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Hexcel Polyspeed Laminates Enable Elan to Produce the Lightest Snowboard Ever.

June 21, 2004 - Major ski and snowboard manufacturer, Elan, has developed one of the lightest snowboards in the industry using Hexcel's ultra-light Polyspeed(r) glass/epoxy laminates. The 04/05 Inverse is up to 600 grams lighter than boards of equivalent performance, with a weight-saving of 30-40%. The Inverse features a complete tip-to-tail wood core, sandwiched between skins of Hexcel's special ultra light Polyspeed laminates. The board is finished with the second generation of Elan's DG topsheet.

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