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To: TobagoJack who wrote (59228)	1/21/2005 10:56:14 AM
From: Snowshoe	Read Replies (1) of 74559

Steel is a barbarous relic... Zoltek Wins Major Contract for Reinforcing Concrete With Carbon Fiber Monday January 17, 5:04 pm ET ST. LOUIS, Jan. 17 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Zoltek Companies, Inc. (Nasdaq: ZOLT - News) today reported that it has signed a multiyear supply agreement with TechFab, LLC that marks the start of commercial shipments of carbon fiber for an application of considerable potential: the use of carbon fibers as a reinforcing material that will add strength and provide dramatic weight savings in concrete components and structures that are far less bulky than conventional steel-reinforced structures. Using Zoltek carbon fiber, TechFab, LLC of Anderson, South Carolina, has developed a patented carbon reinforcing grid (known as C-GRID (TM)) that can deliver up to seven times the tensile strength of steel reinforcement by weight. That allows designers and engineers to build streamlined structures from precast concrete that are just as strong as conventional steel reinforced sections, but weigh less than half as much with improved corrosion resistance, durability and insulation properties. In addition, the reduced weight contributes to lower shipping and erection costs, and possible substructure savings. New architectural, industrial and residential precast products incorporating C-GRID are now possible. biz.yahoo.com

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