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Natural gas vehicles in top auto markets to reach 7.5 million in 2020 – Lux Research
Natural gas vehicles (NGVs) on the road in the world’s seven largest automotive markets will reach only 7.5 million as the industry struggles to capitalise on cheap shale-driven natural gas, according to a report from Lux Research.
Last month's top 3 Reinforced Plastics stories
The following stories were the most popular with visitors to the Reinforced Plastics website during the month of April 2013.
Sigmatex secures automotive contract
Carbon fibre fabrics manufacturer Sigmatex says that following technical collaboration with a major automotive OEM and an automotive Tier 1 supplier, it has won the first in a number of contracts.
Last week's top 3 Reinforced Plastics stories
The following stories were the most popular with visitors to the Reinforced Plastics website last week.

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.

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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.
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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.
Automotive composites – in touch with lighter and more flexible solutions (Part 2)
According to the UK’s Automotive Council weight targets for 2030 are unlikely to be met in some vehicle types even if the body chassis and shell are made of air. Thermoset and thermoplastic composites are two groups of materials from which light enough components can be made to meet the seemingly ambitious targets. We consider the commercial opportunities and some of the technical challenges that are emerging in the automotive composites market.
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US composites market on the up US composites market on the up
According to market research firm Lucintel, the North American composites market will be completely recovered from the economic recession of 2008/2009 by 2014, and is set for steady growth through 2018.

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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.
Carbon composites and cars – technology watch 2012
Carbon fibre composites are well established in limited-edition cars. The development of materials and processes to enable their use in high volume vehicles is the challenge.

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