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March - April 2008 No39 EDITORIAL MAGAZINE Of roots and wings th 45 year President and CEO/Publisher: Frédérique Mutel mutel@jeccomposites.com Editor-in-chief: Frédéric Reux Tel: +33 (0)1 58 36 15 11 reux@jeccomposites.com Assistant editor: Franck Glowacz Tel: +33 (0)1 58 36 15 04 glowacz@jeccomposites.com The industry that buyers and users from all sectors will meet at the JEC Composites Show on April 1-3, 2008 is mature and resolute. Composites have made a reputation for themselves over the past 60 years. They are now materials of choice, both in the twenty-first century’s most prestigious contracts and in volume markets. Our industry employs 550,000 professionals the world over. Global growth in volume has averaged 4.1% per year for the past ten years, accelerating from 2001 to 2008 to reach 6.3% per year. The indicators suggest that growth will continue at this pace. In value, the market estimated at 53 billion euros today should soar to 88-90 billion euros by 2015. The main trend seems to be that the fabulous opportunities in various regions, for example Asia-Pacific Rim with its huge needs, are ensuring a balance of markets and production sites throughout the world. Another trend is the generalization of automated processes. This will be visible at the 2008 JEC Composites Show in both the exhibits and the technical conferences, which are bringing in all businesses from the supply side, without exception. From one end of the value chain to the other, industrial development is manifest in all segments. The transfer of techniques from one segment to another is a clear sign of the crosspollination fostered by JEC in the User Forums, the Agora meetings and the Leaders’ Summit. Aviation is getting away from traditional solutions and showing a growing interest in industrial techniques developed elsewhere. The transportation segment is using more and more thermoplastic composites because they are cheaper, and easy to process. This year, JEC’s many activities are taking form as a whole, and moving forward. Our wide range of services in information, linking, strategic analysis, seminars and trade shows allows us to keep up with the industry and forever improve our grasp of trends, the changing world, and the multitude of industry players. This is the basis for JEC’s appeal for the decision-makers in this industry. And these decision-makers have great ambitions everywhere in the world. Together, we have built a highly valuable network and created the most unifying and the most representative composite trade show. It is now the largest one in Europe. We had to greatly increase its surface area for this year’s Show, to 43,500 square metres (468,230 square feet), seven halls, one outdoor demo zone. Our BPA-certified JEC Composites Magazine is now Number 1, with 21,320 subscribers. JEC’s foothold in Asia-Pacific (JEC Asia, October 22-24, 2008 in Singapore) gives the world’s countries a second platform to share and the benefit of becoming more familiar with the reciprocal opportunities. This should be a year of paying tribute to the pioneers in composites who put down the roots for our industry, by going on with the new generations to invent new applications and to glide on to new horizons. Three cheers for the Great Composites Adventure! Technical topics: Pierre Lissac info@jeccomposites.com Copy-editor & Graphic designer: Marylène Guéret - gueret@jeccomposites.com Antoine Morel - morel@jeccomposites.com Advertising managers: Judith Blacker Africa, Asia Pacific, Benelux, Europe, Italy, Middle East, North America, Scandinavia & UK Tel: +33 (0)1 58 36 15 74 blacker@jeccomposites.com Mona Bielmeier Austria, Eastern Europe, France, Germany, Russia, Spain, Switzerland & South America Tel: +33 (0)1 58 36 15 73 bielmeier@jeccomposites.com Circulation/Partnerships: presse@jeccomposites.com Sandrine Dumarquez dumarquez@jeccomposites.com Subscriptions: www.jeccomposites.com/magazine-subscription/ Fax: +33 (0)1 58 36 15 19 Tel: +33 (0)1 58 36 15 08 dumarquez@jeccomposites.com Unit price: €20 (8 issues a year) Marketing/Communication: Patrice Sinthon, sinthon@jeccomposites.com Printing: SPEI - Pulnoy (54), France Legal registration: ISSN 1639-965X - CPPAP: 1007 T 82488 Dépôt légal : 1e trimestre 2008 Photos & illustrations: All rights reserved, unless mentioned. JEC Composites Magazine is published by JEC. 19, Bd de Courcelles 75008 Paris - France Tel: +33 (0)1 58 36 15 01 Fax: +33 (0)1 58 36 15 14 www.jeccomposites.com The reproduction, even partial, of articles and illustrations is forbidden, unless prior permission is obtained from JEC Composites Magazine. The management of JEC Composites Magazine reserves the right to refuse advertising. Total average Circulation: 21,939 copies* 21,320 copies BPA average qualified circulation 619 BPA average non qualified circulation *(BPA December 2007 Statement) Frédérique Mutel President & CEO No39 March - April 2008 / JEC Composites Magazine

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