CONTENTS NEWS WORLDWIDE Companies S-2 Glass® reinforcement continues growth as new armour applications emerge 8 ÉireComposites awarded prestigious Nadcap aerospace accreditation Bayer Material Science to build up a world-scale plant for polymer polyols using new technology 9 BUSINESS Market survey Asia now in second place for new installations 17 FEATURE AUTOMOTIVE Trend The Europeen automotive industry will use more and more composites 24 An interview with J. Summers 19 Joe Summers, Corporate Development, Gurit UK Agenda of events 10 Innovations Cured-in-place pipe saves quint-essential small-town ambiance 12 Microwave-heated autoclave Lucas Lin, General Manager, Swancor (TianJin)Wind, Blade Materials Co.,Ltd Trends The Asian market had enceeded all estimations 20 Changing demands for composites in the automotive industry 27 Nanocomposites in automotive: research activities and business realities 30 Niche markets Vertical axis wind turbines 22 Goodyear introduces carbon-fibre ATV drive belt Process Highly efficient pressure-vessel manufacturing 32 JEC Composites Magazine / No34 July-August 2007