Hexcel at a glance


Hexcel provides a unique customer advantage as the only fully vertically integrated competitor in the advanced structural materials industry. All of the company’s global business units comprise a continuous manufacturing chain.

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Total 1998 Reinforcement Products Sales: $355 million

Markets

Electronics; space and defense; commercial aerospace; surface transportation; ballistics; civil engineering and construction; recreation

Applications

Raw materials for industrial fabrics and prepregs; filament winding for space and defense; printed circuit boards; laptop computers, cellular telephones; automotive; ferries and yachts; rocket motor casings; bullet resistant vests; windsurfing boards; window blinds

Facilities

United States:
Anderson, SC; Decatur, AL; Salt Lake City, UT; Seguin, TX; Statesville, NC; Washington, GA

 

Europe:
Décines, France; Les Avenières, France

 

Joint Ventures: Asahi-Schwebel, Osaka, Japan; CS-Interglas, Erbach, Germany; CS Tech-Fab, Anderson, SC

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Total 1998 Composite Materials Sales: $665 million

Markets

Commercial aerospace; space and defense; recreation; surface transportation; civil engineering and construction

Applications

Materials for aircraft surfaces (flaps, wing tips, elevators and fairings); aircraft structures and interiors; helicopter components; satellite launch vehicles; skis, snowboards, golf club shafts, fishing rods, and tennis rackets; automobile and truck parts; floor panels; high speed ferries and trains; wind energy blades

Facilities

United States: Burlington, WA; Casa Grande, AZ; Gilbert, AZ; Lancaster, OH; Livermore, CA; Pottsville, PA; Salt Lake City, UT

 

Europe:
Dagneux, France; Duxford, England; Linz, Austria; Parla, Spain; Swindon, England; Welkenraedt, Belgium

 

Joint Venture: DIC-Hexcel Ltd., Komatsu, Japan

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Markets

Commercial aerospace; space and defense; surface transportation; civil engineering and construction

Applications

Aircraft structures and finished aircraft components (including wing-to-body and flap track fairings, radomes, engine cowls, wing panels); OEM and retrofit aircraft interiors, including overhead stowage compartments, lavatories, sidewalls and ceilings; automobile and truck parts; rail car components

Facilities

United States: Bellingham, WA; Kent, WA

 

 

 

Joint Ventures: Tianjin, China (announced); Alor Setar, Malaysia (announced)