Our composite solutions help our customers enhance performance of their products while reducing weight, which decreases fuel consumption and associated carbon emissions. We have lightweight solutions that reduce noise pollution and solutions that help to produce clean and renewable energy.
The lightweight, adaptable nature of our materials makes products lighter, stronger and more durable. Therefore, our overall impact on the global environment is closely linked with our customers and their efforts to make products with a reduced impact on the environment. Whether the goal is to reduce fuel consumption, minimize total lifecycle operating and maintenance costs or lessen engine noise . . . or to support the production of longer and lighter wind turbine blades . . . Hexcel composites are a vital component in the process.
Each new generation of commercial aircraft has used increasing quantities of advanced composites to replace metals and reduce weight for more fuel-efficient aircraft with lower CO2 emissions. Every kilogram of fuel saved by an aircraft reduces CO2 emissions by more than three kilograms1.
Moreover, composite-based parts are corrosion resistant and stronger, leading to longer-life and increased safety and performance.
1 IATA: https://www.iata.org/contentassets/922ebc4cbcd24c4d9fd55933e7070947/icop_faq_general-for-airline-participants.pdf (refer to pages 8 and 9).
2 Airbus: https://aircraft.airbus.com/en/aircraft/a350/a350-less-weight-less-fuel-more-sustainable And Table 1, pg. 15 IATA Aircraft technology roadmap to 2050:
https://www.iata.org/en/programs/environment/technology-roadmap/
3 Airbus: https://www.airbus.com/en/newsroom/press-releases/2013-10-airbus-launches-sharklet-retrofit-for-in-service-a320-family
4 Airbus: https://www.airbus.com/en/newsroom/news/2017-08-composites-airbus-continues-to-shape-the-future
5 CFM: https://www.cfmaeroengines.com/engines/leap/
6 Boeing Company: https://boeing.mediaroom.com/2016-06-03-Boeing-reports-environmental-progress