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in partnership with JEC Composites E-letter Digimat users’ meeting Novembre 25-27 Brussels, Belgium www.e-xstream.com/en/digimatusers-meeting-2008 EWEC -European Wind Energy Conference March 16-19 Marseille, France www.ewec2009.info Sifer-6th International Railway Exhibition May 26-28 Lille, France www.mackbrooks.com/mb_exhib .asp BOOK and Properties performance of natural-fibre composites By K Pickering, University of Waikato, New Zealand Concern about global warming has led to renewed interest in the more sustainable use of natural fibres in composite materials. This book reviews the wealth of recent research into improving the mechanical properties of natural-fibre thermoplastic composites so that they can be more widely used. The first part of the book provides an overview of the main types of natural fibres used in composites, how they are processed and, in particular, the way the fibre-matrix interface can be engineered to improve performance. Cellulose Nanocomposites are not forgotten. Part two discusses the increasing use of natural-fibre composites in such areas as automotive and structural engineering, packaging and the energy sector. It includes Market issues and considerations in development of natural/wood-fibre composites. The final part of the book discusses ways of assessing the mechanical performance of natural-fibre composites, as moulded and in longterm. With its distinguished editor and team of contributors, Properties and performance of natural-fibre composites will be a valuable reference for all those using these important materials in such areas as automotive and structural engineering. December Aeromart Toulouse December 3-4 Toulouse, France www.aeromart.tm.fr July JEC Composites March 24-26 Paris, France www.jeccomposites.com Data 2008: - + 43,500 m2 - 1,053 exhibiting brand names - + 27,000 visitors 17th International conference on composite materials - Iccm-17 July 27 - 31 Edinburgh, UK www.iccm17.org Kompozit/Kompoist’08 December 18-20 Istambul, Turkey www.kompoist.com September China Composites Expo 2009 September 2-4 Shanghai, China www.chinacompositesexpo.com January Composites & Polycon January 15-17 Tampa, Florida, USA www.acmashow.org Data 2007: - 232 exhibitors - 4 000 visitors 4th wood fibre polymer composites March 30-31 Bordeaux, France www.fcba.fr/actualites/resultat.ph p?id_fich=2623 Composites Meetings September 22-23 Nantes, France www.compositesmeetings.com UTECH Europe Polyurethane industry March 31 - April 2 Maastricht, the Netherlands www.utecheurope.nl October SAMPE Fall October 19-22 Wichita, Kansas, USA www.sampe.org/events/2009Wic hitaKansas.aspx February Composites RTM February 4-5 Saint-Avold, France www.ppe.asso.fr April 17th International plastics design and moulding April 15-17 Telford, UK www.pdmevent.com Seoul air show October 20-25 Seoul, South Korea www.seoulairshow.com SAMPE Germany February 18-19 Berlin, Germany www.sampe.de Heli-Expo 2009 February 22-24 Anaheim, California, USA www.heliexpo.com May SAMPE 09 May 18-21 Baltimore, MD, USA www.sampe.org/events/2009Balti more.aspx 7th Asian-Australian conference on composites materials Unknown date Taipei, Taiwan Composite Expo February 25-27 Moscow, Russia www.mirexpo.ru/eng/exhibitions/ composite09.shtml June European conference on composite material (ECCM 14) June 7-10 Budapest, Hungary http://eccm14.pt.bme.hu March 6th European “Additives & Colors” conference March 11-12 Antwerpen, Belgium www.speeurope.org XXV International Conference Reinforced Plastics May 19 - 21 Karlovy Vary (Carlsbad), Czech Republic www.dtplzen.cz 2nd global pultrusion conference May 21- 22 Baltimore, USA www.briskevents.nl September China Composites Expo 2010 September 15-17 Beijing, China www.chinacompositesexpo.com Hybrid Materials March 15-19 Tours, France www.hybridmaterialsconference.com 576 pages, £150.00/ US$300.00/ €225.00 Published by Woodhead Publishing Limited, UK More information: www.woodheadpublishing.com No43 September 2008 / JEC Composites Magazine

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