HEXCEL CORP /DE/
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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                             WASHINGTON, D. C. 20549

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                                    FORM 10-Q

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X                QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D)

                     OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

                      For the Quarter Ended March 31, 2000

                                       or

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            Transition Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15 (d) of the
                         Securities Exchange Act of 1934

                        For the transition period from to

                          Commission File Number 1-8472

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                               HEXCEL CORPORATION

             (EXACT NAME OF REGISTRANT AS SPECIFIED IN ITS CHARTER)
                               Delaware 94-1109521
          (STATE OF INCORPORATION) (I.R.S. EMPLOYER IDENTIFICATION NO.)

                               Two Stamford Plaza
                              281 Tresser Boulevard
                        Stamford, Connecticut 06901-3238
              (ADDRESS OF PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICES AND ZIP CODE)
       Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (203) 969-0666

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     Indicate  by check mark  whether the  registrant  (1) has filed all reports
required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the  Securities  Exchange  Act of
1934  during  the  preceding  12 months  (or for such  shorter  period  that the
registrant was required to file such reports),  and (2) has been subject to such
filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes X No

     Indicate by check mark whether the  registrant  has filed all documents and
reports  required  to be  filed by  Section  12,  13 or 15(d) of the  Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 subsequent to the  distribution of securities  under a plan
of reorganization confirmed by a US Bankruptcy Court.
Yes  X         No

     Indicate  the  number of  shares  outstanding  of each of the  registrant's
classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date.

                       CLASS                        OUTSTANDING AT MAY 10, 2000
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                   COMMON STOCK                              36,650,246

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                       HEXCEL CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

                                      INDEX

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PART I.    FINANCIAL INFORMATION

   ITEM 1.    Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

               o   Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets--
                   March 31, 2000 and December 31, 1999                        2

               o   Condensed Consolidated Statements of
                   Operations -- The Quarters Ended
                   March 31, 2000 and 1999                                     3

               o   Condensed Consolidated Statements of
                   Cash Flows -- The Quarters Ended
                   March 31, 2000 and 1999                                     4

               o   Notes to Condensed Consolidated
                   Financial Statements                                        5

   ITEM 2.    Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial
               Condition and Results of Operations                            12

   ITEM 3.    Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk      19

PART II.      OTHER INFORMATION

   ITEM 6.    Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K                                19


SIGNATURE                                                                     20





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<TABLE>

                          PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

ITEM 1.  CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

HEXCEL CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

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                                                                                         UNAUDITED
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<CAPTION>
<S>                                                                             <C>                 <C>
                                                                                  MARCH 31,        DECEMBER 31,
(IN MILLIONS, EXCEPT PER SHARE DATA)                                                   2000                1999
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ASSETS
Current assets:

  Cash and cash equivalents                                                     $       4.8         $       0.2
   Accounts receivable                                                                177.1               158.6
   Inventories                                                                        164.0               153.7
   Prepaid expenses and other assets                                                    3.7                 5.1
   Deferred tax asset                                                                  10.1                10.2
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   Total current assets                                                               359.7               327.8

Property, plant and equipment                                                         612.2               614.5

Less accumulated depreciation                                                        (230.5)             (222.4)
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  Net property, plant and equipment                                                   381.7               392.1

Goodwill and other purchased intangibles, net of accumulated
  amortization of $28.2 in 2000 and $24.9 in 1999                                     407.6               411.2
Investments in affiliated companies and other assets                                  141.0               130.8
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Total assets                                                                    $   1,290.0         $   1,261.9
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LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
Current liabilities:

  Notes payable and current maturities of capital lease obligations             $      26.4         $      34.3
  Accounts payable                                                                     88.7                80.3
  Accrued liabilities                                                                  94.8                95.9
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  Total current liabilities                                                           209.9               210.5

Long-term notes payable and capital lease obligations                                 738.3               712.5
Indebtedness to a related party                                                        24.1                24.1
Other non-current liabilities                                                          47.4                44.7
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Total liabilities                                                                   1,019.7               991.8

Stockholders' equity:
Preferred stock, no par value, 20.0 shares authorized,
  no shares issued or outstanding in 2000 and 1999                                        -                   -
Common stock, $0.01 par value, 100.0 shares authorized, shares
  issued and outstanding of 37.5 in 2000 and 37.4 in 1999                               0.4                 0.4
Additional paid-in capital                                                            274.2               273.6
Retained earnings                                                                      14.2                11.6
Accumulated other comprehensive loss                                                   (7.8)               (4.8)
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                                                                                      281.0               280.8
Less - treasury stock, at cost, 0.8 shares in 2000 and 1999                           (10.7)              (10.7)
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Total stockholders' equity                                                            270.3               270.1
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Total liabilities and stockholders' equity                                      $   1,290.0         $   1,261.9
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<FN>

THE  ACCOMPANYING  NOTES ARE AN INTEGRAL  PART OF THESE  CONDENSED  CONSOLIDATED
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
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</TABLE>

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<TABLE>

HEXCEL CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
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                                                                                             UNAUDITED
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<CAPTION>
<S>                                                                               <C>               <C>
                                                                                     QUARTER ENDED MARCH 31,
(IN MILLIONS, EXCEPT  PER SHARE DATA)                                                   2000              1999
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Net sales                                                                         $    279.8        $    316.2
Cost of sales                                                                          217.6             245.4
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  Gross margin                                                                          62.2              70.8

Selling, general and administrative expenses                                            32.9              34.4
Research and technology expenses                                                         6.3               6.5
Business consolidation expenses                                                          1.2               2.8
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  Operating income                                                                      21.8              27.1

Interest expense                                                                        18.4              19.1
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Income before income taxes                                                               3.4               8.0
Provision for income taxes                                                               1.2               2.8
Equity in income of affiliated companies                                                (0.4)                -
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Net income                                                                        $      2.6        $      5.2
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Net income per share:
  Basic                                                                           $     0.07        $     0.14
  Diluted                                                                               0.07              0.14

Weighted average shares:
  Basic                                                                                 36.6              36.4
  Diluted                                                                               36.8              36.5
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<FN>

THE  ACCOMPANYING  NOTES ARE AN INTEGRAL  PART OF THESE  CONDENSED  CONSOLIDATED
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
</FN>
</TABLE>


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<TABLE>

HEXCEL CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
<CAPTION>
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                                                                                                UNAUDITED
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<S>                                                                                  <C>                <C>
                                                                                           QUARTER ENDED MARCH 31,
(IN MILLIONS)                                                                               2000               1999
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CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES
  Net income                                                                         $       2.6        $       5.2
  Reconciliation to net cash provided by (used for) operations:
    Depreciation and amortization                                                           15.0               15.6
    Deferred income taxes                                                                   (4.5)              (1.2)
    Accrued business consolidation expenses                                                  1.2                2.8
    Business consolidation payments                                                         (2.0)              (2.2)
    Equity in income of affiliated companies                                                (0.4)                 -
    Working capital changes and other                                                      (18.0)              (2.9)
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  Net cash provided by (used for) operating activities                                      (6.1)              17.3
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CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES
  Capital expenditures                                                                      (4.4)              (9.4)
  Investments in affiliated companies                                                       (3.4)                 -
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  Net cash used for investing activities                                                    (7.8)              (9.4)
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CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES
  Proceeds from (repayments of) the senior credit facility, net                             26.5             (229.3)
  Proceeds from (repayments of) long-term debt and capital lease obligations, net           (7.9)             225.7
  Debt issuance costs                                                                       (0.9)              (9.0)
  Activity under stock plans                                                                 0.1                0.2
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  Net cash provided by (used for) financing activities                                      17.8              (12.4)
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Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents                                 0.7               (0.5)
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Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents                                                    4.6               (5.0)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year                                               0.2                7.5
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Cash and cash equivalents at end of period                                           $       4.8        $       2.5
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<FN>

THE  ACCOMPANYING  NOTES ARE AN INTEGRAL  PART OF THESE  CONDENSED  CONSOLIDATED
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
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</TABLE>



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HEXCEL CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(IN MILLIONS, EXCEPT PER SHARE AMOUNTS)

NOTE 1 -- BASIS OF ACCOUNTING

     The  accompanying  condensed  consolidated  financial  statements have been
prepared  from the  unaudited  records of Hexcel  Corporation  and  subsidiaries
("Hexcel" or the  "Company") in accordance  with generally  accepted  accounting
principles, and, in the opinion of management, include all adjustments necessary
to present fairly the balance sheet of the Company as of March 31, 2000, and the
results of operations  and cash flows for the quarters  ended March 31, 2000 and
1999. The condensed consolidated balance sheet of the Company as of December 31,
1999 was derived  from the audited  1999  consolidated  balance  sheet.  Certain
information and footnote  disclosures  normally included in financial statements
have been  omitted  pursuant  to rules and  regulations  of the  Securities  and
Exchange Commission. Certain prior quarter amounts in the condensed consolidated
financial statements have been reclassified to conform to the 2000 presentation.
These condensed  consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction
with the  consolidated  financial  statements and notes thereto  included in the
Company's 1999 Annual Report on Form 10-K.

