TenCate to acquire Amber Composites

ALMELO, THE NETHERLANDS: TenCate has reached an agreement on the acquisition of Amber Composites, a UK-based manufacturer of thermoset composites for the industrial and automotive market. No financial details will be communicated regarding this transaction. The activities of TenCate in this market are mainly focused on aerospace, space and radome applications and within TenCate Advanced Composites concentrated in the US. The acquisition of Amber Composites will help accelerate activities in the European market in the field of thermoset composite materials.

As a result of the acquisition of Amber Composites, TenCate increases its presence in the market for industrial and automotive composites, tooling materials and in the aerospace market in Europe, with both thermoset and thermoplastic composites. Thermoset composites are used as an alternative for those applications that cannot be met by thermoplastic composites. This creates a one stop shop for customers of TenCate Advanced Composites.

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