There is a little doubt that composite materials are rapidly becoming a mainstream technology within many industries, from aerospace to wind energy. And as demand for more composite applications increases in the coming years, composite materials price movements will experience fluctuations due to changes in supply and demand, energy costs, and production capacity. Knowledge of price changes and the underlying reasons for these changes will produce advantages for those that have greater insights into price movements. Similarly, those that do not have these insights will be placed at a disadvantage according to, "Composite Materials Price Trends, Forecast, and Analysis" an informative new research report from Lucintel.
 

This critical information offers readers an enormous amount of actionable content by comparing prices of various types of raw materials used in the composites industry as well as prices of competing materials such as aluminum, steel, lumber and thermoplastics. The price data were collected from material suppliers as well as fabricators / molders, including boat builders, pultruders, sporting goods manufacturers, pipe and tank manufacturers, aerospace companies and many others.
 

Created through rigorous quantitative and qualitative research and analysis, Lucintel accurately provides historical movement in prices and points to possible future price direction. In summary, no other research organization has collected and analyzed such a vast array of content on the subject of pricing behavior, which remains one of the most important factors affecting operating profits in the composites industry.
 

This 49-page report answers the following key questions:

1. What are the drivers for change in resins, fibers, aluminum and stainless steel prices in the last five years?
2. What are the current market prices for various resins, fibers and competing materials such as aluminum (3003, 5052, 6061 and 7000 series) and steel (cold rolled, stainless steel T304)?
3. What percentage changes in price took place in various resins, fibers and metals?
4. How the price gap and competitiveness changed in resins and fibers as compared to competing materials such as aluminum and stainless steel over the last five years (2003-2008)?
5. How extensive will resin and fiber price changes is expected to become between 2008-2009?
6. Which materials are more cost competitive based on weight, strength and modulus?

Designed for composites industry professionals, financial services firms, and industrial users of metals, resins and fibers, Lucintel's Composite Materials Price Trends, Forecast and Analysis is the industries first comprehensive examination of the resin and fiber pricing, its trends and analysis with competing materials. This market report is published by Lucintel, a leading global market research company and business consulting firm with over 700 clients worldwide. To get table of contents, pricing and other information on this report , please e-mail helpdesk@lucintel.com or call Tel.: +1-972-636-5056 in USA.