CONTENTS NEWS WORLDWIDE Companies Mergers and acquisitions / Opening / Development / Partnership . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8 3B: a high-quality fibreglass supplier .9 HUGUES JACQUEMIN, CEO, 3B BUSINESS Market survey Indian distributors of raw materials for composites . . . . . 20 FEATURE WIND ENERGY Market 2009-2013: no slow-down in global wind developments . . . . . . . . . . 30 Trends Subcontracting in aviation: a rapidly changing sector . . . . . 22 Design Composite wind turbine blade design: leveraging aerospace advances . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 DK Composites: a player that has made a name for itself . . . . . . . 11 Niche market Composites conform to creation . 24 Reinforcement Agenda of events . . . . . . 14-15 New composite hybrid reinforcements for the wind turbine industry . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 Resins Advanced epoxy technology for wind turbine blades . . . . . . . . . . 39 Equipment Innovative robotic solutions for fibre placement . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Human capital NCC: a global source for commercialization, manufacturing acceleration and incubation . . . 26 Foam Breakthrough in structural PET foam core materials . . . . . . . . . . 42 6 jec composites magazine / No49 June 2009