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BUSINESS Market survey: China CCE 2007 – JEC Innovation Awards: moving upmarket For the third year in a row, the JEC team had the pleasure of partnering with China Composites Expo to hand out trophies to the twelve CCE – JEC Innovation Awards winners. These awards put the spotlight on innovation in China. place before the annual gala dinner. Each winner was presented with a diploma and a trophy. We invite you to find out more about the twelve winners of the 2007 CCE – JEC Innovation Awards, below. Next year’s Awards will take place on September 17-19 in Shanghai. The twelve 2007 winners Four trophies were given out in the Raw Materials category, and eight in the Application category. T he third “China Composites – JEC Innovation Awards” were the fruit of a partnership between the 2007 China Composites Expo and the JEC Group. On Wednesday, September 12, 2007, these awards were given out in Beijing as part of the 13th China Composites Expo. Twelve prize-winners were singled out by an independent, eightmember jury. A striking feature of this third presentation was the quality of candidate applications, greater than ever. The competition is now very popular among Chinese companies and foreign groups in China. Continuous glass filament mat Danyang Zhongya Glass Fiber Company Ltd. Application: Used as reinforcement in pultruded and complex-shaped moulded products. Innovation: a core element of Chinese dynamism The aim of the competition is still the same: to promote the quality and innovation of Chinese FRP/composite products. The Awards ceremony took Technical characteristics: - One of the best-performing products in China compared with similar products. The glass fibre is made of non-alkali glass. - New type of single filament, multidirectional, overlaid nonwoven fabric. The composite products reinforced with this highquality mat have improved integral strength, good surface finish, elegant appearance and limited cracks. The mat is especially suitable for pultrusion products. - One-step process with automatic drawing and traversing; special sizing and binding; and integrated drafting, drying and crosslinking reaction. - No gathering, spooling, chopping or ejecting; the filaments are laid randomly in a curved pattern to form the mat. As a result, the mat has very good isotropic properties, a good resi wet-out rate, and improved tensile breaking strength (especially wet strength), ideally meeting the process requirements. GF/PPF compounding yarn Taishan Fiber Glass Inc. Co-developer: East China University of Science and Technology Application: The yarn was used to make a safety helmet for fire-fighters, construction workers, motorcyclists and others. Technical characteristics: - Low weight - Excellent impact and pierce resistance - Water and chemical resistance - Potential recyclability JEC Composites Magazine / No37 December 2007

JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #37 - December 2007

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