JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #83 - August/September 2013 - 3

The Americas’ vibrant
composite sector on stage

50th year
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Circulation:
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The Americas are a critical strategic
market for anyone hoping to compete
in the global composite industry. In
2012, the region represented US$37
billion, or 34% of the global composite industry in value (US$110 billion). In volume, it amounted to 2.9
Mt, or 32% of the global industry (9.2
Mt). The region is a leading innovator
in key composite end-markets, including land, air and sea transportation,
civil engineering and wind energy.

of composite benefits. Conferences
and exhibitions are one of the best
tools to share, exchange and update
one’s knowledge.

This fall, leaders from around the
globe are coming back to the second
JEC Americas Composites Show
& Conferences, which takes place
on 2-4 October 2013 at the Boston
Convention and Exhibition Centre.
The event’s exciting programme
focuses on automation, automotive,
When considering the volume of
aeronautics, and building & construccomposites per capita, we can see that tion, with special sections devoted
the size of the composite market in a to two American regions: Canada,
given country depends mainly on that this year’s Country of Honour, and
country’s level of economic develop- California, the 2013 JEC America’s
ment. Typically, the increase in GDP featured state. And let’s not forget
per capita in a given country drives
the JEC Americas Innovation Awards
the growth of the composite market
programme, the 9th Innovative Comin volume. In North America, the
posites Summit (I.C.S., a programme
volume of composites is around 9/10 of strategic and technical conferences
kg per capita, while it ranges between and forums), a large Education
3/6 kg per capita in other major wes- & Skills Village reflecting North
tern countries, and is around or below America’s educational and scientific
2 kg per capita in the BRIC countries landscape, Business Meetings and a
(Brazil, Russia, India and China).
Job Centre.
Here also, North America is Number
One. This position needs to be proThe American industry has a number
moted, especially to many industries of assets to develop and export. JEC
where there is insufficient awareness Americas reflects this vitality.

“

Antoine Morel
morel@jeccomposites.com

BPA June statement 2013
(print circulation of 20,928 & electronic circulation of 12,728)

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