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US shale gas production driving investment
The shale gas revolution underway in North America is revitalising the petrochemical industry, which will welcome more than $217 billion in new downstream capital investments and a crude oil production capacity increase of more than 52 million barrels per day during the next six years, according to IHS.
Exelis sells FIBERBOND business to Future Pipe Industries Group
ITT Exelis has sold its glass fibre reinforced pipe business, Specialty Plastics Inc (FIBERBOND®), to Future Pipe Industries Group of Dubai.
ECS selects AOC resin for Austin odour control project
ECS Environmental Solutions has supplied an odour control system based on AOC resin for a wastewater project in the city of Austin, Texas.
ZCL Composites reports strong 2012
Manufacturer of composites storage tanks ZCL Composites Inc reports record revenue of $170.4 million for the full year 2012, up 34% on 2011.
Quantum wins new orders for CNG tanks
Quantum Fuel Systems Technologies Worldwide Inc has received purchase orders from new and existing customers for its Q-Lite™ compressed natural gas (CNG) fuel storage tanks for light duty vehicles.

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.
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.
Thermoplastic pipes – lighter, more flexible solutions for oil and gas extraction
Pipes for use in oil and gas extraction are increasingly being made from polymer composites because, unlike metal pipes, they do not corrode. We consider the enormous opportunities in this booming market and explains how standards being developed and current research projects are likely to affect the growing use of these versatile materials.
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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).
Metal to composites for improving reliability
Conversion of metal pump wear parts to advanced composite materials can lead to substantial annual cost savings through increased seal and bearing life, less risk of pump seizures, increased MTBR (Mean Time Between Repair), and reduced energy use. This is demonstrated by major industrial companies that transitioned from metals to DuPont Vespel CR-6100 wear parts for some of their toughest pump applications...
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.

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