HISTORY

COMPANY		PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT
1978	Newport Adhesives established	1978	NB 101 General purpose adhesive introduced. NB 109 Flame retardant adhesive indroduced.
1981	Newport Composites established	1987	NB 301 Toughened general purpose resin introduced.
1990	Companies joined to form Newport Adhesives and Composites, Inc (NAC)	1996	NB304-1 Highly toughened epoxy resin introduced.
1990	Acquired by Mitsubishi Rayon Co. Ltd.	1997	NB321 high temperature general aviation epoxy resins introduced.
1993	Relocated to a new 150,000-square-feet site in Irvine, California	1998	NB308 Clear epoxy resin introduced.
1995	45% growth since NAC founded	1999	AL, Cu Metal mesh reinforced adhesive introduced as lightning strike adhesive.
1996	Increased plant production capacity 1996-2000	2000	WDE Epoxy towpreg introduced. NB307 Toughen epoxy introduced.
2001	ISO 9001:1994 registration compliance	2001	FAA certification for NB321 resin system, WDE qualified for use in pressure vessel market.
2003	ISO 9001:2000 registration compliance	2002	NB301, NB307 qualified in UAV applications.
2003	Sales doubled since formation of NAC.	2003	LTC 4300 Low temp cure epoxy introduced, NB307 qualified in wind energy application.
2009	ISO 9001:2008 registration compliance	2005	TB3500 High bond strength adhesive introduced.