<TABLE>
NOTE 2 -- INVENTORIES
<S>                                                                             <C>                 <C>
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Raw materials                                                                   $         73.4      $         55.5
Work in progress                                                                          54.9                47.8
Finished goods                                                                            35.7                50.4
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Total inventories                                                               $        164.0      $        153.7
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NOTE 3 -- NOTES PAYABLE, CAPITAL LEASE OBLIGATIONS AND INDEBTEDNESS TO A RELATED PARTY

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                                                                                       3/31/00            12/31/99

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Senior credit facility                                                          $        330.8      $        303.0
European credit and overdraft facilities                                                   6.4                14.8
Senior subordinated notes, due 2009                                                      240.0               240.0
Convertible subordinated notes, due 2003                                                 114.4               114.4
Convertible subordinated debentures, due 2011                                             25.6                25.6
Various notes payable                                                                      0.4                 0.4
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Total notes payable                                                                      717.6               698.2
Capital lease obligations                                                                 47.1                48.6
Senior subordinated note payable to a related party,
  net of  unamortized  discount of $0.9 as of March 31, 2000 and
  December 31, 1999                                                                       24.1                24.1
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Total notes payable, capital lease obligations and
  indebtedness to a related party                                               $        788.8      $        770.9
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                                                                                      3/31/00            12/31/99

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Notes payable and current maturities of long-term liabilities                   $        26.4       $        34.3
Long-term notes payable and capital lease obligations,
  less current maturities                                                               738.3               712.5
Indebtedness to a related party                                                          24.1                24.1
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Total notes payable, capital lease obligations and
  indebtedness to a related party                                               $       788.8       $       770.9
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SENIOR CREDIT FACILITY

     In connection  with the acquisition of the industrial  fabrics  business of
Clark-Schwebel,  Inc. on September 15, 1998, Hexcel obtained a new global credit
facility  (the  "Senior  Credit  Facility")  to:  (a) fund the  purchase  of the
industrial  fabrics  business;  (b) refinance the Company's  existing  revolving
credit facility; and (c) provide for ongoing working capital and other financing
requirements of the Company. The Senior Credit Facility was subsequently amended
on January 21, 1999,  August 13, 1999 and March 7, 2000,  to  accommodate  among
other things, the issuance of $240.0 of 9.75% senior  subordinated notes and the
impact of the decline in the Company's  operating  results on certain  financial
covenants.

     Effective  with the March 7, 2000,  amendment,  the Senior Credit  Facility
provides  Hexcel with  approximately  $516.5 of borrowing  capacity,  subject to
certain  limitations.  Interest on outstanding  borrowings  ranges from 0.75% to
3.00% in excess of the applicable London interbank rate, or at the option of the
Company,  from 0.0% to 2.00% in  excess  of the base rate of the  administrative
agent for the lenders.  Prior to March 2000,  the upper limits of these interest
ranges  were 2.75% and  1.75%,  respectively.  In  addition,  the Senior  Credit
Facility  is subject to a  commitment  fee that  ranges  from 0.23% to 0.50% per
annum of the total  facility.  The Senior Credit Facility is secured by a pledge
of shares of certain of Hexcel's subsidiaries, as well as a security interest in
certain U.S.  accounts  receivable,  inventories,  and machinery and  equipment.
Further, under certain defined circumstances,  the Company has agreed to provide
the  lenders  with a security  interest  in  certain  additional  U.S.  accounts
receivable,  inventories,  machinery  and  equipment,  and land and buildings on
September 30, 2000.  The Company is subject to various  financial  covenants and
restrictions  under the Senior  Credit  Facility,  including a limitation on the
redemption  of capital  stock and a general  prohibition  against the payment of
dividends.

     As further discussed in Note 9, Hexcel completed the sale of its Bellingham
aircraft interiors business on April 26, 2000, and used approximately  $111.6 of
net  proceeds  from the sale to repay  outstanding  term debt  under the  Senior
Credit  Facility.  As a result of this repayment,  the total borrowing  capacity
available  to the Company  under the Senior  Credit  Facility  was reduced  from
approximately  $516.5 to approximately  $405.  Outstanding  borrowings under the
Senior Credit  Facility  totaled $212.8 on April 26, 2000, and unused  borrowing
capacity was  approximately  $182.1 at that date. The Senior Credit  Facility is
scheduled to expire in September 2004, except for approximately $59 which is due
for repayment in September 2005.

SENIOR SUBORDINATED NOTES DUE 2009

     On January 21, 1999, the Company issued $240.0 of 9.75% senior subordinated
notes due 2009. The senior subordinated notes are general unsecured  obligations
of Hexcel.


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SENIOR SUBORDINATED NOTE PAYABLE TO A RELATED PARTY

     The senior  subordinated notes payable to a related party, are payable to a
significant  shareholder and  subsidiaries of the  shareholder,  and are general
unsecured  obligations  of Hexcel.  Effective  February  2000,  these notes bear
interest  at a rate of 11.0% per annum,  a rate which will  increase by 0.5% per
annum each February thereafter until the notes mature in 2003. Prior to February
2000 and February  1999,  these notes bore  interest at a rate of 10.5% and 7.5%
per annum, respectively.

NOTE 4 -- BUSINESS CONSOLIDATION PROGRAMS

     Total  accrued  business  consolidation  expenses at December  31, 1999 and
March 31, 2000,  activity  during the quarter ended March 31, 2000,  and a brief
description for each of the Company's business  consolidation  programs,  are as
follows:
<TABLE>
<S>                                                              <C>                    <C>              <C>
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                                                                     SEPTEMBER         DECEMBER
                                                                       1999              1998
                                                                      PROGRAM           PROGRAM          TOTAL
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BALANCE AS OF DECEMBER 31, 1999                                  $          3.1         $     1.0        $     4.1
Business consolidation expenses                                             1.2                 -              1.2
Cash expenditures                                                          (1.6)             (0.4)            (2.0)
Reclassification to accrued liabilities                                       -              (0.6)            (0.6)
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BALANCE AS OF MARCH 31, 2000                                     $          2.7         $       -        $     2.7
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</TABLE>

SEPTEMBER 1999 PROGRAM

     On September 27, 1999,  Hexcel announced a business  consolidation  program
that entails a rationalization  of manufacturing  facilities for certain product
lines.  The  objectives  of this  program are to eliminate  excess  capacity and
overhead,  improve manufacturing focus and yields, and create additional centers
of  manufacturing  excellence.  Specific  actions  contemplated  by this program
include consolidating the production of certain product lines,  including moving
equipment and requalifying the respective product lines; vacating certain leased
facilities;   and  consolidating  the  Company's  Composite  materials  business
segment's U.S. marketing,  research and technology, and administrative functions
into one  location.  The  consolidation  program  calls for the  elimination  of
approximately 400 positions (primarily manufacturing),  and a total reduction in
occupied  floor space of over  250,000  square  feet.  Total  expenses  and cash
expenditures   for  this  program  are  expected  to  approximate  $33  and  $27
respectively. Expected cash expenditures include $6.0 of capital expenditures.

     Accrued business  consolidation  expenses as of March 31, 2000, and related
activity for this program since December 31, 1999, were as follows:
<TABLE>

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                                                                    EMPLOYEE        FACILITY &
                                                                  SEVERANCE &        EQUIPMENT

SEPTEMBER 1999 PROGRAM                                             RELOCATION       RELOCATION          TOTAL
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<S>                                                                <C>               <C>                <C>
BALANCE AS OF DECEMBER 31, 1999                                    $        2.5      $      0.6         $      3.1
Business consolidation expenses                                             0.4             0.8                1.2
Cash expenditures                                                          (0.5)           (1.1)              (1.6)
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BALANCE AS OF MARCH 31, 2000                                       $        2.4      $      0.3         $      2.7
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</TABLE>

     For the quarter ended March 31, 2000,  Hexcel  recognized  $1.2 of business
consolidation  expenses for this program.  As of December 31, 1999 and March 31,
2000,  accrued expenses for this program  primarily  reflected accrued severance
and costs for early  termination of certain leases.  The Company's  policy is to
pay severance over a period of time rather than in a lump-sum amount.


