Hexcel is a materials company incorporated in Delaware

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 and headquartered in Stamford, Connecticut

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 that manufactures advanced composite materials and structural parts. The company was founded in 1946 and its first product was supplying honeycomb for the construction of military bombers.

Hexcel's primary markets are aerospace

Aerospace

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, defense, wind energy

Wind energy

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 and high performance industrial markets including automotive, marine and recreation. In 1971 Hexcel was famous for the manufacture of alpine skis; these days Hexcel is a major supplier of composite materials for ski and snowboard manufacture, supplying the leading brands.

As it states on its website (www.hexcel.com): "Hexcel is the largest US producer of carbon fiber

Carbon fiber

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; a major weaver of structural fabrics; the number one producer of composite materials such as honeycomb, prepreg, film adhesives and sandwich

Sandwich

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 panels; and a leading manufacturer of composite parts and structures."

Hexcel has manufacturing facilities in West Valley City, Utah

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, Casa Grande, Arizona

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, Seguin, Texas

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, Decatur, Alabama

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, Pottsville, Pennsylvania

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, Burlington, Washington

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, Parla

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, Spain

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, Duxford

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, Cambridgeshire

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, Neumarkt im Hausruckkreis

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, Austria

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, Tianjin

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, China

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, Les Avenieres, France, Dagneux

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, France

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, and Welkenraedt

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, Belgium

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.

Hexcel is publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange

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under the ticker symbol HXL.