CONTENTS NEWS WORLDWIDE Companies Chomarat, the next century .......... 8 BUSINESS Market survey Global glass-fibre production: changes across the board ............ 14 FEATURE AERONAUTICS Market Current prospects for the 2009-2028 market .................... 22 North West England: an attractive region for composites and aerospace ............................... 24 AN INTERVIEW WITH MR. FLORENT TROUBAT PRÉSIDENT, CHOMARAT Ashland takes control of Ara Química ............................. 10 PPG restarts fibre glass furnace in North Carolina ............................. 10 Premium Aerotec starts production of panels for new Airbus A350 XWB .......................10 Trend New bio-based materials for a sustainable economy ........... 18 Nano High-performance nanocomposites from a one-step process ........................ 28 Simulation The quest for lighter and stronger aircraft with realistic simulation ... 30 Toray signs agreement with Airbus to supply carbon fibre prepreg ....................................... 10 Metyx Composites names Scott Bader exclusive distributor in UK and Ireland .. 10 Redelease consolidates its partnership with AkzoNobel ... 10 Kemrock Industries commissions India's first carbon fibre facility ...........10 Human capital Exploiting the potential of textile-reinforced composites ...... 20 Innovations .............................. 11 Agenda of events .................. 12 Streamlining automated processes for composite airframe manufacturing ................ 34 6 jec composites magazine / No58 June - July 2010