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DECEMBER 1998 PROGRAM

     In  December  1998,  Hexcel  announced  consolidation  actions  within  its
Reinforcement Products and Composite Materials business segments.  These actions
included the  integration of the Company's  existing  fabrics  business with the
U.S. operations of the acquired industrial fabrics business, and the combination
of the Company's U.S., European and Pacific Rim composite  materials  businesses
into a single  global  business  unit.  The  objectives of these actions were to
eliminate  redundancies,  improve manufacturing  planning,  and enhance customer
service. The Company substantially  completed these actions in the first quarter
of 1999,  which  resulted in the  elimination  of  approximately  100 operating,
sales, marketing and administrative positions.

     On March 16,  1999,  the  Company  expanded  its  actions  relating  to the
integration of the acquired industrial fabrics business with the announcement of
the closure of its  Cleveland,  Georgia,  facility,  which at that time employed
approximately  100 manufacturing  positions.  This facility produced fabrics for
the  electronics  market,  and the  majority  of its  production  equipment  was
relocated to the Company's  Anderson,  South Carolina  facility.  The closure of
this  facility,  which was  completed on  September  3, 1999,  was the result of
competitive conditions in the global market for electronic fiberglass materials,
and was not expected at the time of the  acquisition of the  industrial  fabrics
business.

     Accrued business consolidation expenses at December 31, 1999 and March 31,
2000 for this program were $1.0 and $0.6, respectively, all of which related to
accrued employee severance for terminated employees, and there were no business
consolidation expenses incurred for this program during the first quarter of
2000.  As of March 31, 2000, the December 1998 business consolidation program
was substantially completed, except for the accrued severance of $0.6, which
will be paid over the next two years.

NOTE 5 -- NET INCOME PER SHARE

     Computations  of basic and  diluted  net income per share for the  quarters
ended March 31, 2000 and 1999, are as follows:
<TABLE>
<S>                                                                                    <C>              <C>
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                                                                                             2000             1999
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Basic net income per share:
Net income                                                                             $      2.6       $      5.2
Weighted average common shares outstanding                                                   36.6             36.4
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Basic net income per share                                                             $     0.07       $     0.14
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Diluted net income per share:
Net income                                                                             $      2.6       $      5.2

Weighted average common shares outstanding                                                   36.6             36.4
Effect of dilutive securities -
   Stock options                                                                              0.2              0.1
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Diluted weighted average common shares outstanding                                           36.8             36.5
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Diluted net income per share                                                           $     0.07       $     0.14
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</TABLE>

     The  convertible   subordinated   notes,  due  2003,  and  the  convertible
subordinated  debentures,  due  2011,  were  excluded  from  the  2000  and 1999
computations of diluted net income per share, as they were antidilutive. For the
quarters  ended  March 31,  2000 and 1999,  substantially  all of the  Company's
outstanding  stock  options were excluded  from the  calculation  of diluted net
income per  share.  The  exercise  price for these  stock  options  ranged  from
approximately   $5.75  to  $30.68,   with  the  weighted   average  price  being
approximately $11.18 in 2000 and $12.55 in 1999.
<TABLE>

NOTE 6 -- COMPREHENSIVE LOSS
<CAPTION>
<S>                                                                                    <C>              <C>
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                                                                                           QUARTER ENDED MARCH 31,
                                                                                             2000             1999
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Net income                                                                             $      2.6       $      5.2
Currency translation adjustment                                                              (3.0)            (7.0)
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Total comprehensive income loss                                                        $     (0.4)      $     (1.8)
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</TABLE>

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NOTE 7 -- SEGMENT INFORMATION

     Hexcel  evaluates  the  performance  of its  operating  segments  based  on
adjusted  income before business  consolidation  expenses,  interest,  taxes and
equity  in income of  affiliated  companies  ("Adjusted  EBIT"),  and  generally
accounts for  intersegment  sales based on arm's length  prices.  Corporate  and
certain other  expenses are not allocated to the operating  segments,  except to
the  extent  that the  expense  can be  directly  attributable  to the  business
segment.

     Financial information for the Company's operating segments for the quarters
ended March 31, 2000 and 1999, is as follows:
<TABLE>

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<S>                                             <C>              <C>                <C>              <C>
                                              REINFORCEMENT         COMPOSITE         ENGINEERED
                                                 PRODUCTS           MATERIALS          PRODUCTS          TOTAL
- -------------------------------------------- ------------------ ----------------- ----------------- ----------------
FIRST QUARTER 2000
- -------------------------------------------- ---- ------------- -- -------------- --- ------------- -- -------------
Net sales to external customers                 $     87.1       $     146.5        $     46.2       $     279.8
Intersegment sales                                    27.2               2.3                 -              29.5
- -------------------------------------------- ---- ------------- -- -------------- --- ------------- -- -------------
Total sales                                          114.3             148.8              46.2             309.3

 Adjusted EBIT                                        10.5              18.5               3.2              32.2
  Depreciation and amortization                        8.6               4.8               1.0              14.4
  Business consolidation expenses                      0.7               0.4               0.1               1.2
  Capital expenditures                                 1.0               3.0               0.4               4.4
- --------------------------------------------  ---- ------------- -- -------------- --- ------------- -- -------------
FIRST QUARTER 1999
- --------------------------------------------  ---- ------------- -- -------------- --- ------------- -- -------------
Net sales to external customers                       85.8             178.2              52.2             316.2
Intersegment sales                                    35.7               2.8                 -              38.5
- --------------------------------------------  ---- ------------- -- -------------- --- ------------- -- -------------
Total sales                                          121.5             181.0              52.2             354.7

 Adjusted EBIT                                        10.3              25.1               3.9              39.3
  Depreciation and amortization                        8.9               5.1               0.9              14.9
  Business consolidation expenses                      2.6               0.1               0.1               2.8
  Capital expenditures                          $      4.2       $       3.6        $      1.5       $       9.3
 ------------------------------------------- ---- ------------- -- -------------- --- ------------- -- -------------
</TABLE>




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Reconciliations  of the  totals  reported  for the  operating  segments  to
consolidated income before income taxes, are as follows:
<TABLE>

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<S>                                                                                   <C>               <C>
                                                                                            QUARTER ENDED MARCH 31,
                                                                                             2000              1999
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Total Adjusted EBIT for reportable segments                                           $      32.2       $        39.3
Less:
Business consolidation expenses                                                               1.2                 2.8
Corporate, other expenses and eliminations                                                    9.2                 9.4
Interest expense                                                                             18.4                19.1
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----- ------------ ---- -----------
Consolidated income before income taxes                                               $       3.4       $         8.0
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----- ------------ ---- -----------
</TABLE>

NOTE 8 -- SUPPLEMENTAL CASH FLOW INFORMATION

     Supplemental  cash flow  information  for the quarters ended March 31, 2000
and 1999, is as follows:
<TABLE>

- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------
<S>                                                                                  <C>               <C>
                                                                                           QUARTER ENDED MARCH 31,
                                                                                            2000              1999
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------- -----------------
Cash paid for:
    Interest                                                                         $      25.3       $       14.8
    Taxes                                                                            $         -       $        1.5
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- ----------- ----- -----------
</TABLE>


NOTE 9 -- SUBSEQUENT EVENT

     On April 26, 2000,  Hexcel  completed the sale of its  Bellingham  aircraft
interiors business to Britax Cabin Interiors, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of
Britax  International  plc,  for cash  proceeds  of  $115.4,  subject to certain
further post-closing adjustments.  Net proceeds from the sale were used to repay
approximately  $111.6 of the Company's  term debt  outstanding  under its Senior
Credit  Facility.  The Company expects to recognize a pre-tax gain from the sale
of the Bellingham  business of between $65 and $75 in the second quarter of
2000.

