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COMPOSITES EUROPE 2010

The COMPOSITES EUROPE 2010 trade show takes place on 14-16 September in Essen, Germany. COMPOSITES EUROPE is now in its fifth year. The exhibition is organised by Reed Exhibitions, supported by the European composites industry association EuCIA and the German federation for reinforced plastics AVK, ...

Posted 18 August 2010 by Amanda Jacob

tags: Composites , Europe , Essen

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Solar powered transport and composites

Fossil fuels still account for the vast majority of the world’s energy consumption, but the search for pollution-free, sustainable alternatives is stepping up considerably. In the transport sector, where environmental pressures are high, a number of alternatives to petrol and diesel are in dev ...

Posted 15 July 2010 by Amanda Jacob

tags: solar , transport , power , composites , PlanetSolar , Solar Impulse , carbon fibre

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Cars and carbon fibre

The use of carbon fibre composites in cars is gaining momentum as both BMW and Mercedes Benz further plans to use the material in their vehicles. BMW announced a joint venture with German carbon fibre producer SGL last November and in April it revealed details of a US$100 million joint venture carb ...

Posted 20 May 2010 by Amanda Jacob

tags: carbon fibre , cars , composites , BMW , Mercedes Benz , Daimler

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Optimism and innovation at JEC 2010

This year's JEC will probably be best remembered for the travel chaos which ensued on the last day following closure of European air space due to volcanic ash from Iceland. But this year's event should also be remembered for its decidedly more upbeat atmosphere, in contrast to 2009's event (which to ...

Posted 16 April 2010 by Amanda Jacob

tags: Composites , JEC

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Greener cars = more composites?

Reports from the Geneva motor show taking place this week have highlighted the launch of numerous 'green' cars. It seems that most of the major players have been showcasing their take on an electric or a hybrid model, alongside a number of smaller companies offering their own electric/hybrid vehicle ...

Posted 11 March 2010 by Amanda Jacob

tags: green , composites , electric cars

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Emerging markets offer best opportunities for composites in construction

The construction industry is the biggest user of composite materials, and the potential for further growth is substantial. In a presentation at the ACMA's Composites 2010 show last week, Norman Timmins, Director of Consulting at Lucintel, outlined the opportunities. Construction is the biggest indu ...

Posted 17 February 2010 by Amanda Jacob

tags: construction , composites , FRP

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Composites 2010: everyone's talking about ...

In my conversations at the show, the three following topics were top of the agenda. 1. When will the recovery start? Not surprisingly, everyone was talking about the global economy and asking when business would pick up. Although the outlook for the future growth of the composites industry is good ...

Posted 11 February 2010 by Amanda Jacob

tags: composites , sustainability , green , wind

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Composites 2010: cautious optimism

Exhibitors at Composites 2010 are generally upbeat about the prospects for the US composites industry over the next few years. Ted Harris, President of Ashland Performance Materials, is ‘cautiously optimistic’ about 2010, saying that there are some markets starting to recover. China has ...

Posted 11 February 2010 by Amanda Jacob

tags: composites , USA

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Composites 2010: US industry to grow

The first day of the Composites 2010 event in a grey and rainy Las Vegas started with an upbeat presentation on the future of the US composites industry by business analyst Ray MacNeil. The US composites industry has been hit hard since late 2007, he said, but he predicts growth of 3-5% this year, ...

Posted 11 February 2010 by Amanda Jacob

tags: composites , USA

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Composites 2010: updates from the show

The American Composites Manufacturers Association (ACMA)'s Composites 2010 conference and exhibition takes place in Las Vegas next week. The exhibitor listing currently holds 180 companies and there's a whole range of technical papers, educational sessions and networking events on offer. There's al ...

Posted 03 February 2010 by Amanda Jacob

tags: Composites 2010 , ACMA , USA , standards , quality

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What does 2010 hold in store for composites?

When I first started working on Reinforced Plastics I was told that, as a general rule of thumb, composites industry growth was a couple of percent higher than GDP. So what is the economy going to look like in 2010? In its economic predictions for 2010, forecasting company IHS Global Insight predic ...

Posted 28 January 2010 by Amanda Jacob

tags: economy , global , GDP , USA , Europe , Asia , composites

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