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Hexcel to build prepreg facility in China
25 Oct '07
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Hexcel Corporation, in conjunction with Tianjin Xeda Administrative Committee, has announced further details of its plans to build a new prepreg plant in China. The new facility is intended to meet the strong demand for composites used in wind turbines.
China is experiencing major growth in its wind energy market and the country plans to double the amount of energy it obtains from renewable sources by 2020; a strategy that will require a major increase in the number of wind power plants in the country.
With the support of Xeda, Hexcel has secured a total floor area of 30 000m2 site in Tianjin, close to the facilities of major wind power customers.
The plant building area will occupy approximately 8,000m2 and manufacture HexPly epoxy resin prepregs, primarily for wind energy and industrial applications. Production at the new facility will commence in summer 2008.
Prepreg is fiber-reinforced resin system that cures under heat and pressure to produce structures with a very high strength to weight ratio.
Prepreg is widely used in the wind energy industry where its outstanding strength and low weight have enabled turbine blades to grow to giant proportions.
Mr Guoqing Zhang, Chief of Xiqing District said: “The Xiqing Economic Development Area (XEDA), a leading international industrial park in Tianjin, is very proud to welcome Hexcel as a new member of its family."
"This new partnership rewards XEDA's continuing strategy in expanding the zone support for alternative energies of the future."
China is experiencing major growth in its wind energy market and the country plans to double the amount of energy it obtains from renewable sources by 2020; a strategy that will require a major increase in the number of wind power plants in the country.
With the support of Xeda, Hexcel has secured a total floor area of 30 000m2 site in Tianjin, close to the facilities of major wind power customers.
The plant building area will occupy approximately 8,000m2 and manufacture HexPly epoxy resin prepregs, primarily for wind energy and industrial applications. Production at the new facility will commence in summer 2008.
Prepreg is fiber-reinforced resin system that cures under heat and pressure to produce structures with a very high strength to weight ratio.
Prepreg is widely used in the wind energy industry where its outstanding strength and low weight have enabled turbine blades to grow to giant proportions.
Mr Guoqing Zhang, Chief of Xiqing District said: “The Xiqing Economic Development Area (XEDA), a leading international industrial park in Tianjin, is very proud to welcome Hexcel as a new member of its family."
"This new partnership rewards XEDA's continuing strategy in expanding the zone support for alternative energies of the future."
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