     The table below reflects  unaudited pro forma consolidated results of
Hexcel for the quarters ended March 31, 2000 and 1999, as if the sale had
occurred at the beginning of the periods presented.
<TABLE>

- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------
<S>                                                                                  <C>               <C>
                                                                                           QUARTER ENDED MARCH 31,
                                                                                            2000              1999
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------- -----------------
Pro forma net sales                                                                  $     263.2       $      304.7
Pro forma net income                                                                         3.4                5.9
Pro forma net income per share                                                       $      0.09       $       0.16
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- ----------- ----- -----------
</TABLE>




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<PAGE>


     Unaudited pro forma financial  information for the Company's  operating
segments for the quarters ended March 31, 2000 and 1999, is as follows:
<TABLE>

- -------------------------------------------- ------------------ ----------------- ----------------- ----------------
<S>                                             <C>              <C>                <C>              <C>
                                              REINFORCEMENT         COMPOSITE         ENGINEERED
                                                 PRODUCTS           MATERIALS          PRODUCTS          TOTAL
- -------------------------------------------- ------------------ ----------------- ----------------- ----------------
PRO FORMA FIRST QUARTER 2000
- -------------------------------------------- ---- ------------- -- -------------- --- ------------- -- -------------
Net sales to external customers                 $     87.1       $     146.5        $     29.6       $     263.2
Intersegment sales                                    27.2               1.8                 -              29.0
- -------------------------------------------- ---- ------------- -- -------------- --- ------------- -- -------------
Total sales                                          114.3             148.3              29.6             292.2

 Adjusted EBIT                                        10.5              18.5               2.1              31.1
  Depreciation and amortization                        8.6               4.8               0.7              14.1
  Business consolidation expenses                      0.7               0.4               0.1               1.2
  Capital expenditures                                 1.0               3.0               0.2               4.2
 -------------------------------------------- ---- ------------- -- -------------- --- ------------- -- -------------

PRO FORMA FIRST QUARTER 1999

- --------------------------------------------      ------------- -- -------------- --- ------------- -- -------------
Net sales to external customers                       85.8             178.2              40.7             304.7
Intersegment sales                                    35.7               2.4                 -              38.1
- -------------------------------------------- ---- ------------- -- -------------- --- ------------- -- -------------
Total sales                                          121.5             180.6              40.7             342.8

 Adjusted EBIT                                        10.3              25.1               3.0              38.4
  Depreciation and amortization                        8.9               5.1               0.7              14.7
  Business consolidation expenses                      2.6               0.1               0.1               2.8
  Capital expenditures                                 4.2               3.6               0.6               8.4
 ------------------------------------------- ---- ------------- -- -------------- --- ------------- -- -------------
</TABLE>

     Unaudited pro forma assets by operating  segment and a  reconciliation  of
these assets to Hexcel's pro forma consolidated assets, as of December 31, 1999,
is as follows:
<TABLE>

- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------
<S>                                                                                  <C>               <C>
                                                                                         AS OF DECEMBER 31,
                                                                                      PRO FORMA        AS REPORTED
                                                                                         1999             1999
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------- ------------------
Reinforcement products                                                               $     712.5       $     712.5
Composite materials                                                                        359.3             359.3
Engineered products                                                                         71.3             115.4
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- ----------- ----- -----------
Total per reportable segments                                                            1,143.1           1,187.2
Corporate assets                                                                            58.7              91.3
Eliminations                                                                               (16.6)            (16.6)
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- ----------- ----- -----------
Total consolidated assets                                                            $   1,185.2       $   1,261.9
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- ----------- ----- -----------

</TABLE>


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<PAGE>

<TABLE>

     ITEM 2.  MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF
                OPERATIONS

FINANCIAL OVERVIEW
<CAPTION>

    ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------
                                                                                          UNAUDITED
    ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------
<S>                                                                              <C>                 <C>
                                                                                   Quarter Ended March 31,
    (IN MILLIONS, EXCEPT PER SHARE DATA)                                                2000                 1999
    ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------- --------------------
    ---------------------------------------------------------------------- --------- --------- --------- ----------

    Net sales                                                                    $     279.8         $      316.2
    Gross margin %                                                                      22.2%                22.4%
    Adjusted operating income % (a)                                                      8.2%                 9.5%
    Adjusted EBITDA (b)                                                          $      38.0         $       45.6
    Business consolidation expenses                                              $       1.2         $        2.8
    Net income                                                                   $       2.6         $        5.2
    Adjusted net income (a)                                                      $       3.4         $        7.0
    ---------------------------------------------------------------------- --------- --------- --------- ----------

    Diluted net income per share                                                 $      0.07         $       0.14
    Adjusted diluted net income per share (a)                                    $      0.09         $       0.19
    ---------------------------------------------------------------------- --------- --------- --------- ----------
<FN>

(a)      Excludes business consolidation expenses and related income taxes, as
         applicable.
(b)      Excludes business consolidation expenses, interest, taxes, depreciation,
         amortization and equity in income of affiliated companies.
</FN>
</TABLE>


SALE OF BELLINGHAM AIRCRAFT INTERIORS BUSINESS

      On April 26, 2000,  Hexcel  completed the sale of its Bellingham  aircraft
interiors business to Britax Cabin Interiors, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of
Britax  International  plc,  for cash  proceeds  of $115.4  million,  subject to
certain further post-closing  adjustments.  Net proceeds from the sale were used
to repay  approximately  $111.6 million of the Company's  term debt  outstanding
under its senior  credit  facility.  The Company  expects to recognize a pre-tax
gain from the sale of the Bellingham  business of  approximately  $65 million to
$75 million in the second quarter of 2000.

     Pro forma net sales,  net income  and net  income per share,  after  giving
effect to the sale of the Bellingham division as if the transaction had occurred
at the beginning of 2000, were $263.2 million, $3.4 million and $0.09 per share,
respectively.  Pro forma net sales,  net income and net income per share for the
same period in 1999,  were  $304.7  million,  $5.9  million and $0.16 per share,
respectively.  All of  Bellingham's  net  sales  were  made  to  the  commercial
aerospace market.  Hexcel continues to evaluate  strategic  alternatives for its
aircraft structures and interiors businesses in Kent,  Washington,  which is the
remaining component of the Company's Engineered Products business segment.

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

     NET SALES:  Net sales for the first quarter of 2000 decreased 12% to $279.8
million,  compared with $316.2 million for the first quarter of 1999,  primarily
as a result of lower commercial aerospace sales due to a reduction in The Boeing
Company's  ("Boeing")  commercial  aircraft build rates.  First quarter 2000 net
sales were also reduced by certain space and defense  contracts  which concluded
in the  second  half of 1999.  Further,  the  strengthening  of the U.S.  dollar
against the Euro in the last twelve months has reduced  revenues in U.S.  dollar
terms by approximately $9 million compared to the first quarter of 1999.


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<PAGE>


     The  following  table  summarizes  net sales to  third-party  customers  by
product group and market segment for the quarters ended March 31, 2000 and 1999:
<TABLE>

- ---------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                          UNAUDITED
                                         ---------------- -------------- ------------- --------------- --------------
<S>                                        <C>             <C>            <C>            <C>            <C>
                                           COMMERCIAL        SPACE &
(IN MILLIONS)                               AEROSPACE        DEFENSE     ELECTRONICS     INDUSTRIAL        TOTAL
- ---------------------------------------- ---------------- -------------- ------------- --------------- --------------

FIRST QUARTER 2000 NET SALES
Reinforcement products                     $     15.6      $     4.1      $   43.6       $    23.8      $     87.1
Composite materials                              92.6           19.8             -            34.1           146.5
Engineered products                              43.7            2.5             -               -            46.2
- ---------------------------------------- ----- ---------- --- ---------- -- ---------- ---- ---------- -- -----------
  Total                                    $    151.9      $    26.4      $   43.6       $    57.9      $    279.8
                                                  54%             9%           16%             21%            100%
- ---------------------------------------- ----- ---------- --- ---------- -- ---------- ---- ---------- -- -----------
FIRST QUARTER 1999 NET SALES
Reinforcement products                     $     15.3      $     5.5      $   42.3       $    22.7     $      85.8
Composite materials                             119.7           29.6             -            28.9           178.2
Engineered products                              48.9            3.3             -              -             52.2
- ---------------------------------------- ----- ---------- --- ---------- -- ---------- ---- -------- ---- -----------
  Total                                    $    183.9      $    38.4      $   42.3       $    51.6     $     316.2
                                                  58%            12%           13%             17%            100%
- ---------------------------------------- ----- ---------- --- ---------- -- ---------- ---- -------- ---- -----------
</TABLE>

     Commercial  aerospace  net sales  decreased  17% to $151.9  million for the
first quarter of 2000,  from $183.9  million for the first quarter of 1999.  The
decline in sales  primarily  reflects  the impact of the  decrease  in  aircraft
production  rates by Boeing that commenced last year, in  anticipation  of lower
aircraft  deliveries  in 2000.  Approximately  28% and 10% of Hexcel's  1999 net
sales were  identifiable  as sales to Boeing  and  related  subcontractors,  and
Airbus Industrie ("Airbus") and related  subcontractors,  respectively.  Planned
deliveries of commercial  aircraft by Boeing declined from 620 aircraft in 1999,
to 490 aircraft in 2000.  Hexcel's  first  quarter 1999 net sales  reflected the
peak of Boeing's  commercial  aircraft  production,  as the Company delivers its
products on average six to nine months ahead of the delivery of an aircraft.

     Boeing  has  publicly  indicated  that it may be able to  sustain  aircraft
production  at the current  level of 490 per year,  due in part to the continued
economic  recovery in Asia,  while  Airbus is  projecting  a modest  increase in
aircraft  deliveries  to more than 300 per year.  At the same time,  independent
forecasts  indicate  continued growth in the production of regional and business
aircraft.

