CONTENTS NEWS WORLDWIDE Companies GE to supply 333 wind turbines 8 Hanwha acquires Azdel from Sabic and PPG 8 Umeco takes over Primco 8 Aircelle’s new composite lab 8 BUSINESS Market survey The composite market in Japan 18 FEATURE RESINS & GELCOATS Resins Demand is increasing for renewable resourced resins 32 Sinomatech Wind Power Blade set to make a name for itself in China 20 DSM to increase compounding capacity in China by 50% 8 LM Glasfiber creates 2nd blade factory in India 9 Quatro Composites wins aircraft panel contracts 9 More production capacity for Formax 9 Nida-Core: barely 20 years old, and travelled so far! 10 AN INTERVIEW WITH MR. LU YAN, PRESIDENT SINOMA SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. Application of novel furan resins in composites 34 Jinmao: 23 years of uninterrupted growth 22 Asia-Pacific: about 50% of the composite industry by 2015 24 Niche markets Carbon fibre grid improves precast concrete 26 AN INTERVIEW WITH MR. DAMIEN JACQUINET, PRESIDENT NIDA-CORE CORP. DCPD polyesters: born out of necessity, perfected by design 36 Agenda of events 12-13 Equipment: Cutting tools Manual solutions for high-tech textiles 14 New generation of laser cutting systems 15 Marketing Make the most of exhibiting at industry trade shows 29 Innovations 16 JEC Composites Magazine / No38 January - February 2008