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VALLEY FORGE, Penn. (October 1, 2003) – Saint-Gobain Reinforcements combines the resources and product innovation of Saint-Gobain Vetrotex America and Saint-Gobain Technical Fabrics to offer the composites industry the full range of reinforcement products. Customers also benefit from investment in new capacity and extensive research and development that produce new solutions to ever more complex applications. Saint-Gobain Vetrotex America supplies glass fiber for reinforcement of resin systems in a wide variety of processes. These include pultrusion, closed and open mold, filament winding, panel lamination, preforming, sheet molding and bulk molding compounds, and extrusion and injection molding of reinforced thermoplastics. “We are very proud to offer the full package of reinforcements. We continue to provide an increasingly comprehensive product range of traditional reinforcements to serve the needs of our customers, as well as a number of new specialty products. This wide range of products enables our customers to one stop shop for their reinforcement needs. We find our customers’ requirement for various forms of fiberglass continuing to expand. Our commitment to research and technical service provides a continuing basis for partnerships with our customers. Innovative specialty products enable customers to expand their applications,” said David Eberhart, Director of Marketing for Vetrotex America. Saint-Gobain Technical Fabrics is a leading developer of high-performance fabric materials for specialized applications in fiber reinforced plastics and advanced composites. These technical fabrics combine high strength and light weight in all types of polymer based matrices. “Reinforcement fabrics are critical to the composites industry, and Saint-Gobain Technical fabrics is at the forefront in offering the full spectrum of reinforcement fabrics for conventional applications and new and emerging technologies,” said Ed Kilby, Group Marketing and Product Manager for Technical Fabrics. As a whole, Saint-Gobain Reinforcements is making a significant investment in production, research, and new product development, including special reinforcements that meet the requirements of a variety of demanding applications. Examples of successful new product development include pultrusion products for standard and phenolic applications, TwinTex® commingled glass and thermoplastic resin, specialty long-fiber products, Multicore® (a combination of chopped strand mat stitched on both sides of a synthetic core), and ARcotex™ anticorrosion solutions. |
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