New member of the Innovation Award jury
Welcome to the Innovation Award jury, Andreas Doll! We are delighted to welcome Andreas Doll from Wolfangel GmbH as a new member of our AVK Innovation Award jury.With his expertise, … Read more
Katharina Wagner
Institute for Textile and Fiber Technologies (ITFT)
Address: Pfaffenwaldring 9, 70569 Stuttgart, GermanyPhone: +49 711 9340530Web: https://www.itft.uni-stuttgart.de/de/Contact person: Dr.-Ing. Larissa Born Company description: The first associations with the term “textile” are generally products such as clothing, bed … Read more
Board elections at AVK – New AVK Board elected unanimously
Frankfurt am Main, November 11, 2025 – The General Assembly of the AVK – Industrievereinigung Verstärkte Kunststoffe has elected a new Board of Directors as part of the regular elections. … Read more
AVK Innovation Award 2025 – winners have been announced
Frankfurt/Dresden – The winners of the prestigious Innovation Award for Fiber Reinforced Plastics from the AVK Industrievereinigung Verstärkte Kunststoffe were presented this year at the JEC Forum DACH in Dresden … Read more
Media statement on the conclusion of K 2025
General Association of the Plastics Processing Industry (GKV) The world’s leading trade fair for the plastics industry – K 2025 – took place in Düsseldorf from October 8 to 15, … Read more
Where is the European composites industry heading?
Materials 5-2025 The use of composites is a success story. Since the first applications in the 1920s, fibre-reinforced plastics have become increasingly popular in various industries and are now firmly … Read more
Factual examination of the claim regarding CSF pools vs. PP pools
In a marketing document, GRP pools (glass fiber reinforced plastic) are presented as being significantly inferior to PP pools (polypropylene). In the following, the individual claims are critically examined and … Read more
Plastics processing: slight drop in sales in the first half of 2025
General Association of the Plastics Processing Industry (GKV) Turnover in the plastics processing industry in Germany fell slightly again in the first half of 2025 compared to the same period … Read more
Flatter. Lighter. More sustainable. – SCA announces pioneering innovations in the market for pop-up roofs
C.F. Maier SCA 592 for the VW ID. Buzz | Lightweight GRP roof frame | Weight and height-optimized: SCA 324 and SCA 326 | Green natural fibre roof shell SCA, … Read more