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New Board of Directors Announced

At its Annual General Meeting on 13th May, Composites UK announced the six people nominated onto its Board of Directors this year by its member companies. The Board is made up of 11 Directors (plus others who are co-opted in specialist areas) who are members of Composites UK themselves. Each Board Director is nominated for a term of two years.

Update on the Raw Materials Market – May 2024

The latter half of 2023 saw a generally flat demand across Europe and the UK coupled with an improvement in more reliable availability of most raw materials. It is worth considering that almost all raw materials, or constituent elements, are sourced from abroad, particularly Europe and the Far East. Even with the impact and added costs resulting from shipping via the Red Sea, the actual realisation has been relatively stable in availability of raw materials to date.

Composites UK Representatives Meet with the Department for Business and Trade’s Export Controls Joint Unit

Prof. Alan Banks, Chair of Composites UK, its Vice-Chair, Luke Vardy, Neil Anderton from member company Slack & Parr and the Chair of the Composites Leadership Forum, Rob Blackburn, were among the invitees to a Make UK roundtable in Westminster to discuss issues with export controls with DBT...

Composites UK Announces Inaugural Session at Seawork 2024 to Accelerate Decarbonisation Efforts in the Marine Industry

Composites UK, the trade association dedicated to supporting the UK composites supply chain, has announced its inaugural session at Seawork 2024 in Southampton, sponsored by GRP Solutions, which is scheduled to take place on 11th June.

Composites UK Offsets Carbon Emissions with Make It Wild

Composites UK has recently begun to offset twenty tonnes of carbon emissions by planting six trees with Make It Wild in its Rowan Tree Farm Reserve in the west of the Peak District National Park. The association calculated its emissions over the period of 2022 taking into consideration things like the operation team’s energy usage and business travel habits. The offset will take place over a period of 40 years.

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