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Photo Credit: Hexcel Corp. Hexcel Corp. (Stamford, Conn., U.S.) announced on Feb. 1 Type Approval Certification of its HexPly M9 prepreg materials by DNV GL (Oslo, Norway). The addition of the HexPly M9 prepreg range to Hexcel’s comprehensive DNV GL-certified portfolio (the company received HexPly M79 prepreg certification back in June 2020) is said to offer ship and boat builders with optimal prepreg processing options. According to Hexcel, HexPly M9 prepregs enable short cure cycles at 100˚C and above. Offering processing ease and high mechanical performance, the product is availabl...

Photo Credit: Hexcel Hexcel Corp. (Stamford, Conn., U.S.) announced on Dec. 14 that the scope of its long-term supplier contract with Safran S.A. (Paris, France) has been expanded to include advanced composite materials for a broader range of commercial aerospace applications. “This contract expansion is the result of a successful, collaborative relationship between Safran and Hexcel that started more than 35 years ago to serve the aerospace industry,” says Thierry Merlot, president Aerospace Europe, Asia Pacific, Middle East, Africa and Industrial. “This agreement will further streng...

December 14, 2020 STAMFORD, Conn. — December 14, 2020 — Hexcel Corp. announced today that the scope of its long-term supplier contract with Safran S.A. has been expanded to include advanced composite materials for a broader range of commercial aerospace applications. For more than three decades, Hexcel has been a trusted, leading supplier of high-performance, advanced composites such as carbon fiber, adhesives, prepregs, dry fabrics, and honeycomb core to Safran programs. Since 2013, Hexcel HexTow® IM7 carbon fiber has been supplied for the LEAP*-1A, -1B and -1C engine programs. That con...