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Publication
date: August 2007, Total 44 pages.
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 (formerly
E-Composites).
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
44-page report answers the following key
questions:
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What
are the drivers for change in resins,
fibers, aluminum and stainless steel
prices in the last 6 years?
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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)?
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What
percentage changes in price took place
in various resins, fibers and metals?
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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 6
years (2001-2007)?
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How
extensive will resin and fiber price
changes be between 2007-2008?
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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 600 clients
worldwide.
For detailed table of content and
pricing information on this report, please e-mail Helpdesk@Lucintel.com
or call 972-636-5056.
Lucintel
(formerly E-Composites, Inc.) is a
Dallas, Texas
(USA) based global market intelligence and
business consulting firm that has been
delivering results of significant value and
long term growth for last 9 years. We
analyze and predict market and technology
trends so that our clients can make
strategic and fact-based decisions. We
provide insights, competitive analyses and
forecasts for the various industries such as
automotive, aerospace, wind energy, boat,
construction, sporting goods and other.
Lucintel has an extensive background in
materials, markets and technologies aspects
of the composites industry that support
executive decision making. Lucintel's
customers include many small to Fortune 500
companies such as 3M, AT Kearney, AOC, ACG,
Airbus, Ashland, BAH, BCG, Callaway Golf,
Cytec, Dow Chemical, Dow Corning, Engelhard,
General Electric, General Motors, Hexcel,
Lockheed Martin, Mitsubishi, Owens Corning,
PPG, Pratt and Whitney, Saint Gobain, Toray,
True-Temper, ZCL, Zeon Chemical and
more.

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