Sports and Recreation Composites

Composites Index Expands into Rarely Seen Territory
The GBI: Composites Fabricating Index expanded to a 58.4 reading in September.

Composites Index breaks out of slowing growth trend
The GBI: Composites Fabricating index broke out of its three-month trend of slowing growth, increasing to 57.7 in August.

Composites Index trends lower yet still in growth mode
The GBI: Composites Fabricating Index registered 56.6 in July, indicating that he US composites industry was experiencing modestly slower growth as compared to the first quarter of 2018.

Composites Index trending lower but still in growth mode
The GBI: Composites Fabricating Index for June registered 56.5, indicating that the US composites industry was experiencing modestly slower growth compared to the preceding three months.

State of the Composites Industry
Do you have your own assessment of the state of the composites industry? If so, let me know at jeff@compositesworld.com. And have a great 2018.

Process automation: A model response to Trumponomics and Brexit?
Offshoring can’t go on forever and a significant trend toward reshoring is probably inevitable .....

Gardner Business Index at 51.5 in December
New orders expand as most US manufacturers experience year-end growth.

Earth Stewardship: The future of composites development
Investing in Manufacturing Communities Partnerships holds great promise for advanced composites.

Composites industry is growing up—but hurdles still remain
It’s the era of when, not if, for the use of composite materials.

Gardner Business Index at 49.4 in November
The overall Index showed double-digit growth for a third month in succession as future business expectations skyrocketed.