Solvay and 3A Jointly Expand Production of Specialty Foam

Material supplier Solvay is working with composite materials manufacturer 3A Composites Company production of special foam, for high-end transportation applications.
The two sides will work together to 3A of US factory new foam extrusion capacity. The new production capacity is expected to be commissioned in 2016.
Solvay in Brussels, Belgium and Switzerland Horgen 3A of the company’s cooperation, the goal is to produce cost-effective customized alternative materials to replace traditional materials in order to achieve weight loss purposes.

The initial products will be based on Solvay’s Radel brand polyphenylene sulfide (PPS) foam and the “sandwich sandwich” material, has been used on the Airbus A350 aircraft and solar-powered aircraft Solar Impulse.
Solar Impulse at the beginning of March 1 Global flight from Abu Dhabi, will complete trip around the globe within five months.
Company officials said the commercial aircraft and high-speed trains are replacing heavier plastic and metal structures with special foam. Lightweight Application cooperation projects include the cockpit parts, pipes and trolleys.
Solvay’s global aerospace and composites business development manager Armin Klesing said the deal “will enable large-scale supply of high-tech bubble becomes possible to change the face of the industry.” He added that the new material will make parts production Suppliers also have insulating properties and fire resistance.

3A Company CEO Roman Thomassin said in the release: “Our partnership with Solvay will be born, a technology leader in the field of high-end lightweight foam.”

Solvay has 26,000 employees worldwide, in 2014 global sales of over 12 billion US dollars. 3A has 2500 employees, located in Horgen’s Schweiter Technologies affiliated companies. 3A company formerly known as Alcan Composites.