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AVK launches 2013 Innovation Awards
The AVK (German Federation of Reinforced Plastics) is inviting submissions for its 2013 Innovation Awards.
COMPOSITES EUROPE continues to grow
The COMPOSITES EUROPE 2012 trade show attracted 8040 visitors to Düsseldorf on 9-11 October.
Ashland introduces tooling concept at COMPOSITES EUROPE 2012
Ashland Performance Materials will present its proprietary XO tooling concept at the COMPOSITES EUROPE trade show in Düsseldorf.
BASF showcases reinforced thermoplastics at COMPOSITES EUROPE 2012
BASF will highlight its continuous fibre reinforced thermoplastics designed for automotive applications at the COMPOSITES EUROPE trade show in Düsseldorf.
Umeco exhibits UBC bike at COMPOSITES EUROPE 2012
Umeco will be exhibiting UBC’s Coren® urban bike with composite frame at the COMPOSITES EUROPE 2012 trade show in Düsseldorf in October.

Webinars

How to Specify Fiberglass (FRP) to Lower Corrosion Costs
The goal of this webinar is to help companies like yours lower their costs by specifying the correct glass fiber reinforced polymer (FRP) material to deliver the highest performance and lowest maintenance solution. *May qualify for continuing education credits
Food and Drinking Water Contact EU Regulations for Plastic Composites – How to be Prepared
If your company manufactures, designs or distributes products that come into contact with food or drinking water, this webinar will be valuable for you.

Blogs

May/June issue of Reinforced Plastics highlights positive trends
Posted by Amanda Jacob • 16 May 2013
Looking through the contents of the May/June issue of Reinforced Plastics (which goes to print next week) it’s good to see that many of the articles offer upbeat prospects for the composites ind...
tags: Reinforced Plastics, Airbus A350, Boeing 787, USA, UK, composites, Hexcel
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GUEST BLOG: Building globally with composites
Posted by Guest bloggers • 08 May 2013
by James P. Antonic, President & CEO of Composite Building Structures Ltd, a Fort Myers, Florida, based company producing pultruded composite framing and panels for house construction.&n...
tags: building, construction, composites, James P. Antonic , homes
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GUEST BLOG: Closing the technology gap for accurate prediction of composite material behavior
Posted by Guest bloggers • 23 April 2013
by Roger Assaker, CEO, e-Xstream engineering, and Chief Material Strategist, MSC Software Engineers prize fiber-reinforced plastics (FRPs) for their stiffness-to-mass ratio, which gives them the abil...
tags: composites, FRP, predictive analysis, Roger Assaker, FEA, simulation, design
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GUEST BLOG: The importance of good editorial coverage
Posted by Guest bloggers • 02 April 2013
Nigel O'Dea, Director of Outsourcing B2B Marketing, discusses the benefits of editorial coverage in magazines. Many companies seriously underestimate the power of getting good editorial coverage regi...
tags: press releases, PR, publicity, editorial, magazines, Nigel O'Dea
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GUEST BLOG: UK Budget 2013 – overall a good Budget for business
Posted by Guest bloggers • 22 March 2013
On 20 March Chancellor George Osborne unveiled the UK government's 2013 Budget. Tony Toll, CEO of AIC Group, outlines what it means for business. This was overall a good Budget for business...
tags: business, UK, Tony Toll, Budget, export
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Features

The UK composites industry – turning ideas into investments
Millions of pounds are being invested in resources in the UK a bid to upscale academic projects and make polymer composites the first choice when designing a range of products from cars to wind turbines. John Osborne explains what resources are available, assesses the markets, and considers why training and test standards are so important.
Members' Content
The UK composites industry: bridging the gap between technology and skills
Tom Preece, Business Manager, Composites Skills Alliance, explains how the composites skills shortage in the UK is being addressed.
JEC Europe 2013 – show preview (updated 5 March)
The JEC Europe exhibition takes place in Paris on 12-14 March. We take a look at some of the new products and technologies exhibitors will be showcasing.
AVK presents its 2012 Innovation Awards
German reinforced plastics association AVK presented its 2012 Innovation Awards to six winners during its annual conference in Düsseldorf.

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Financial results: First quarter 2013
A summary of the first quarter financial results of key composites companies.
Demand for composites leads to £2.3b record M&A
Forecasts that demand for composite materials is set to double by 2015 are leading to record levels of mergers and acquisitions (M&A).
JEC Europe 2013 – show preview
This Reinforced Plastics feature previews the JEC Europe 2013 trade show.
Composites Recycling Made Easy
This EuCIA (European Composites Industry Association) document outlines the benefits of composites recycling through co-processing in cement kilns.
Acquisitions and joint ventures review 2012
This article lists the key business moves in the composites industry during 2012.

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