Composites Germany releases results of its 14th Composites Market Survey
The survey identifies up-to-date key performance indicators (KPIs) for the fiber-reinforced plastics market.
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Composites Germany (Berlin) has announced that the results of its 14th Composites Market Survey are now available. The survey identifies the latest KPIs for the fiber-reinforced plastics market and covers all the member companies of the three major umbrella organizations of Composites Germany: AVK (Industrievereinigung Verstärkte Kunststoffe e.V., or Federation of Reinforced Plastics; Frankfurt), Composites United (Berlin) and the VDMA Working Group on Hybrid Lightweight Construction Technologies.
According to Composites Germany, survey data indicates:
- an increasingly low-key assessment of business situations,
- a slight increase in positive expectations for the future,
- a somewhat subdued investment situation,
- growth drivers developing at different rates and
- the Composites Index is still at a low level.
Read the full report on Composites Germany’s website.
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