JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #122 - July 2018 - 3

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n°122 July 2018

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Composites gather momentum

President and CEO/Publisher:

Frédérique Mutel - mutel@jeccomposites.com

Editor-in-chief & Media director:

By

Frédéric Reux - reux@jeccomposites.com

Technical editors:

Aïcha Mikdam - mikdam@jeccomposites.com
Franck Glowacz - glowacz@jeccomposites.com

Frédéric Reux

Editor-in-chief
reux@jeccomposites.com

Contributors:

Marie-Hélène Corbin - corbin@jeccomposites.com

Deputy-editor & Graphic designer:
Antoine Morel - morel@jeccomposites.com

Graphic designer:

Habib Boufetah - boufetah@jeccomposites.com

Development Director:

Anne-Carole Barbarin - barbarin@jeccomposites.com

Marketing Director:
Sandrine Dumarquez - presse@jeccomposites.com

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Thierry Saint-Martin - saintmartin@jeccomposites.com
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BPA December statement 2017.
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Without a doubt, something is
happening in the composite industry.
Some might say that our sector is
gaining a new vitality, and I for one am
inclined to believe it.
The news says it all: increased
production
capacity
here,
a
cooperation agreement there, an
acquisition, an instance of horizontal
integration. Just these past weeks,
Zoltek has announced production
increases in Hungary and Jushi has
done the same in China; Hexcel and
Arkema have announced a partnership
in the thermoplastic field; Teijin is
reinforcing its positions in China and
Taiwan; Exel Composites is acquiring
Diversified Structural Composites in
the US; CVC has agreed to acquire
AOC's holding company Alpha
to complement its Aliancys joint
venture; and Toray is fleshing out its
offering with the buyout of TenCate
Advanced Composites. There is no
lack of significant events to show
that the sector is rapidly becoming
structured.
It is true that the sector and the
companies that constitute its driving
force are well aware that scaling up
enough to meet the expectations of
the global companies in the strategic
automotive
and
construction
sectors is in their interests. While
the penetration rates of composite
materials there are still very low, there
is considerable growth potential.
Furthermore,
the
professionals
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in these sectors are curious about
the innovations proposed by the
composite industry. The advances
need to be emphasized.
The stakes are high the automotive
sector, especially as manufacturers
of standard materials there are
very active. I can cite the heavy
investment of BMW in additive
manufacturing - or of Plastic Omnium
in filament winding with the buyout
of Optimum CPV, a Belgian company
that specializes in the design and
production of hydrogen fuel tanks
made of composite materials.
All of this news take the same
direction - in the right direction, we
might add. Another event stands out
in the news of the past few weeks, and
that is the brilliant initiative of the
American Composites Manufacturers
Association (ACMA) with the launch
of DiscoverComposites.com - "a new
resource geared toward educating end
users about the possibilities of fiberreinforced polymer (FRP) composite
materials". This highly informative
site explains and demonstrates all
the potential and advantages of using
composite materials. It is a tool of use
to all professionals.
We wish you a pleasant read, and
hope to see you in Bangkok next July
18-19 for exchanges on Composites
in Construction, a conference coorganized by the Thai Composites
Association and JEC Group.

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