Feature Sports & Leisure Composites: the key to performance? 33 Software Composite design software provides new "sculpting" tools for lightweight bikes 37 Simulation Cervelo's bike frame benefits from optimized design philosophy 35 CFRP China: carbon fibre bikes accelerate the upgrade of sports bicycle market 38 Golf Carbon golf shaft using a unique tubular composite technology " Opinion 42 Natural fibre A different approach to natural fibre composites News Novelty upsets a lot of parameters and habits n°114 40 Biocomposites An alliance based on a core vision for sustainability 8 Chomarat announces a 3-year investment plan worth 35 million euros " Airborne and TenCate long term agreement for satellite solar array systems Clariant and Huntsman to merge CONTENTS Edito ............................................................ Opinion: Composite music Index Advertisers 6 ................................. ...................................................... ....................................... In brief 3 4 58 58 An interview with Jean Marc Scoatariu, Musician & Inventor Flûte Scoatariu PaScal SoPhie, Deputy General Manager Vitech jec composites magazine / No114 July 2017 11 Raw materials 14 Agenda A. Schulman introduces new highstrength composite material at JEC 2017