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Wood Plastics Composites in Europe 2006
Hackwell Group, April 2006, Pages: 235
This new report “Wood Plastics Composites in Europe (2006)” was published in April 2006. It has been thoroughly updated and expanded based on many additional interviews.
“Wood Plastics Composites in Europe (2006)” takes in a wider range of materials.
A shorter 'Executive Overview” version of the full Report was published in May 2006.
Wood plastics composites (WPCs) are mixtures of wood fibre and synthetic resin, virgin or recycled. They have been hugely successful in North America in construction, decking and other applications. In 10 years, the market has grown to over 700,000 tonnes annually, with sales growth continuing at double-digit rates year on year.
WPCs have excellent environmental status and there is enormous scope for further growth.
The European market also has great potential, but is developing differently from that in North America.
This new report addresses such questions as:
- What are WPCs?
- What are their properties?
- What materials will they replace?
- What standards and specifications apply?
- What raw materials go into WPC formulations?
- How easy is WPC to extrude and injection mould?
- How can WPCs combine the best features of wood and plastics?
- Where are the major market opportunities in Europe?
- What will be the successful routes to market?
- Who are the major WPC players in Europe and what do they do?
Where are the greatest opportunities for these New Materials? And how can Europe imitate North American success?
WPCs offer many of the advantages of wood combined with the processability of plastic materials. However, WPCs are not merely wood substitutes. They can be sawn, nailed, screwed and worked like wood, yet also extruded and moulded like plastics; they offer greater durability and moisture resistance than softwood.
Who Should Read this Report?
This report (available in two versions) will be of enormous value to anyone with a stake in the future of Wood Plastics Composites or considering entry into the market:
- Profile Extrusion Companies
- Injection Moulders
- Machinery Suppliers
- Manufacturers of Windows, Door Frames, Skirting Boards and other Building Components
- Resin Suppliers
- Additive Suppliers
- Recycling Organisations
- Architects and Designers
- Construction Companies
- Wood Suppliers
- Producers of Wood-based Furniture
- DIY Chains, Garden Centres and other Major Retail Groups
- Technical Research Institutes
- Environmental Groups
- Local Government Authorities and other Major Institutional Purchasers
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