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While North American and European markets have suffered in the current economic crisis, the future looks bright for the composites industry in Asia and the rest of the world in the next decade and beyond according to Norman Timmins, director of consulting for Lucintel. In China especially, the impact of the recession has been muted... »
After Severe Year, Composites Veteran Predicts Modest 2010 Growth
Since 1960, the U.S. composites industry has had six downturns, but the one that continued last year was “very severe,” reported industry veteran and business analyst Ray MacNeil during a speech yesterday afternoon at COMPOSITES 2010. The good news: Composites companies have compelling reasons to be optimistic this year and beyond. The composites industry—along with... »
Attendees Cash in on Composites 2010
Attendees began flocking to COMPOSITES 2010 this morning like an Elvis impersonator on a jumpsuit sale. Attendees from around the world, a few tired from either jet lag, a few rounds of slot machines or both, lined up to register at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center in Las Vegas. »
U of Maine’s ‘Bridge in a Backpack’
The University of Maine’s “Bridge-in-a-Backpack,” technology has garnered quite a bit of attention lately. At Composites 2010, Edwin Nagy of the university’s Advanced Engineered Wood Composites Center will discuss the system in detail and answer questions from contractors, manufacturers, bridge engineers and transportation officials. »
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