Hexcel and Vestas Expand Composite Materials Supply Agreement

Hexcel Corporation announced today that it has expanded its existing supply agreement with Vestas Wind Systems A/S to provide composite materials for new generation wind blades.

Under the terms of the multi-year agreement, Hexcel will supply Vestas with advanced prepreg (glass fiber-reinforced resin systems) manufactured at Hexcel plants in Neumarkt (Austria), Windsor (Colorado, USA) and Tianjin (China). Hexcel developed a new prepreg system specifically to meet the requirements for large thick structures such as wind blades. This product represents state-of-the-art technology in wind energy prepregs, allowing for significant energy savings in the curing process thanks to the low temperature cure cycle. It also enables much shorter cycle times for higher throughput,... ... More: Official Press Release Hexcel

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Hexcel, Vestas, composite, blades