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The world of advanced fibre composites is changing rapidly. Technical and commercial battles take place in the composites arena, where big chemical companies have joined the show. The diagram shows a basic idea behind these involvements. The chemical industry thinks volume. Commodities and energy, products with a relatively low added value, have been their business over the past decades. Nowadays, however, High Tech is the message. Specialities with a high added value seem attractive.
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van Dreumel, i.W.H.M. (1989). Composites without Chemistry (Continuous fibre reinforced thermoplastics). In: Lemstra, P.J., Kleintjens, L.A. (eds) Integration of Fundamental Polymer Science and Technology—3. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-1115-4_29
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