CONTENTS Companies Ahlstrom to acquire Fiberweb’s consumer wipes business 8 Ashland Composite Polymers names Group Arnaud to distribute in France 9 MVP brings in RTM/infusion technical specialist 10 JEC Composites Show: the composites industry smashes all the records 11 Agenda of events 12 Innovations NEWS WORLDWIDE Market survey Trends An overview of the FRP market in Iran 24 Composite armour for littoral combat ship 27 Superior ballistic protection 27 Industrial processing foam 14 Resins for cast marble 15 Polymeric coupling agent for filled radical curing systems 16 Honeycomb technology for car interior parts 17 Surfacing film, liquid shim and grid laminates 18 Multiaxial machine gets a facelift .19 New booster on board 20 New glass fibre raises hydrolysis resistance in PPS polymers 21 Composites Link for CATIA V5 22 Niche markets Human capital Student designs and builds composite dog sledge 29 “Deploy the ressources needed to carry out a project” 30 BUSINESS FEATURE Process Equipment Application A new type of SMC: with improved weathering resistance for outdoor applications 32 The optimised non-destructive postfitted foam sandwich insert 34 Crescent city rebirth includes CIPP 37 Composite-based storm shelters .39 Honeycomb sandwich plates for floating homes 42 Helicopter hangar with metalfabric composite structure 44 CONSTRUCTION JEC Composites Magazine / No33 June 2007 FRÉDÉRIC MICHEL, Project Manager, R&D Innovation, Pulsium