Hexcel will supply advanced composites to the US bobsleigh and skeleton teams, according to JEC. The announcement names Hexcel as the composites supplier for both national teams. No further technical specifications, volumes, or timelines were disclosed in the source text.
Hexcel announced a partnership with USA Bobsled and Skeleton (USABS) at the 47G Zero Gravity Summit in Salt Lake City to provide composite materials for the development and manufacture of competition sleds.
SGL Carbon has sold its former Moses Lake plant for $70 million. The transaction divests the company's site in Moses Lake, with the $70 million figure as the stated sale value.
USA Bobsled is looking to aerospace technology as it prepares for Salt Lake City 2034, according to Inside The Games. The report links the team's preparations to aerospace composites suppliers including Hexcel, Teijin, SGL and Syensqo. No specific materials, equipment specifications or performance metrics were disclosed in the source text.
Hexcel published an article framing carbon fiber as a strategic capability America cannot afford to lose. The piece appeared via marketscreener.com and centers on the company's carbon fiber position. No additional technical metrics, capacities, or financial figures were disclosed in the source text.
USA Bobsled has struck deals to develop higher-tech sleds as it targets the 2034 Salt Lake City Games. The agreements aim to upgrade sled technology for the team's Olympic campaign.
USA Bobsled/Skeleton has teamed with Utah aerospace leaders to build the next generation of USA bobsleds. The partnership pairs the national team program with aerospace manufacturing expertise for the sled development effort.
Stamford-based Hexcel has hired about 525 workers worldwide this year, the company said. The hiring figure covers its global operations and was reported by the Hartford Business Journal.
SGL Carbon has sold its former carbon fiber facility in Moses Lake, USA. The company divested the site, which previously produced carbon fiber. No financial terms or buyer details were disclosed in the source text.
Hexcel is equipped to meet rising demand in its composite aerostructures and materials niche, according to Morningstar. The assessment centers on the company's composite aerostructures and materials business, though no specific capacity, financial, or technical figures were disclosed in the source text.
A cluster of venture-backed aerospace and composites companies in El Segundo, California, including Cambium, Varda Space Industries, Hybron, and Roboze, is reconfiguring a 70-year-old aerospace ecosystem around rapid iteration and vertical integration.
Oldroyd AS has developed the BasaBolt system, a hybrid basalt/glass fiber composite bolt and rebar mesh using Olin's Litestone 3000 epoxy, to replace steel in tunnel membrane installation. The system reduces weight by up to 70%, extends service life to 120 years, and cuts concrete use by 12% per 500 meters of tunnel, with delivery targeted for 2027 pending certification.
