10年內BRIC四國玻璃鋼的使用達到了35%

    塑料工程協會（SPE）會議2010年4月7日在美國芝加哥舉行，歐文斯科寧復合材料解決方案業務部總裁達納對玻璃鋼在巴西、俄羅斯、印度和（BRIC)的發展機遇發表了重要演講。演講中談到在短短的10年內，四國對復合材料的需求已經從僅僅是行業的一小部分發展到占復合材料市場的近35%。
    “這些市場說明價值定位復合材料的交付和整個復合材料行業都具有巨大的商機，”達納說，并指出歐文斯科寧在這些有12個工廠。
    “像歐文斯科寧這樣的行業領導者的獨到的見解是非常重要的，能夠幫助我們的行業改變戰略，以便業務在四國開展成功，大利益往往來自巨大的變化，”SPE熱固性部門的主席兼副總裁Len Nunnery說，“了解我們產業的發展能力對進一步開發四國表現出來的巨大潛能是非常關鍵的?！?
    達納說在未來5年內，政府在配水、電力、能源和其他工業應用方面的基礎設施的投資將繼續推動這些市場顯著增長?！霸贐RIC市場，政府投資的百分比和美國通常是截然不同的，”達納說， “例如在，政府的投資大約占60%，消費者占40%。而在美國消費者的投資占大約70%，政府占30%。這對管道，橋梁，道路和基礎設施應用市場而言都是難得的機會，在這些行業復合材料發揮了優異的性能。比如我們的硼產品，耐腐蝕Advantex® E-CR玻纖增強材料發揮了非常重要的作用，BRIC四國尋求更可持續的基礎設施解決方案，要求更少的維修和更換?！?BR>    雖然政府投資是一個關鍵的動力，BRIC四國的末端消費品市場也是相當強大的。 “目前的需求是生產更多的出口消費品銷售給更發達的市場。”達納說。 “不過，在這些市場的投資繼續增加，我們將看到更多的申請活動如住房和游艇?！?nbsp;
    達納指出在交通方面使用的復合材料比較少，BRIC四國燃料效率標準不是很完善。 “鑒于輕質復合材料的性能，這些標準會逐漸增加”他說， “重量減少10%相等于燃油效率提高7%。我們也希望隨著效率標準意識的增強，復合材料使用在汽車上的平均數量也逐漸增加。
    “對我們行業而言是激動人心的時代，”達納說， “原來從未對復合材料的性能要求更多，公司樂意采取有針對性，周密的計劃進入BRIC四國，他們可以繼續轉變材料市場，從巨大的潛在商機中獲益?！?/P>

    At the Society of Plastics Engineers (SPE) Conference in Chicago, Chuck Dana, group president of the Owens Corning Composite Solutions Business, delivered on April 7, 2010 a keynote speech about opportunities for fiberglass reinforced plastics in Brazil, Russia, India and China, or “BRIC” countries. The conversation is a critical one, given that in just a decade, BRIC demand for composite materials has grown from just a small fraction of the industry to nearly 35 percent of the global composites market (1).
    “These markets represent a tremendous opportunity for the value propositions composite materials deliver and for the composite industry overall,” said Dana, noting that Owens Corning is well positioned in these markets with 12 plants in these countries alone.
    “Additional insights from global industry leaders like Owens Corning are essential to helping our industry to refine our strategies for success in BRIC countries and most powerfully benefit from what is often a voracious and turbulent pace of change,” said Len Nunnery, SPE Thermoset division chair and vice president of sales and marketing Bulk Molding Compounds, Incorporated. “Our industry’s ability to understand this momentum is key in further harnessing the tremendous organic potential the BRIC countries represent.”
    In the next five years, Dana said that what is and will continue to fuel significant growth in these markets is government infrastructure spending on water distribution, power and energy, and other industrial applications. “In BRIC markets, government spending as a percentage is generally a reverse from what it is in the US,” said Dana. “In China, for example, about 60 percent of spending is by the government and 40 percent is consumer (2). In the US, about 70 percent of spending is consumer and 30 percent is the government. This is a unique opportunity in markets like piping, bridges, roads and infrastructure applications where the durable properties of composite materials deliver on performance. Products such as our boron-free, corrosion resistant Advantex® E-CR glass reinforcements play an increasingly important role there as these countries seek more sustainable infrastructure solutions that require less maintenance and replacement.”
    While government spending is a key driver, Dana notes that BRIC end use markets for consumer goods are also fairly strong. “Currently, that demand is more to create consumer goods for export to more developed markets,” said Dana. “However, as consumer spending increases in those markets, we’ll see increased activity for applications such as housing and pleasure boats.”
    As for transportation, Dana noted that the current use of composites is lower, given less aggressive fuel efficiency standards in most BRIC countries. “That will change, as those standards continue to rise, given the lightweight properties of composites,” he said. “A 10-percent reduction in weight can equal a 7-percent improvement in fuel efficiency (3). We also expect to see a rise in the average use of composites per vehicle rise as efficiency standards rise in the BRIC markets."
    “These are exciting times for our industry,” Dana said. “The world has never been more in need of the properties of composites. Companies willing to take a focused, thoughtful entry into BRIC countries can benefit from the tremendous opportunity they represent to continue to transform the materials market.”