congress passed a continuing resolution last week that extends both current surface transportation funding and EPA's authority to collect fees under the Toxic Substances Control Act until December.
RACE Composite Repair@RACECompRepairPulse Score11To Sweet Springs we go! The POWRi National & West Midget Leagues kick off Night 1 of the Summer Sendoff tonight at Sweet Springs Motorsports Complex.
The SBA has proposed raising small-business size standards for 436 of the 1,037 industries it reviewed, expanding eligibility for SBA-backed loans, guarantees, lower taxes, and certain compliance exemptions.
Kevin Wyss, director of graphene applications at Avadain Graphene, told Composites Manufacturing that graphene performance in FRP composites depends on lateral flake size, thickness, defect density, dispersion quality, and resin compatibility rather than the generic label.
Dr. Nagesh Ramaswamy and a University of Houston research team designed, validated, and constructed a full-scale overhead highway sign structure using retired GE37 wind turbine blade sections supplied by Carbon Rivers as primary columns and horizontal members.
Manufacturing & Process Note: Repurposing retired blade spar caps with tensile strengths near 90 ksi shifts the cost burden from raw material procurement to inspection and connection engineering; plant managers should budget for non-destructive testing of legacy laminates and for specialized load-transfer hardware before committing to structural reuse programs.
Volkswagen and supplier Magna are producing rear spoilers, wingflaps and pillar trims for the ID. Buzz using Röhm's PLEXIGLAS® PMMA molding compound in Piano Black via a mold-in-color process that removes the need for coating.
Manufacturing & Process Note: Mold-in-color PMMA eliminates coating energy and VOC emissions, but the EU End-of-Life Vehicles Directive entering into force in 2026 will require a documented recycling route for every plastic component, so material selection must now be paired with end-of-life planning.
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Randomly caught the @J_Boxell44 crash at @EldoraSpeedway. #letsracetwo
RACE Composite Repair@RACECompRepairPulse Score33Tune into @FS1 right now for the @HighLimitRacing feature! Should be good!
RACE Composite Repair@RACECompRepairPulse Score1212RACE Composite Repair@RACECompRepairPulse Score1818Autoliv has published its Annual and Sustainability Report 2024. The report covers the company's annual performance and sustainability activities; no further figures or targets are disclosed in the source text.
Autoliv has developed a foldable steering wheel, according to the company's own announcement. The source provides no further technical specifications, materials, dimensions, or production timeline for the foldable steering wheel.