     Space and defense net sales for the first quarter of 2000  decreased 31% to
$26.4 million,  from $38.4 million for the first quarter of 1999.  This decrease
primarily  reflects the conclusion of certain space and defense contracts in the
second half of 1999,  as well as the impact of declining  demand for  satellites
and satellite launch vehicles in response to recent launch failures and concerns
about the financial viability of certain satellite ventures.  However, Hexcel is
currently  qualified to supply  materials to a broad range of military  aircraft
and  helicopters  scheduled to enter  full-scale  production in the near future.
These programs include the V-22 (Osprey) tilt-rotor, the F/A-18E/F (Hornet), the
F-22  (Raptor),  the  European  Fighter  Aircraft  (Typhoon),   and  the  RAH-66
(Comanche) and NH90 helicopters.

     Electronics  net sales  increased 3% to $43.6 million for the first quarter
of 2000, from $42.3 million for the first quarter of 1999. The increase in sales
reflects sales volume growth for Hexcel's lightweight fiberglass fabrics used in
electronic applications,  partially offset by a decrease in sales of heavyweight
electronic  fabrics.  The increase in sales of  lightweight  fiberglass  fabrics
reflects both the growing use of electronic  devices  throughout  the world,  as
well as the  Company's  success in  securing  additional  business  from a major
producer of high-quality printed circuit board laminates.


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<PAGE>


     Demand for  lightweight  fiberglass  fabrics  continues  to grow and global
manufacturing  capacity  appears to be  tightening.  During the first quarter of
2000,  Hexcel  started  to  switch  some of its  heavyweight  fabric  production
capacity to meet lightweight  fabric demand.  In addition,  the Company plans to
install  additional  lightweight fabric looms by the end of the year to meet the
expected  continuing  growth in demand,  and is  evaluating  how it may  further
expand its lightweight fabric manufacturing capacity to support market growth.

     Industrial  net sales for the first quarter of 2000  increased 12% to $57.9
million,  from $51.6 million for the first quarter of 1999, primarily reflecting
growth in sales for wind energy  applications  and increased  sales of composite
materials to the automotive industry.

     GROSS MARGIN: Gross margin for the first quarter of 2000 was $62.2 million,
or 22.2% of net sales,  compared with $70.8 million,  or 22.4% of net sales, for
the first quarter of 1999. The decline in gross margin dollars,  relative to the
first quarter of 1999,  reflects lower sales levels,  while the maintenance of a
comparable  gross  margin  percentage  reflects  the  beneficial  impact  of the
Company's cost reduction activities.

     OPERATING  INCOME:  Operating income was $21.8 million in the first quarter
of 2000, or 7.8% of net sales,  compared with $27.1 million in the first quarter
of  1999,  or 8.6% of net  sales.  Excluding  business  consolidation  expenses,
operating  income in the first  quarter of 2000 was $23.0 million or 8.2% of net
sales,  compared with $29.9 million,  or 9.5% of net sales, in the first quarter
of  1999.  The  aggregate  decrease  in  operating  income,  excluding  business
consolidation expenses,  reflects the decrease in net sales, partially offset by
a reduction in selling,  general and  administrative  ("SG&A") expenses over the
first quarter of 1999.  SG&A expenses were $32.9 million,  or 11.8% of net sales
for the first quarter of 2000 compared with $34.4 million, or 10.9% of net sales
for the first quarter of 1999.  Research and technology expenses were $6.3
million,  or 2.3% of net sales for the first quarter of 2000  compared with $6.5
million,  or 2.1% of net sales for the first quarter of 1999.
<TABLE>

     NET INCOME AND NET INCOME PER SHARE:

- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                                                                                    <C>           <C>
(IN MILLIONS, EXCEPT PER SHARE DATA)                                                       2000               1999
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Net income                                                                             $    2.6      $         5.2
Diluted net income per share                                                           $   0.07      $        0.14
Diluted net income per share, excluding goodwill amortization                          $   0.13      $        0.20
Adjusted diluted net income per share, excluding business consolidation expenses       $   0.09      $        0.19
Diluted weighted average shares outstanding                                                36.8               36.5
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<FN>

     Refer  to  Note  5 to the  accompanying  condensed  consolidated  financial
statements for the calculation of diluted net income per share.
</FN>
</TABLE>

FINANCIAL CONDITION AND LIQUIDITY

SENIOR CREDIT FACILITY

     In connection  with the acquisition of the industrial  fabrics  business of
Clark-Schwebel,  Inc. on September 15, 1998, Hexcel obtained a new global credit
facility  (the  "Senior  Credit  Facility")  to:  (a) fund the  purchase  of the
industrial  fabrics  business;  (b)  refinance  the  Company's  existing  credit
facility;  and (c)  provide  for ongoing  working  capital  and other  financing
requirements of the Company. The Senior Credit Facility was subsequently amended
on January 21, 1999,  August 13, 1999 and March 7, 2000, to  accommodate,  among
other things, the issuance of $240.0 million of 9.75% senior  subordinated notes
and the impact of the  decline  in the  Company's  operating  results on certain
financial covenants.

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<PAGE>



     Effective  with the March 7, 2000,  amendment,  the Senior Credit  Facility
provides Hexcel with approximately $516.5 million of borrowing capacity, subject
to certain limitations.  Interest on outstanding borrowings ranges from 0.75% to
3.00% in excess of the applicable London interbank rate, or at the option of the
Company,  from 0.0% to 2.00% in  excess  of the base rate of the  administrative
agent for the lenders.  Prior to March 2000,  the upper limits of these interest
ranges  were 2.75% and  1.75%,  respectively.  In  addition,  the Senior  Credit
Facility  is subject to a  commitment  fee that  ranges  from 0.23% to 0.50% per
annum of the total  facility.  The Senior Credit Facility is secured by a pledge
of shares of certain of Hexcel's subsidiaries, as well as a security interest in
certain U.S.  accounts  receivable,  inventories,  and machinery and  equipment.
Further, under certain defined circumstances,  the Company has agreed to provide
the  lenders  with a security  interest  in  certain  additional  U.S.  accounts
receivable,  inventories,  machinery  and  equipment,  and land and buildings on
September 30, 2000.  The Company is subject to various  financial  covenants and
restrictions  under the Senior  Credit  Facility,  including a limitation on the
redemption  of capital  stock and a general  prohibition  against the payment of
dividends.

     Hexcel completed the sale of its Bellingham  aircraft interiors business on
April 26, 2000, and used  approximately  $111.6 million of net proceeds from the
sale to repay  outstanding  term debt under the  Senior  Credit  Facility.  As a
result of this repayment,  the total borrowing capacity available to the Company
under the Senior Credit Facility was reduced from  approximately  $516.5 million
to approximately  $405 million.  Outstanding  borrowings under the Senior Credit
Facility  totaled  $212.8 million on April 26, 2000, and unused  borrowing
capacity was approximately $182.1 million at that date.

     The Company  expects that the Senior Credit  Facility will be sufficient to
fund its worldwide  operations for the foreseeable future. The Senior Credit
Facility is scheduled to expire in September 2004,  except for approximately $59
million which is due for repayment in September  2005. Further discussion of the
Company's  financial  resources is contained in Note 3 to the accompanying
condensed consolidated financial statements.

CAPITAL EXPENDITURES

     Capital  expenditures  totaled  $4.4  million for the first three months of
2000  compared to $9.4 million for the first three  months of 1999.  The Company
expects total capital expenditures for 2000 of approximately $40 million.

ADJUSTED EBITDA, CASH FLOWS AND RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES

     FIRST QUARTER,  2000:  Earnings  before  business  consolidation  expenses,
interest, taxes, depreciation,  amortization, and equity in income of affiliated
companies  ("Adjusted  EBITDA") for the first quarter of 2000 was $38.0 million.
Net cash used for  operating  activities  was $6.1 million,  as working  capital
changes of $18.0  million and  deferred  income  taxes of $4.5 million more than
offset  $2.6  million  of  net  income,   $15.0  million  of  depreciation   and
amortization and cash provided by all other operating activities.

     Net cash used for investing  activities  was $7.8 million,  reflecting  the
Company's capital  expenditures and investments in affiliated  companies for the
quarter. Net cash provided by financing activities was $17.8 million.

     FIRST  QUARTER,  1999:  Adjusted  EBITDA for the first  quarter of 1999 was
$45.6 million.  Net cash provided by operating  activities was $17.3 million, as
$5.2  million of net  income and $15.6  million  of  non-cash  depreciation  and
amortization more than offset cash used by all other operating activities.

