- Hexcel
Hexcel (nyse|HXL) is a materials company incorporated in
Delaware and headquartered inStamford, Connecticut that manufactures advanced structural materials. The company was founded in1946 and its first product was supplying honeycomb for the construction of military bombers.As of 2005, Hexcel's business was broken down into three divisions: reinforcements, composites and structures. It sells to a number of industries such as
aerospace , defense,automotive , electronic, marine, wind energy and recreation.As it states on its website ( [http://www.hexcel.com/ www.hexcel.com] ): "Hexcel is the largest US producer of
carbon fiber ; the world’s largest weaver of structural fabrics; the leading global producer offiberglass electronic materials; the number one producer of composite materials such as honeycomb,prepreg , filmadhesives andsandwich panels; and a leading manufacturer of composite parts and structures."Hexcel has manufacturing facilities in
West Valley City, Utah ,Casa Grande, Arizona ,Seguin, Texas ,Decatur, Alabama ,Burlington, Washington ,Parla ,Spain ,Duxford ,Cambridgeshire ,Les Avenieres, France ,Dagneux ,France , andWelkenraedt ,Belgium .Hexcel is publicly traded on the
New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol [http://www.nyse.com/about/listed/lcddata.html?ticker=HXL HXL] .External links
* [http://www.hexcel.com/ Hexcel]
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