AMSTERDAM, THE NETHERLANDS: Sabic said that it has invested growth capital in composites specialist Airborne International BV (Airborne) in The Hague.
With this investment, Sabic joins a growth financing round by existing shareholders including Pangaea Ventures Fund III LP, HPE PRO Institutional Fund BV, Participatiemaatschappii Innovation Quarter BV and Innovatiefonds Brabant BV.
The financing round will contribute to Airborne’s full automation and digitisation of composite manufacturing of goods that require less weight and higher strength from an array of industries.
In many markets like aerospace, automotive, oil & gas, consumer electronics and sporting goods, lightweight and durability are key industry drivers. Continuous fibre reinforced thermoplastic composite materials offer the potential to address these needs. Sabic’s composite thermoplastic solutions coupled with Airborne’s know-how offers the unique opportunity to realise the mass production of lighter and stronger applications in a more cost-effective way.
Digital infrastructure for thermoplastic composite automation technologies
Airborne is a technology leader in the design, production and industrialisation of advanced composite products for aerospace and marine sectors. Airborne is on a growth path to become the leading platform in composite automated manufacturing technologies. With the new investment, Airborne will implement the digital infrastructure that will serve as a backbone for thermoplastic composite automation technologies.
Airborne is a technology leader in the design, production and industrialisation of advanced composite products for aerospace and marine sectors. Airborne is on a growth path to become the leading platform in composite automated manufacturing technologies. With the new investment, Airborne will implement the digital infrastructure that will serve as a backbone for thermoplastic composite automation technologies.
Sabic has taken a majority position in 2015 in unique technology for the production of high-performance unidirectional UDMAX tapes resulting in the formation of FRT. Sabic’s investment in Airborne will help enable Sabic to develop the next step in the value chain with a realisation of automated manufacturing for composites applications, with enhanced yields, cycle times and system cost.
“This investment and collaboration with Airborne will enable SABIC to take the next step in the commercialization of thermoplastic composites and help our customers to develop unique lightweight applications,” said Ernesto Occhiello, executive VP specialities strategic business unit at Sabic.
“Joining forces with Sabic is an important step towards our new strategy becoming a frontrunner in automation and digitisation of composite manufacturing. Attracting a preferred advanced chemicals supplier to invest in Airborne is a great confirmation of our strategy. We are very enthusiastic about the added value SABIC will bring to our company’s development and disruptive innovations,” said Arno van Mourik, founder and CEO of Airborne International.
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