See a List of Recent Composites-Related Announcements
7/26/19 – Tennessee Named Best Business Climate, No. 1 in Growth Potential
Tennessee has been named Best Business Climate in the U.S., according to Business Facilities’ 15th Annual Rankings Report…
5/10/19 – Techmer PM Opens Multimillion-Dollar Production Line
Techmer PM has had significant growth in the additive manufacturing materials market, and opened a new multimillion-dollar production line to support ongoing demands of the large-scale 3D printing industry…
1/8/19 – Composites Coalition Holds Interactive Composites Manufacturing Training Seminar
An interactive seminar was hosted at the University of Tennessee Fibers & Composites Manufacturing Facility (FCMF) on Tuesday, January 8. The session was led by Andy Pokelwaldt of the American Composites Manufacturing Association (ACMA)…
11/28/18 – Composites Coalition Quarterly Meeting
Thirty area professionals gathered on November 28 for 2018’s final Composites Coalition quarterly meeting, hosted at the Knoxville Chamber…
10/3/18 – HVA Students Tour 3D Printing Facility
Students from Hardin Valley Academy got an up-close look at a high-tech manufacturing facility. The tour was held at Local Motors, whose state-of-the-art “microfactory” is home to the world’s largest 3D printer…
Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development Commissioner Bob Rolfe and RMC Advanced Technologies officials announced today that the company will locate its U.S. headquarters and establish a manufacturing facility in Surgoinsville. The composite components manufacturer will invest $7 million and create 54 new jobs in Hawkins County…
4/12/18 – Van Hool NV to Establish First US Manufacturing Facility in Morristown
Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam, Department of Economic and Community Development Commissioner Bob Rolfe and Van Hool NV officials announced today that the Belgian company will establish its first U.S. manufacturing operation in Morristown and create nearly 640 jobs over the next five years…
4/3/18 – Composites Coalition Hosts First Quarterly Meeting
More than 60 people gathered on Feb. 28 for the first Composites Coalition quarterly meeting, hosted at the Knoxville Chamber…
11/16/17 – Knoxville-Oak Ridge Innovation Valley Announces Composites Coalition
Knoxville-Oak Ridge Innovation Valley, the regional economic development initiative led by the Knoxville Chamber, announced today at the JEC International Conference on Automotive Technology the launch of the Composites Coalition…
1/9/15 – President Obama Announces New Manufacturing Innovation Hub in Knoxville, Tennessee
A Knoxville-area based consortium of 122 companies, nonprofits, universities and research laboratories is partnering with the Department of Energy to create a more than $250 million manufacturing innovation institute focused on U.S. leadership in next-generation composite materials…