     Net cash used for investing  activities  was $9.4 million,  reflecting  the
Company's  capital  expenditures  for the quarter.  Net cash used for  financing
activities was $12.4 million, primarily reflecting $9.0 million of debt issuance
costs pertaining to the issuance of the Company's senior subordinated notes.

     Adjusted  EBITDA  has been  presented  to  provide  a measure  of  Hexcel's
operating  performance that is commonly used by investors and financial analysts
to analyze and  compare  companies.  Adjusted  EBITDA may not be  comparable  to
similarly titled financial measures of other companies. Adjusted EBITDA does not
represent  alternative measures of the Company's cash flows or operating income,
and should not be  considered  in isolation  or as a substitute  for measures of
performance   presented  in  accordance  with  generally   accepted   accounting
principles.

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<PAGE>

           Reconciliations  of net income to EBITDA and Adjusted  EBITDA for the
quarters ended March 31, 2000 and 1999, are as follows:
<TABLE>

- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ --------------- ----------------
<S>                                                                                       <C>            <C>
(IN MILLIONS)                                                                                 2000              1999
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------ -------- ----- ----------
Net income                                                                                $    2.6       $      5.2
Provision for income taxes                                                                     1.2              2.8
Interest expense                                                                              18.4             19.1
Depreciation and amortization expense                                                         15.0             15.6
Equity in income of affiliated companies                                                      (0.4)               -
Other                                                                                            -              0.1
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------ -------- ----- ----------
EBITDA                                                                                        36.8             42.8
Business consolidation expenses                                                                1.2              2.8
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------ -------- ----- ----------
Adjusted EBITDA                                                                           $   38.0       $     45.6
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------ -------- ----- ----------
</TABLE>

     The ratio of earnings to fixed  charges  for the  quarters  ended March 31,
2000 and 1999, were 1.2x and 1.4x, respectively.  The calculation of earnings to
fixed  charges  assumes  that  one-third  of the  Company's  rental  expense  is
attributable to interest expense.

BUSINESS CONSOLIDATION PROGRAMS

     Total  accrued  business  consolidation  expenses at December  31, 1999 and
March 31, 2000,  activity  during the quarter ended March 31, 2000,  and a brief
description  for each of the  Company's  business  consolidation  programs is as
follows:
<TABLE>

- --------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------- -------------- ----------------
<S>                                                              <C>                    <C>              <C>
                                                                     SEPTEMBER         DECEMBER
                                                                       1999              1998
(IN MILLIONS)                                                         PROGRAM           PROGRAM          TOTAL
- --------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------- -------------- ----------------
BALANCE AS OF DECEMBER 31, 1999                                  $          3.1         $     1.0        $     4.1
Business consolidation expenses                                             1.2                 -              1.2
Cash expenditures                                                          (1.6)             (0.4)            (2.0)
Reclassification to accrued liabilities                                       -              (0.6)            (0.6)
- --------------------------------------------------------------- -- -------------- ------- --------- ------ ---------
BALANCE AS OF MARCH 31, 2000                                     $          2.7         $       -        $     2.7
- --------------------------------------------------------------- -- -------------- ------- --------- ------ ---------
</TABLE>

SEPTEMBER 1999 PROGRAM

     On September 27, 1999,  Hexcel announced a business  consolidation  program
that entails a rationalization  of manufacturing  facilities for certain product
lines.  The  objectives  of this  program are to eliminate  excess  capacity and
overhead,  improve manufacturing focus and yields, and create additional centers
of  manufacturing  excellence.  Specific  actions  contemplated  by this program
include consolidating the production of certain product lines,  including moving
equipment and requalifying the respective product lines; vacating certain leased
facilities;   and  consolidating  the  Company's  Composite  materials  business
segment's U.S. marketing,  research and technology, and administrative functions
into one  location.  The  consolidation  program  calls for the  elimination  of
approximately 400 positions (primarily manufacturing),  and a total reduction in
occupied  floor space of over  250,000  square  feet.  Total  expenses  and cash
expenditures  for this program are expected to  approximate  $33 million and $27
million respectively. Expected cash expenditures include $6.0 million of capital
expenditures.

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<PAGE>

           Accrued  business  consolidation  expenses as of March 31, 2000,  and
related activity for this program since December 31, 1999, were as follows:
<TABLE>

- --------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------- ---------------- -----------------
<S>                                                                <C>               <C>                <C>
                                                                    EMPLOYEE        FACILITY &
                                                                  SEVERANCE &        EQUIPMENT
(IN MILLIONS)                                                      RELOCATION       RELOCATION          TOTAL
- --------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------- ---------------- -----------------
BALANCE AS OF DECEMBER 31, 1999                                    $        2.5      $      0.6         $      3.1
Business consolidation expenses                                             0.4             0.8                1.2
Cash expenditures                                                          (0.5)           (1.1)              (1.6)
- --------------------------------------------------------------- ---- ------------ ---- ----------- ------ ----------
BALANCE AS OF MARCH 31, 2000                                       $        2.4             0.3                2.7
- --------------------------------------------------------------- ---- ------------ ---- ----------- ------ ----------
</TABLE>

     For the quarter  ended March 31, 2000,  Hexcel  recognized  $1.2 million of
business  consolidation  expenses for this program.  As of December 31, 1999 and
March 31, 2000,  accrued expenses for this program  primarily  reflected accrued
severance  and costs for early  termination  of certain  leases.  The  Company's
policy is to pay  severance  over a period  of time  rather  than in a  lump-sum
amount.

DECEMBER 1998 PROGRAM

     In  December  1998,  Hexcel  announced  consolidation  actions  within  its
Reinforcement Products and Composite Materials business segments.  These actions
included the  integration of the Company's  existing  fabrics  business with the
U.S. operations of the acquired industrial fabrics business, and the combination
of the Company's U.S., European and Pacific Rim composite  materials  businesses
into a single  global  business  unit.  The  objectives of these actions were to
eliminate  redundancies,  improve manufacturing  planning,  and enhance customer
service. The Company substantially  completed these actions in the first quarter
of 1999,  which  resulted in the  elimination  of  approximately  100 operating,
sales, marketing and administrative positions.

     On March 16,  1999,  the  Company  expanded  its  actions  relating  to the
integration of the acquired industrial fabrics business with the announcement of
the closure of its  Cleveland,  Georgia,  facility,  which at that time employed
approximately  100 manufacturing  positions.  This facility produced fabrics for
the  electronics  market,  and the  majority  of its  production  equipment  was
relocated to the Company's  Anderson,  South Carolina  facility.  The closure of
this  facility,  which was  completed on  September  3, 1999,  was the result of
competitive conditions in the global market for electronic fiberglass materials,
and was not expected at the time of the  acquisition of the  industrial  fabrics
business.

     Accrued business  consolidation expenses at December 31, 1999 and March 31,
2000 for this program, were $1.0 million and $0.6 million,  respectively, all of
which related to accrued employee severance for terminated employees,  and there
were no business  consolidation  expenses  incurred for this program  during the
first  quarter  of 2000.  As of March  31,  2000,  the  December  1998  business
consolidation  program  was  substantially  completed,  except  for the  accrued
severance of $0.6 million, which will be paid over the next two years.


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<PAGE>

RECENTLY ISSUED ACCOUNTING STANDARDS

     In December 1999, the  Securities  and Exchange  Commission  ("SEC") issued
Staff  Accounting  Bulletin No. 101 ("SAB 101"),  "Revenue  Recognition,"  which
provides guidance on the recognition, presentation, and disclosure of revenue in
financial  statements  filed with the SEC. SAB 101  outlines the basic  criteria
that  must be met in order to  recognize  revenue,  and  provides  guidance  for
disclosures  related to revenue  recognition  policies.  In March 2000,  the SEC
issued SAB 101A, "Amendment: Revenue Recognition in Financial Statements," which
extends the  effective  date of SAB 101 to the second  quarter of 2000.  At this
time,  management  is still  assessing  the  impact of SAB 101 on the  Company's
financial position and results of operations.

     In June 1998, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Statement No.
133,  "Accounting  for Derivative  Instruments  and Hedging  Activities"  ("SFAS
133"). This Statement  requires  companies to record  derivatives on the balance
sheet as  assets  and  liabilities,  measured  at fair  value.  Gains or  losses
resulting from changes in the values of those derivatives would be accounted for
depending  on the use of the  derivative  and  whether  it  qualifies  for hedge
accounting.  SFAS 133, which will be adopted on January 1, 2001, is not expected
to have a material impact on Hexcel's consolidated financial statements.


FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS AND RISK FACTORS

     Certain  statements  contained in "Management's  Discussion and Analysis of
Financial Condition and Results of Operations," that are not of historical fact,
constitute   "forward-looking   statements."  Such  forward-looking   statements
include,  but  are  not  limited  to:  (a)  estimates  of  commercial  aerospace
production  and  delivery  rates,  including  those of Boeing  and  Airbus;  (b)
expectations  regarding the growth in the  production  of military  aircraft and
helicopters;  (c)  expectations  regarding the growth in demand for  electronics
fabrics  as well as  future  industry  capacity  utilization;  (d)  expectations
regarding sales growth, sales mix, and gross margins; (e) estimates of pro forma
1999 financial  data;  (f)  expectations  regarding  2000 capital  expenditures,
including  the   installation  of  additional   fiberglass   fabric  looms;  (g)
expectations regarding Hexcel's financial condition and liquidity; (h) estimated
additional  expenses,  and related  cash  costs,  to be  incurred  for  business
consolidation  programs;  and (i) the estimated  gain resulting from the sale of
Bellingham.

     Such   forward-looking   statements   involve  known  and  unknown   risks,
uncertainties  and other factors that may cause actual  results to be materially
different. Such factors include, but are not limited to, the following:  changes
in general economic and business conditions;  changes in current pricing levels;
changes in  political,  social and economic  conditions  and local  regulations,
particularly  in Asia and  Europe;  foreign  currency  fluctuations;  changes in
aerospace  delivery  rates;  reductions in sales to any  significant  customers,
particularly  Boeing or  Airbus;  changes in sales  mix;  changes in  government
defense procurement budgets;  changes in military aerospace programs technology;
industry  capacity;  competition;  disruptions of established  supply  channels;
manufacturing capacity constraints;  and the availability,  terms and deployment
of capital.  Such  forward-looking  statements  involve known and unknown risks,
uncertainties  and other factors that may cause actual  results to be materially
different.  Additional  information  regarding these factors is contained in the
Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1999.


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ITEM 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

     On April 26, 2000,  Hexcel  completed the sale of its  Bellingham  aircraft
interiors business to Britax Cabin Interiors, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of
Britax  International  plc,  for cash  proceeds  of $115.4  million,  subject to
certain further post-closing  adjustments.  Net proceeds from the sale were used
to repay  $111.6  million  of the  Company's  term  debt  outstanding  under its
variable rate Senior Credit  Facility.  Assuming a 10% favorable and unfavorable
change  in the  underlying  weighted  average  interest  rates of the  Company's
variable rate debt, the 1999 pro forma net loss would have been as follows:
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                                                                              AS REPORTED         PRO FORMA
                                                                                 1999               1999
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------- ----------------------
Net loss                                                                          $    23.3         $ 23.2
10% favorable change                                                                   22.0           22.7
10% unfavorable change                                                            $    24.6         $ 23.7
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                           PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

                       HEXCEL CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

ITEM 6.  EXHIBITS AND REPORTS ON FORM 8-K

(A)      EXHIBITS:

         2.1       Consent letter dated March 30, 2000 relating to the Third
                   Amendment dated March 7, 2000 to the Second Amended and
                   Restated Credit Agreement dated August 13, 1999.

         27.       Financial Data Schedule (electronic filing only).


(B)      REPORTS ON FORM 8-K:

         Current  Report on Form 8-K dated  April 6,  2000  relating  to a press
         release  issued by the  Company  announcing  an  agreement  to sell its
         Bellingham aircraft interiors business to Britax Cabin Interiors, Inc.,
         a wholly owned subsidiary of Britax International plc.

         Current Report on Form 8-K dated May 10, 2000,  relating to the sale of
         the Company's  Bellingham  aircraft interiors business to Britax Cabin
         Interiors,  Inc. on April 26, 2000, and pro forma financial information
         reflecting such sale.

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<PAGE>


                                    SIGNATURE

Pursuant  to the  requirements  of the  Securities  Exchange  Act of  1934,  the
registrant  has duly  caused  this  report  to be  signed  on its  behalf by the
undersigned thereunto duly authorized, and in the capacity indicated.

HEXCEL CORPORATION
(Registrant)



     May 15, 2000                                            /s/ Kirk G. Forbeck
- ----------------------                                      --------------------
       (Date)                                                   Kirk G. Forbeck,
                                                        Chief Accounting Officer



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                                                                     Exhibit 2.1

                                     CONSENT

                  CONSENT, dated as of March 30, 2000 (this "CONSENT"), pursuant
to the Second Amended and Restated Credit  Agreement,  dated as of September 15,
1998 (as amended,  supplemented  or otherwise  modified  from time to time,  the
"CREDIT  AGREEMENT"),  among Hexcel  Corporation (the "COMPANY") and the Foreign
Borrowers  from time to time  party  thereto  (together  with the  Company,  the
"BORROWERS"),  the  banks  and other  financial  institutions  from time to time
parties thereto (the "LENDERS"),  Citibank,  N.A., as  Documentation  Agent, and
Credit  Suisse  First  Boston,  as  Administrative  Agent  (the  "ADMINISTRATIVE
AGENT").

                              W I T N E S S E T H:
                               -------------------

                  WHEREAS, pursuant to the Third Amendment, dated as of March 7,
2000 (the "THIRD  AMENDMENT") to the Credit Agreement,  the Lenders consented to
the sale by the Company of its Engineered Products Division, and the Company has
requested,  and the Lenders  have  agreed,  to make the changes to such  consent
described herein.

                  NOW, THEREFORE,  for valuable  consideration,  the receipt and
sufficiency  of which  are  hereby  acknowledged,  and in  consideration  of the
premises and mutual agreements contained herein, the parties hereto hereby agree
as follows:

                  1.  DEFINED TERMS.  Unless otherwise defined herein,
capitalized terms which are defined in the Credit Agreement are used herein as
defined therein.

                  2.  CONSENT.  Sections 2.1 and 2.2 of the Third Amendment are
hereby amended to read in their entireties as follows:

                  2.1  CONSENT.  Anything  in  subsection  14.6  of the  Credit
         Agreement to the contrary  notwithstanding,  the Lenders hereby consent
         that the  Company  may  sell  its  Engineered  Products  Division  (the
         "DIVISION");  PROVIDED that such sale is effected by either (a) selling
         the  Division  as  a  whole  on  or  before   September  30,  2000  for
         consideration  which shall include a cash portion in an amount not less
         than $150  million of Net  Proceeds or (b) selling the  Division in two
         parts the first of which  shall  consist of the sale of the  Bellingham
         business segment,  which sale shall be completed on or before September
         30, 2000 for  consideration  which shall  include a cash  portion in an
         amount  not less than $110  million  of Net  Proceeds;  and;  PROVIDED,
         FURTHER,  that,  anything in subsection 10.5 of the Credit Agreement to
         the contrary notwithstanding,  (i) on each date upon which the Borrower
         receives  such Net Proceeds  from such sale or sales it shall apply the
         first $150  million in  aggregate  Net  Proceeds  for all such sales to
         prepay the Tranche A Loans and the Tranche B Loans ratably according to
         the respective  aggregate then outstanding  principal  amounts thereof,
         (ii) if on or before  September  30,  2000 the  Company  shall  receive
         aggregate  Net  Proceeds  from such sale or sales that are in excess of
         $150 million (the "EXCESS NET PROCEEDS"),  (x) such Excess Net Proceeds
         shall be  available  to the  Company for  general  corporate  purposes,
         including Capital  Expenditures and,  notwithstanding the provisions of
         subsection 14.14 of the Credit Agreement, the prepayment, repurchase or
         retirement  of  Permitted  Subordinated  Indebtedness,   (y)  no  other
         prepayment or Commitment  reduction under the Credit Agreement shall be
         required as a result of the receipt of the Excess Net  Proceeds and (z)
         with respect to subsection  10.5(g)(x),  such Excess Net Proceeds shall
         not be  considered  as part of the first  $25,000,000  of Net  Proceeds
         derived from any Net Proceeds  Event,  (iii) if the Company  shall sell
         the  Division in two parts and the first of which shall be completed on
         or before September 30, 2000 and the second of which shall be completed
         subsequent  to September  30, 2000 the entire Net Proceeds of both such
         sales shall be applied to prepay the Tranche A Loans and the Tranche B.
         Loans ratably  according to the respective  aggregate then  outstanding
         principal   amounts  thereof  and  (iv)  for  purposes  of  calculating
         compliance with the financial  covenants  contained in subsection 14.1,
         for any period in which such sale or sales are completed,  such sale or
         sales and the repayment of any  Indebtedness  in  connection  therewith
         shall be deemed to have been completed on the first day of such period.


