Over the last 40 years composites have been the dominant emerging materials. With versatility being their greatest asset, the volume and number of Fiber Reinforced Products’ applications have grown steadily, creating new solutions that improve product quality and penetrate new markets relentlessly. Composites are no longer the privilege of aerospace, defense and high priced products. They are rapidly becoming a way of achieving high structural performance at a low cost and they are found everywhere around us. The major market segments of composites are listed here. However many other very important applications exist, and new products are being launched every year. For this reason, continuing renewal of this list to include the new market segments is essential.
