The European composites market 2024 – market developments, trends, challenges and outlook Composites market continues downward trend The European composites industry was unable to halt the downward trend in 2024. European production volumes fell significantly for the third year in a row. The current development is largely due to structural weaknesses in key application areas …
The AVK is looking for the best innovations in the field of fiber-reinforced plastics (FRP) / composites The AVK – Industrievereinigung Verstärkte Kunststoffe e.V. is inviting applications for the prestigious AVK Innovation Award 2025 for the field of fiber-reinforced plastics (FRP) / composites in the following categories: One aim of the Innovation Award is to …
On November 20/21, 2024, the second symposium on flame retardancy for composites applications took place in Berlin, organized by the AVK – Industrievereinigung Verstärkte Kunststoffe e. V. in cooperation with the FGK – Forschungsgesellschaft Kunststoffe e.V. 60 participants attended the international event, which this time focused on the requirements in the construction/infrastructure sector in addition …
Frankfurt am Main/Stuttgart, 28.10.2024: The AVK – Industrievereinigung Verstärkte Kunststoffe e. V. celebrated its 100th anniversary on October 22, 2024 as part of the JEC Forum DACH. Composites have become an integral part of many areas such as mobility and infrastructure. Their basic concept is an age-old discovery of mankind, which has been given an …
The winners of the prestigious Innovation Award for Fiber Reinforced Plastics from the AVK Industrievereinigung Verstärkte Kunststoffe were presented in Stuttgart this year. The award goes to companies, institutes and their partners in each of the three categories “Products and Applications”, “Processes and Procedures” and “Research and Science” for outstanding composites innovations. An expert jury …
Following the success of the first event, the second symposium on flame retardancy will now take place in Berlin from 20-21 November 2024, organized by the AVK – Industrievereinigung Verstärkte Kunststoffe e. V. in cooperation with the FGK – Forschungsgesellschaft Kunststoffe e.V. The thematic focus of the event has been expanded. In addition to the …
P R E S S R E L E A S E April 2024 – 03/2024 At the beginning of last year, the AVK – Industrievereinigung Verstärkte Kunststoffe e. V. published a comprehensive study on composites recycling together with the IKK, Institute for Plastics and Circular Economy at Leibniz University Hannover. The topics of sustainability …
P R E S S M I N G March 2024 – 02/2024 The European composites market 2023 – market developments, trends, challenges and outlook Macroeconomic developments weigh on composites market After a long phase of continuous growth, the composites market has seen strong fluctuations since 2018. This industrial sector is particularly dependent on macroeconomic …
P R E S S M I N G January 2024 – 01/2024 The AVK is looking for the best innovations in the field of fiber-reinforced plastics (FRP) / composites The AVK – Industrievereinigung Verstärkte Kunststoffe e.V. is inviting applications for the prestigious AVK Innovation Award 2024 for the field of fiber-reinforced plastics (FRP) / …