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See Markets for information on Research Reports, Industry Studies and Market Studies for the composite industry

Links on this page link directly to the web site and open in a new window. All sites are in English unless noted


 

Web Sites, Newsletters and Portals

Composite Industry

NetComposites — Great web site with an excellent Guide to Composites, Newsroom, Newsletter, On-line Book Store, Industry Information, Careers Center and Forum
JEC Composites — Sponsors of the JEC Show, Publisher of JEC Composites magazine, On-line news, Newsletter, Classified advertising, Composites Finder, About Composites
Lucintel - Expanding your business and career - Online news, News letter, Recruiting, Market reports and consulting, Composites Exchange
MATERIAUX
-Composites.fr
Materiaux-Composites.fr est le premier site français de mise en relation des acteurs des matériaux composites. (in French)
Euro Composits - European service providers, and other information about composites (in French, English, German, Italian and Spanish)
Worldwide Composites Search Engine - The largest database of composite industry related web sites on the internet! by Deltronix Enterprises
Composites Online - Composites in China - Suppliers, Products Database, Reports and News - Sponsored by Beijing Composite International Consulting Inc. and China Composites Industry Association

Other Related Industries

 
AZoM.com (the A to Z of Materials)
 
Inteletex - Textile News and Industry Analysis
  Performance-Materials.Net - the internet’s most comprehensive source for online news and features about advanced and high-performance materials. Coverage includes advanced composites, engineering ceramics, performance plastics, and biomedical materials. Fee based service.
 
Polymerlinks - links to Plastics Machinery, Material, Mould manufacturers, Mould Designers, Software packages for Plastics industry and a lot more information on 160 categories of plastics.
Polymer Engineering plus - Supporting the polymer Industry
  PolymerProcessing.com aspires to be the preferred source of fundamental information for professionals and students in the field of polymer processing.
  INDUSTRIA DEL PLÁSTICO - El portal de los plásticos en español (In Spanish)

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Industry Trade Groups

Composite Industry

-- North America --

ASM International - The materials information society - Founded in 1913, ASM International is one of the world's largest technical societies; it is dedicated to the gathering and dissemination of information on engineered materials, including polymer composites.
American Composites Manufacturers Association— The world's largest trade association serving the composites industry. With more than 1,100 members from across the globe.
Composite Manufacturing Technical Group of the Society of Manufacturing Engineers
SPE Composites Division of the Society of Plastics Engineers — an organized forum for the promotion and dissemination of information on the science, engineering fundamentals and applications of advanced polymer composite materials
Society for the Advancement of Material and Process Engineering
SPI Society of the Plastics Industry

-- Europe --

Assocompositi - Assocompositi è l’associazione che raggruppa, tutela e promuove l’industria dei materiali compositi in Italia allo scopo di favorire lo sviluppo di tutte le potenzialità tecniche ed economiche di questi materiali. E’ finanziata con il contributo della quote di iscrizione delle aziende associate e si avvale della collaborazione di docenti universitari e di professionisti. (In Italian)
Composites UK - Promoting the UK composites industry
CORONET - Thermoplastic Composites Infrastructure Cooperation Network - formed in 2001 specifically to improve access to thermoplastic composites infrastructure and to encourage the sharing of knowledge and best practice throughout Europe
EPTA - European Pultrusion Technology Association - association formed in 1989 by the leading FRC (Fiber Reinforced Composites) Pultruders in Europe
The European Alliance for SMC/BMC - Serves the industry with innovative and economic composite components and systems. Assists designers, manufacturers and end users in the application of SMC & BMC in the various industries.
The European Alliance for Thermoplastic Composites - Formed in 2000 by leading European companies, with a concerted commitment to the technological advancement of longfiber reinforced thermoplastics
The European Composites Industry Association - European Organization of Reinforced Plastics / Composite Materials

-- Australia & New Zealand --

Composites Australia — Composites Australia Inc., formerly known as Composites Institute of Australia, is a separately constituted corporate association tailored to benefit the members of Composites industry and their customers. The association represents suppliers of raw materials, fabricators and providers of services within the composites industry. With nearly 200 corporate members it provides a forum for the industry to exchange information and promote the development new markets.
Composites Association of New Zealand (CANZ) - Provides a forum for the composites industry to exchange information, celebrate successes and solve problems for all Composite Industry participants in New Zealand and the Pacific

-- Asia --

China FRP Industry Association - In Chinese and English
FRP Institute of India - A professional society for bringing together under one platform all those who are concerned with FRP Composites in order to promote the growth and development of FRP Composites and their industrial and technological base
Iran Composites Association - a technical, Non-Govemental Organization to promote the interests of both suppliers and consumers in the composites industries - in English and Farsi
Japanese Reinforced Plastics Society (JRPS) - In Japanese

Other Related Industries

  TMS.org - The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society
 
EUROMAP - the European committee of the national associations of machinery manufacturers for the plastics and rubber industries in Austria, France, Germany, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Spain, Switzerland and United Kingdom
 
Materials Today - Materials Today is the international review magazine for all researchers with an interest in materials science and technology.
  Thermoset Resin Formulators Association (TRFA) - founded to serve the needs of thermoset resin formulators and their suppliers, an independently incorporated non-profit trade association

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Magazines and Trade Publications

Also see Universities & Labs - Academic Publications

-- North America --

  Composites WorldHigh Performance Composites & Composites Technology - Magazines for Advanced Composites and Fiberglass Fabricators.
  CM Magazine — Composites Manufacturing, (CF) is the "Official Publication of the American Composites Fabricators Association" serving composites manufacturers in architecture, bath, cast polymer, custom molding, pultrusion, closed molding, infrastructure, marine, sports, recreation, aerospace, transportation, and automotive
  Modern Plastics Worldwide - MPW is the only plastics publication dedicated to covering global business management issues, key technologies, and the latest manufacturing management trends for the international plastics industry.
Plastics Today - Plastics and injection molding
  Plastics News — Plastics News founded in 1989, reporting the news of the plastics industry completely, promptly and accurately
  Plastics Technology — Regarded as the premier source of technical and business information for plastics processors, Plastics Technology thrives as the industry's only magazine targeted solely at processors.

-- South America --

  Revista do Plástico Reforçado/Composites - (In Portugese)

-- Europe --

Composites World - Russian Language composite magazine (In Russian & English)
  JEC Composites — A single source of world-wide information for both end-users and professionals in composites
  Reinforced Plastics — For over 40 years Reinforced Plastics has been reporting on international developments in the reinforced plastics industry.

-- Asia --

FRP TODAY is a monthly magazine for the composites industry published in India since the year 2000. Also publishes the Directory of Indian Composites Industry as an annual issue of FRP TODAY. The magazine and Directory reaches FRP Industry personnel all over India.

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Books and Commercial Publications

Also see Universities - Academic Publications

Also see the Industry Trade Groups for their publications

NetComposites — On-line Store with books, videos, journals, software and market reports - over 550 items

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Standards Organizations

  ASTM - ASTM International is a not-for-profit organization that provides a global forum for the development and publication of voluntary consensus standards for materials, products, systems, and services
  MIL-17 - The Composite Materials Handbook MIL-17
  ISO - International Organization for Standardization (ISO)
  DIN - Deutsches Institut für Normung (German Standards Institute) - in German and English
  NIST - National Institute of Standards and Technology

Techstreet - from Thomson Reuters has many standards that can be downloaded for a fee.

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