24 August 2016
DETAILS
Solvay today inaugurates
a new carbon fiber production line
at its U.S. Piedmont Facility, South Carolina,
doubling production capacity of a key raw material
to make carbon fiber reinforced composite materials
and meeting increasing demand
for lightweighting composite materials
in the aerospace industry.
The new production line has won qualification by
The Boeing Company
to manufacture secondary structures such as
wing movable flaps and engine nacelles,
as well as interior applications.
The expansion covers the facilities and equipment
to convert acrylonitrile monomers
into standard modulus carbon fibers.
This type of fiber is used to manufacture
composite materials which have been
pre-impregnated for use in applications
on commercial and military planes.
Contact Solvay
Caroline Jacobs
Head of Corporate Media Relations
Maria Alcon Hidalgo
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