Duxford, UK, 25 March 2008, Hexcel Corporation (NYSE:HXL) is pleased to announce that its newly developed Redux® 870 adhesive has achieved Airbus AIMS qualification 10-07-001.

Redux® 870 is a two-component, gap filling, high performance liquid shim adhesive that was developed by Hexcel to support Airbus requirements for new aircraft programmes.  The technical challenge was to provide a shimming adhesive that could be injected and did not suffer from significant slump.  The resulting product is easy to handle, has a long working life and cures at room temperature.  The cure process may be accelerated with heat to reduce production time.

“I am delighted that Redux® 870 has achieved an AIMS Qualification” said Neil Howard, European Marketing Manager.  “This is the culmination of a major Hexcel R&T effort to develop a superior shimming adhesive and it demonstrates Hexcel’s ongoing commitment to supplying the aerospace adhesives market.”

Other benefits of Redux® 870 are its outstanding compression and shear properties and performance at high temperatures.

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Hexcel Corporation is a leading advanced composites company. It develops, manufactures and markets lightweight, high-performance structural materials, including carbon fibres, reinforcements, prepregs, honeycomb, matrix systems, adhesives and composite structures, used in commercial aerospace, space and defence and industrial applications.

Contact: Rachel Woolerton
Tel: +44 1223 838370
Rachel.Woolerton@hexcel.com