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<PAGE>

                  2.2 RELEASE.  The Lenders and the Borrowers hereby acknowledge
         and agree that,  notwithstanding  anything to the contrary contained in
         the  Credit  Documents,  all of the  assets  of the  Division  sold  in
         connection with any sale or sales permitted by Section 2.1 above shall,
         effective  simultaneously  with the closing  thereof in accordance with
         said Section 2.1, be released  from the Liens  granted  pursuant to the
         Credit  Documents.  Each Lender  authorizes  and instructs  each of the
         Administrative  Agent  and the  Documentation  Agent to  take,  and the
         Administrative Agent and Documentation Agent shall take, such action as
         the Company may reasonably request to evidence such release.

                  3. CONDITIONS TO EFFECTIVENESS OF CONSENT.  This Consent shall
become  effective  (as of the date  first  set  forth)  above  on the date  (the
"EFFECTIVE  DATE") upon the  Administrative  Agent having received  counterparts
hereof, duly executed and delivered by each Borrower,  the Documentation  Agent,
the Administrative Agent, each Subsidiary Guarantor and the Majority Lenders.

                  4. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES. The Company, as of the date
hereof and after giving effect to the amendments and consent  contained  herein,
hereby confirms,  reaffirms and restates the representations and warranties made
by it and each  Foreign  Borrower  in  Section 11 of the  Credit  Agreement  and
otherwise  in the Credit  Documents to which it is a party;  PROVIDED  that each
reference to the Credit  Agreement  therein shall be deemed to be a reference to
the Credit Agreement after giving effect to this Consent.

                  5. LIMITED EFFECT.  The execution,  delivery and effectiveness
of this Consent shall not,  except as expressly  provided  herein,  operate as a
waiver of any right, power or remedy of any Lender or the  Administrative  Agent
under any of the Credit  Documents,  nor constitute a waiver or amendment of any
provisions of any of the Credit Documents.  Except as expressly modified herein,
all of the provisions and covenants of the Credit Agreement and the other Credit
Documents  are and  shall  continue  to  remain  in full  force  and  effect  in
accordance  with the terms  thereof and are hereby in all respects  ratified and
confirmed.

                  6.  COUNTERPARTS.  This Consent may be executed by one or more
of the parties hereto in any number of separate  counterparts (which may include
counterparts  delivered by facsimile  transmission) and all of said counterparts
taken together shall be deemed to constitute  one and the same  instrument.  Any
executed counterpart  delivered by facsimile  transmission shall be effective as
for all purposes hereof.

                  7.  GOVERNING LAW. THIS CONSENT AND THE RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS
OF THE PARTIES HEREUNDER SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED AND INTERPRETED IN
ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.

                  IN WITNESS  WHEREOF,  the  parties  hereto  have  caused  this
Consent to be duly  executed and delivered by their  respective  proper and duly
authorized officers as of the day and year first above written.


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<PAGE>


HEXCEL CORPORATION
HEXCEL (U.K.) LIMITED
HEXCEL COMPOSITES LIMITED
HEXCEL S.A. (France)
HEXCEL FABRICS S.A.
HEXCEL COMPOSITES S.A. (Belgium)
HEXCEL COMPOSITES S.A. (France)
HEXCEL COMPOSITES GMBH (Austria)
HEXCEL COMPOSITES S.A. (Spain)
HEXCEL COMPOSITES GMBH  (Germany)


By:
      Title:


CREDIT SUISSE FIRST BOSTON, as Administrative Agent and Arranger


By:
      Title:

By:
      Title:


CITIBANK, N.A., as Documentation Agent and as a Lender


By:
      Title:

CREDIT SUISSE FIRST BOSTON, as a Lender


By:
      Title:

By:
      Title:


AERIES FINANCE II LTD.

     By: INVESCO Senior Secured Management, Inc., as Sub-Managing Agent


By:
      Title:


AMARA 2 FINANCE, LTD.

     By: INVESCO Senior Secured Managment, Inc., as Sub-Adviser

By:
      Title:



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<PAGE>


ARCHIMEDES FUNDING II, Ltd.

     By: ING CAPITAL ADVISORS LLC, as Collateral Manager

By:
      Title:


BALANCED HIGH-YIELD FUND I LTD.

     By: BHF (USA) CAPITAL CORPORATION, as attorney-in-fact


By:
      Title:

By:
      Title:


THE BANK OF NEW YORK


By:
      Title:



BANK ONE, NA

By:
      Title:



BANQUE NATIONALE DE PARIS


By:
      Title:

By:
      Title:


BANQUE WORMS CAPITAL CORPORATION


By:
      Title:

By:
      Title:


BATTERSON PARK CBO 1

     By: GENERAL RE - NEW ENGLAND ASSET  MANAGEMENT, INC., as Collateral Manager


By:
      Title:


CAPTIVA FINANCE LTD.


By:
      Title:


CAPTIVA II FINANCE LTD


By:
      Title:


CERES FINANCE LTD.

     By: INVESCO Senior Secured Management, Inc., as Sub-Managing Agent


By:
      Title


                                       24
<PAGE>


THE CHASE MANHATTAN BANK


By:
      Title:

CHAIO TUNG BANK CO., NEW YORK AGENCY


By:
      Title:


CREDIT AGRICOLE INDOSUEZ

By:
      Title:

By:
      Title:


CREDIT LYONNAIS NEW YORK BRANCH


By:
      Title:


CYPRESSTREE  SENIOR FLOATING RATE FUND

     By: CYPRESSTREE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT COMPANY, INC., as Portfolio Manager

By:
      Title:


CYPRESSTREE INVESTMENT FUND, LLC

     By: CYPRESSTREE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT COMPANY, INC., its Managing Member

By:
      Title:
CYPRESSTREE  INVESTMENT PARTNERS I, LTD.

     By: CYPRESSTREE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT COMPANY, INC., as Portfolio Manager

By:
      Title:


CYPRESSTREE INSTITUTIONAL FUND, LLC

     By: CYPRESSTREE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT COMPANY, INC., its Managing Member

By:
      Title:


DEUTSCHE BANK AG NEW YORK BRANCH AND/OR CAYMAN ISLANDS BRANCH


By:
      Title:

By:
      Title:


ERSTE BANK

By:
      Title:

By:
      Title:


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<PAGE>


FIRST UNION NATIONAL BANK


By:
      Title:

GALAXY CLO 1999-1, LTD.


By:
      Title:


GENERAL ELECTRIC CAPITAL CORPORATION


By:
      Title:


THE INDUSTRIAL BANK OF JAPAN, LIMITED, NEW YORK BRANCH


By:
      Title:


KEYBANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION


By:
      Title:


KZH CYPRESSTREE-1 LLC


By:
      Title:


KZH ING-2 LLC

By:
      Title:




KZH ING-3 LLC

By:
      Title:



KZH SHOSHONE LLC

By:
      Title:


KZH WATERSIDE LLC


By:
      Title:


MERITA BANK Plc

By:
      Title:

By:
      Title:


                                       26
<PAGE>

METROPOLITAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY


By:
      Title:


MORGAN GUARANTY TRUST COMPANY OF NEW YORK


By:
      Title:



NORTH AMERICAN SENIOR FLOATING RATE FUND

     By: CYPRESSTREE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT COMPANY, INC., as Portfolio Manager

By:
      Title:


OXFORD STRATEGIC INCOME FUND

     By: EATON VANCE MANAGEMENT, as Investment Advisor

By:
      Title:


SENIOR DEBT PORTFOLIO

     By: BOSTON MANAGEMENT AND RESEARCH, as Investment Advisor

By:
      Title:


SOCIETE GENERALE


By:
      Title:


STRATA FUNDING, LTD.

     By: INVESCO Senior Secured Management, Inc., as Sub-Managing Agent

By:
      Title:


UNION BANK OF CALIFORNIA, N.A.


By:
      Title:



VAN KAMPEN SENIOR FLOATING RATE FUND

     By: VAN KAMPAN INVESTMENT ADVISORY CORP.


By:
      Title:


WACHOVIA BANK, N.A.


By:
      Title:


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<PAGE>


         The  undersigned  Subsidiary  Guarantors do hereby consent and agree to
the execution and delivery of this Consent:

                                                    HEXCEL INTERNATIONAL
                                                    HEXCEL OMEGA CORPORATION
                                                    HEXCEL BETA CORP.
                                                    CLARK-SCHWEBEL HOLDING CORP.
                                                    CLARK-SCHWEBEL CORPORATION
                                                    CS TECH-FAB HOLDING, INC.


                                                    By:
                                                    Title:









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<ARTICLE>                     5
<LEGEND>
EXHIBIT 27
FINANCIAL DATA SCHEDULE
Q1 - 2000

</LEGEND>


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