National Aerospace Labs sets up carbon fibre unit in B'lore.
Economic Times (New Delhi, India), November, 2006
Nov. 26--HYDERABAD, India -- The National Aerospace Laboratories (NAL) has set up the country's first carbon fibre manufacturing facility in Bangalore at an investment of about Rs 30 crore.
The plant will produce 20 tonne fibre per annum which would be used for light combat aircraft (LCA), missile and space programmes. NAL is currently in talks with private agencies for managing and operating the facility.
"Carbon fibre composites are extremely light and can address various issues related to the weight of an LCA or a missile. India imports carbon fibre from other countries, at present. It has many applications in aerospace and automobile industry," said A R Upadhyaya, director of NAL.
According to him, the largest consumers of carbon fibre...
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