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Zoltek Receives Award for Carbon Fiber Innovation for the Automotive Industry Source: PR Newswire Panex® 35 is ideal for industries utilizing final products in functional, rather than decorative parts MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., July 1, 2013 /PRNewswire/ — Based on its recent analysis of the automotive carbon fiber market, Frost & Sullivan recognizes Zoltek Companies, Inc. […]

Source: WindPower Engineering & Development Carbon fiber has proven itself favorably in the wind industry. When compared to traditional materials, carbon fiber allows for thinner, longer, stronger, stiffer, and lighter turbine blades. The result is a larger swept area and more energy output. However, new demands to lower manufacturing costs without sacrificing quality have designers

Source: Canada News Wire Strategic partnership, proprietary production capability help set the pace Magna International Inc. announced that its Magna Exteriors and Interiors (MEI) operating unit, together with strategic development partner Zoltek, offers best-in-class capabilities in providing carbon fiber composite parts and systems for high-volume automotive applications to support automakers’ lightweighting initiatives. MEI and Zoltek,

Source: Reinforced Plastics Carbon fibre maker Zoltek Companies Inc reports net revenues of US$35.9 million for the first quarter of its 2013 fiscal year (ended 31 December 2012), down 23.7% on the first quarter of fiscal 2012. However, this is the company’s sixth consecutive quarter of profitability and it is optimistic about growth in the

Source: Reinforced Plastics Carbon fibre composites are well established in limited-edition cars. The development of materials and processes to enable their use in high volume vehicles is the challenge. In this article we review some of the developments announced this year. According to the Frost & Sullivan report “Supply Chain Analysis of the Automotive Carbon

The International Fiber Journal recently published an overview of Zoltek’s OPAN product line, Pyron. Pyron Takes the Heat: an Overview of Zoltek’s OPAN Product Line Pyron® fiber is an oxidized polyacrylonitrile (OPAN)  carbon fiber and the premier price/performance choice for fire and heat resistant applications. Zoltek has been producing  OPAN fiber for over 20 years,

Source: Composites Technology From its inception, the wind energy industry has had to fight to compete with other forms of electric power generation. Wind energy producers not only face that battle, but also wage war against each other for a competitive share in the wind market. Both battles boil down to a need to improve

ST. CHARLES, Mo. – A St. Charles-based business that has hired four military veterans in the past year under the Show-Me Heroes program is the recipient of the “Flag of Freedom” award from Gov. Jay Nixon. The Governor presented the designation to Zoltek Companies Inc. at a ceremony today. “I am proud to award the

Carbon fiber manufacturer, Zoltek Corporation (ZOLT), has taken a major step toward growing its carbon fiber prepreg capabilities by expanding into a new 135,000 sqft. facility just outside of St. Louis, MO. The new facility will house Zoltek’s prepreg manufacturing and new Technical Center. The company is making the move in response to the growing

By Composites World – 18 April 2010Zoltek Companies Inc. (St. Louis, Mo., USA) on April 12 announced the formation of a new subsidiary, Zoltek Automotive Inc., to speed the development of high-volume applications for lightweight carbon fibers within the automotive industry. More than a dozen Zoltek engineers and technicians from across Zoltek’s existing business, as