Over the past 12 months, the level of demand for prepreg has steadily increased in striking parallel with the number of industrial applications using composite materials. From aerospace, to sporting goods, to wind energy, prepreg is rapidly gaining acceptance as a materials of choice for its high-performance characteristics.

Yet, for those firms that produce prepreg, many of these companies are approaching market opportunities with starkly different strategies. In a major new research report, Worldwide Prepreg Competitive Analysis and Leadership Study, 2008, Lucintel's analysts examine and profile six of the world's leading prepreg producers - a full competitive analysis from target markets, to product mapping, to production capabilities. Lucintel also provides its own scorecard of which of these companies is better aligned with future market opportunities and which has the ability to gain additional market share.

This comprehensive research report also offers for consumers of prepreg as well as the investment community content-rich comparative analyses detailing which producers have the production capacity and vision to deliver fully on its promises. Collected from a series of primary vendor interviews and secondary sources, this report provides complete profiles of the following companies:

• ACG
• Cytec Industries
• Gurit
• Hexcel Corporation
• TenCate
• Toray Industries

"Not only do we profile and compare these prepreg producers within the report," said Charlie Kazmierski, Lucintel's Senior Analyst, "we also developed a leadership quadrant that positions each firm based on its ability to gain share and its alignment with the market opportunity ahead." Lucintel's Leadership Quadrant considers a variety of critical factors - from management effectiveness to range of products to R&D investment to quality of the firm's balance sheet assets - and then ranks each firm accordingly on the grid for quick comparison.

Designed for composites industry professionals, financial services firms, and industrial users of prepreg, Lucintel's Worldwide Prepreg Competitive Analysis and Leadership Study, 2007 is the industries first comprehensive examination of the prepreg producer landscape. This market report is published by Lucintel, a leading global market research company and business consulting firm with over 600 clients worldwide.

To obtain a detailed table of contents and pricing information on this latest report (published February, 2008), please contact helpdesk at 972-636-5056 or via email at helpdesk@lucintel.com or visit http://www.lucintel.com/prepregleadership.aspx.