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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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  • Emerging markets offer best opportunities for composites in construction
    Posted by Amanda Jacob • 17 February 2010
    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 Timmin...
    tags: construction, composites, FRP
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  • Composites 2010: everyone's talking about ...
    Posted by Amanda Jacob • 11 February 2010
    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 b...
    tags: composites, sustainability, green, wind
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  • Composites 2010: cautious optimism
    Posted by Amanda Jacob • 11 February 2010
    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 ‘cautio...
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  • Composites 2010: US industry to grow
    Posted by Amanda Jacob • 11 February 2010
    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 compos...
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    Flue gas desulphurisation (FGD) equipment is a big user of fibre reinforced plastic (FRP). Robert McIlvaine of The McIlvaine Company describes the current status and future prospects for FRP in this market.
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    Wind energy and vacuum infusion is one of the biggest opportunities today for the composites industry according to Reinier Jansen, Business Development Wind Energy, at Lantor BV. As well as blade manufacture, vacuum infusion is now also being used in nacelle production.
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    There is good news in the wind for proponents of wind power. Wind turbine capacity has been increasing dramatically, and the unit cost of power generated by wind energy is expected to drop further. Much of this will continue to be credited to China’s efforts, according to a new report from the Global Intelligence Alliance.
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    The offshore wind industry has already garnered government support and is increasingly piquing the interest of the private sector thanks to its ability to contribute significantly to the European renewable energy targets of 2020. As installed capacity continues to grow, and market share increases, the banking sector will continue to become progressively more involved in this industry.
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