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Cytec Selected as Preferred Advanced
Materials Supplier
for LEAP-1 Engine Program
Paris, France, June 18, 2013 – Cytec Industries Inc.
(NYSE:CYT) announced today its selection as the preferred
advanced materials supplier for the Leading Edge Aviation
Propulsion (LEAP*) high-bypass turbofan engine program.
Developed by CFM International, a joint venture between Snecma (Safran)
and GE Aviation, the LEAP-1 engine program’s use of advanced
composite materials will reduce the weight by an estimated 500
pounds per aircraft. According to Safran, the next-generation
engine will reduce fuel consumption by 15 percent, nitrogen
oxide emissions by 50 percent and noise by 15 decibels.
LEAP-1 engines are an option for Airbus’s A320neo program and
have been selected for the C919 program, COMAC’s new
single-aisle commercial jet. Cytec is planning to expand
production capacities in Europe and the U.S. to support the LEAP
engine program.
"The great success of the LEAP engine will generate a production
ramp-up extremely fast." said Xavier Dessemond, Vice President
Purchasing of Safran. "Our partner CYTEC already selected on
Leap-1A and Leap-1C applications, understood the need to set up
a full production capacity from the entry into service of the
LEAP."
The LEAP-1 engine will utilize Cytec’s CYCOM® PR520 RTM resin
system via its fan blades and containment cases based on its
unique performance characteristics. CYCOM PR520 offers superior
damage tolerance and good strain capability required for primary
structure aerospace applications. CYCOM PR520 performance
characteristics widen the resin infusion processing window and
help assure full fiber wetting.
“Cytec congratulates Safran and GE Aviation on the success of
the LEAP-1 engine program and their innovative use of advanced
composite materials,” said Chris Pederson, Vice President,
Commercial Aerospace Materials. “Cytec is committed to deliver
advanced material technologies that address and surpass customer
requirements globally and optimize performance, production and
manufacturing costs.”
Cytec develops advanced prepregs, resins and adhesives that are
widely used in the aerospace and high performance industrial
applications. Our composite products are complemented by a range
of process materials. Paris Air Show attendees can learn
more about Cytec’s advanced material and process technologies at
the Cytec Industries chalet C4 or by visiting
www.cytec.com.
Corporate Profile
Cytec’s vision is to deliver specialty material and chemical
technologies beyond our customers’ imagination. Our focus on
innovation, advanced technology and application expertise
enables us to develop, manufacture and sell products that change
the way our customers do business. Our pioneering products
perform specific and important functions for our customers,
enabling them to offer innovative solutions to the industries
that they serve. Our products serve a diverse range of end
markets including aerospace and industrial materials, mining and
plastics.
* The LEAP engine family is a product of
CFM International, a 50/50 joint company between Snecma (Safran)
and GE. CFM is the world’s largest commercial aircraft engine
supplier, and the company has delivered 25,000 engines to more
than 530 operators around the globe. The CFM56 fleet has logged
more than 635 million flight hours in the past 30 years as the
most reliable engines in the air.
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