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Composites One exhibits at China Composites Expo 2010
North American distributor Composites One has announced that its Chinese distribution operation Composites One China will exhibit at the China Composites Expo later this month.
AOC increases resin prices in Europe
AOC LLC is increasing prices for all resins sold in Europe.
Ashland increases resin prices in Europe
Ashland Performance Materials is increasing the price of its complete portfolio of unsaturated polyester resins, vinyl ester resins and gel-coats sold in Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA).
Zyvax partners with FRP Services in China
FRP Services will distribute US mould release manufacturer Zyvax's products in China.
A$65 million composites programme for Australia
A five-year composites research programme with a focus on strengthening Australia's position in the international composites industry, is underway. This extension of the Cooperative Research Centre for Advanced Composite Structures (CRC-ACS) programme involves 28 organisations.

Podcasts

Reinforced Plastics newscast, 30 March 2010
Amanda Jacob previews the contents of the March/April issue of Reinforced Plastics magazine, which is published this week.
Weekly Podcast: Wave and tidal in the UK: 2GW by 2020?
It's a widely held view that wave and tidal has great potential, but that it is still an R&D industry only now starting to deploy demonstration projects. So how can we ramp up the various technologies? Renewable Energy Focus reports back from the Wave and Tidal 2010 event, organised by RenewableUK (formerly BWEA).
Reinforced Plastics newscast, 1 March 2010
Amanda Jacob reviews the ACMA's Composites 2010 trade show, highlights some of the latest news, and introduces Reinforced Plastics' JEC preview.
Weekly podcast: 10 MW offshore wind turbine to be erected
Norwegian company Sway will erect a 10 MW prototype offshore wind turbine for testing. Find out more in this week's news podcast.

Blogs

COMPOSITES EUROPE 2010
Posted by Amanda Jacob • 18 August 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 E...
tags: Composites, Europe, Essen
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Solar powered transport and composites
Posted by Amanda Jacob • 15 July 2010
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 sect...
tags: solar, transport, power, composites, PlanetSolar, Solar Impulse, carbon fibre
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Cars and carbon fibre
Posted by Amanda Jacob • 20 May 2010
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 fibr...
tags: carbon fibre, cars, composites, BMW, Mercedes Benz, Daimler
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Optimism and innovation at JEC 2010
Posted by Amanda Jacob • 16 April 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 shoul...
tags: Composites, JEC
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Greener cars = more composites?
Posted by Amanda Jacob • 11 March 2010
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 o...
tags: green, composites, electric cars
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Features

Launching the carbon fibre recycling industry
Recycling carbon fibres from aerospace composite scrap has environmental and business benefits. The shift from pilot scale to industrial operations is progressing, as Vicki P. McConnell learns from entrepreneurs in this enterprise.
Life cycle assessment of sandwich structures
Investigation and evaluation of the environmental impacts of a given product or service are starting to gain importance in the composites industry. To answer this need, 3A Composites Core Materials, producer of the AIREX® and BALTEK® brand core materials, has developed the Hybrid Core Calculator to perform life cycle assessments for various sandwich structures. The company’s Patricia Strehlke explains.
Members' Content
Sandwich structures deliver core benefits
New and innovative core materials are adding design freedom, cost efficiency and other desirable qualities to composite sandwich structures, along with high strength, stiffness and optimised weight. Richard Stewart reports on new developments and an expanding range of applications for sandwich composites.
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Green construction and LEED certification
Louis R. Ross, Director of Research and Development at Interplastic Corporation, explains how composites made with resins that contain rapidly renewable and post-consumer recycled components contribute to LEED certification.

Downloads

Laser bond inspection
Concerned about adhesive bond strength or coating adhesion? Laser bond inspection may be the solution your company is looking for. Download an overview of this new technique and its applications now.
Building on the advantages of composites in construction
Construction is one of the largest markets for composites globally. This Reinforced Plastics feature reports on trends in composites in construction and innovative applications utilising FRP materials.
Developments in FRP bridge design
This Reinforced Plastics feature discusses the latest developments in fibre reinforced plastic (FRP) bridges.
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