Hexcel

Hexcel

Hexcel (nyse|HXL) is a materials company incorporated in Delaware and headquartered in Stamford, Connecticut that manufactures advanced structural materials. The company was founded in 1946 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 of fiberglass electronic materials; the number one producer of composite materials such as honeycomb, prepreg, film adhesives and sandwich 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, and Welkenraedt, 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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