Composites
For unmatched load-bearing capability, strength & cost optimization.
Recognized for their potential, the pursuit to develop Composites for mainline manufacturing, dates back to the early 1800s. Advent of polymer resins & polymerization in the 1880s was a huge leap for Composites. Introduction of epoxy resins to formulate Composite systems that used glass fibres as reinforcement, in late 1930s, ushered in a new era. Initially developed & primarily used for military purposes, FRP Composites with its unmatched lightweighting, load-bearing, & corrosion resistance properties, was rapidly embraced by industries to optimize lifetime cycle, efficiency & cost. Given their innate properties and performance attributes, industries like automotive, aerospace, marine, construction and energy have been early adopters of Epoxy-based Composites. Their versatility, compatibility and flexibility has seen design & manufacturing engineers integrating Composites into their blueprints & assembly lines.
Evolution of processes like Pultrusion, Vacuum Bag Molding & Filament Winding and new-age reinforcements like carbon fibre & para-aramid fibre, provided huge momentum to Composites. Accelerating the adoption of Epoxy-based Composites in large markets like automotive components, wind turbine blades, boats, consumer goods & corrosion-resistant industrial parts. End process advantages & structural superiority of final components has established Epoxy-based Composites as a go-to choice for the most demanding and versatile applications in aviation, satellites, sports & recreational goods, infrastructure, electronics, heavy industries and the energy sector for oil & gas exploration.
Aditya Birla Advanced Materials serves industries with a robust and ever-evolving portfolio of Composite systems. Customers across the globe rely on us as partners, to achieve their most demanding & innovative needs and address their biggest challenges. We’re committed to develop advance composite systems that will help businesses produce products with optimal weight-performance ratio and are cost-effective and planet-friendly.
Composites
Composites Applications
For outstanding endurance, versatility & recyclability
Wind Turbine, Rotor Blades
For unmatched strength-to-weight ratio
Light Weighting Solutions for Automotive
For maximum durability & greater safety
Composite Pressure Vessels
For outstanding stability and corrosion resistance
Composite Pipes
For excellent corrosion resistance, stability & durability
Composite Rebar
For optimal balance of mechanical & thermal properties
Tooling, Molds & Patterns
For outstanding strength, hydrophobicity & maximized uptime
Composite Insulators (Tubes/Rods)
For superior strength, adaptibility & versatility
Adhesives
Wind Turbine, Rotor Blades

Depletion of resources and rising prices of traditional energy sources stepped up the quest for alternative sources with a heightened focus on planet-friendly, safe and renewable sources. While the use of Wind Energy dates back to 1850s, it witnessed mainstreaming in the 1970s. As its popularity grew, the demand for more efficient & cost-effective windmills rose. Epoxy-based composites triggered transformational advancements in turbine rotor blade technology. It led to optimal aerodynamic rotor blade architecture with greater dimension stability that maximized the amount of energy harnessed from the wind. Ability to meet stringent process & application demands, has made epoxy thermosets a material of choice for designers and manufacturers.

Composite Epoxy Systems offer a unique combination of excellent mechanical properties, endurance capability, performance and cost effectiveness. Wind blade manufacturers, globally, choose from an extensive portfolio comprising Resin Infusion Systems, Resin Systems for Prepregs, Tooling Systems, Gel Coats, Expandable Epoxy Systems, Adhesives and Hand Lay-up Systems. These versatile systems are suitable for different processes & blade designs and perform under static & dynamic loading.

Sustained R&D has enabled the Wind Industry to derive cutting-edge performance with our novel offerings like ultra-slow resin infusion systems, instant thixotropic structural adhesives, slow reacting-high strength adhesives and fast-curing adhesives for repair, among others. Our latest innovation, the multiple award-winning, patented technology Recyclamine allows epoxy thermosets which are now non-recyclable to be, recovered, reused & repurposed. This facilitates end-of-life recycling and zero-waste manufacturing, thereby plugging into a circular economy. For several industries, ecological, environmental and societal impacts of composite waste are, now, a thing of the past.

Advantages
  • Superior adhesion for a wide service range
  • Outstanding toughness & stiffness
  • Excellent static & dynamic load handling
  • Uniform stress distribution across the structure
  • Rapid strength build-up
  • Excellent creep & shrinkage resistance
  • High thermal resistance & conductivity
  • Outstanding wettability & flow
  • Fast, easy & complete impregnation of fibres
  • Enables recovery & reuse of reinforcement
  • CMR-free & VOC-free variants
  • Non-toxic & DNV-GL approved variants
  • Low initial mix viscosity
  • Ultra-slow to fast reactivity
  • Thixotropic nature
  • Low exothermic heat even for thick sections
  • Adjustable pot-life over a wide range
  • Short de-molding time
  • Ideal for large to extra-large components
  • Suitable for varying environmental conditions

These are not common to all products within the portfolio. Choice of a product will depend on specific requirements for an application.

Resin Infusion Systems
Tooling Systems
Gel Coat Systems
Prepregs
Adhesive systems
Expandable epoxy
Hand Lay Up
Preform binder
Resin Infusion Systems
Resin Infusion Systems