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Third Edition
By
T. Starr
Description
Following the success of the second (1995) edition, this report takes a fresh perspective on the industry, reviewing changes and developments
in industry structure, corporate strategies, market condition, technology and application trends.
This profile is fully revised with
market data with new forecasts to the year 2005. New and emerging technologies and applications are examined.
For a PDF version of
the report please call Tina Enright on +44 (0) 1865 843008 for price details.
Audience
For senior marketing management, technical management, business analysts, business development manager, industry analysts and consultants.
Contents
1 - Assessment
1.1 The world composites industry
Current status
Summary: global market in 1998
Summary:
forecast global market in 2005
African continent
Asia-Pacific
Europe
Latin America
Middle East
North America
Free Trade Association (NAFTA) region
Russia
1.2 Status of the composites industry
Introduction
Opportunitites, challenges
and threats
Mergers and acquisitions, 1996-1999
New products and services
Thermoset versus thermoplastic matrix
•Glass
mat thermoplastics (GMT)
•Long fibre thermoplastics (LFT)
Supply chains
Factors influencing pricing
The recycling
issue
The environmental issue
1.3 Raw materials
Reinforcements - current status and trends
•Acramid fibre
•Carbon
fibre
•Glass fibre
•High performance reinforcements
Matrices - status and trends
•Introduction
•Acrylic
- urethanes
•Bismaleimide and cyanate esters
•Phenolic
•Unsaturated polyester
•Vinyl esters, Bisphenol
'A' and expoxide
Ancillaries - current status and trends
•Adhesives
•In-mould coatings
•Low pressure moulding
compounds (LPMC)
•Sheet moulding compounds (SMC)
1.4 The fabrication processes used by the composites industry
Contact
and spray, open moulding
Preforming
Pultrusion
Resin transfer moulding
SCRIMP
Vacuum-bag
1.5 The markets and
applications of the composites industry
Introduction
Automotive
Fabrication techniques in automotive applications
Mass
transit
Builidng and construction
Civil engineering and infrastructure
1.6 Major industry particpants
Manufacturers and
suppliers
Trade and authoritative bodies
2 - Directory
2.1 Listing by classification
2.2 Contact listings
2.3 Internet address book
3 - Reference
3.1 Composites industry - historical highlights
3.2 Composites
codes and standards
3.3 Terminology
Matrix and related
Mechanical and physical properties
Production techniques and materials
Reinforcement
3.4 References
3.5 Acknowledgements
3.6 Tables acknowledgements
3.7 List of tables
| Bibliographic details |
Paperback, 0 pages, publication date: NOV-1999
ISBN-13: 978-1-85617-354-4
ISBN-10: 1-85617-354-2
Imprint: ELSEVIER
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