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07

Oct

Composites industry calls for resumption of the BMWK's Lightweight Construction Technology Transfer Program (TTP LB

Against the current backdrop of funds that have become available from other sources in the federal budget, the German composites industry is appealing to politicians to once again support the TTP LB and its funding to the planned extent! The program must also be revived, especially for medium-sized companies and start-ups, to ensure their competitiveness and thus to secure and create future-proof jobs in order to ultimately contribute to maintaining prosperity in Germany.

You can find the full press release here (german).

12

Sep

Results of the 23rd Composites Market Survey are available

Composites Germany - Results of the 23rd Composites Market Survey are available 

  • Critical assessment of the current business situation
  • Future expectations deteriorate
  • Investment climate remains subdued
  • Expectations for application industries vary
  • Growth drivers with little movement
  • Composites index points downwards

For the 23rd time, Composites Germany (www.composites-germany.de) has collected current key figures on the market for fiber-reinforced plastics. All member companies of the supporting associations of Composites Germany: AVK and Composites United as well as the associated partner VDMA were surveyed.

In order to ensure that the different surveys can be compared without any problems, no fundamental changes were made to the survey this half-year. Once again, mainly qualitative data was collected in relation to current and future market developments.

Read here the full press-release.

05

Sep

Appeal for further promotion of innovation and climate protection through lightweight construction

The Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Protection (BMWK) had created a very popular and successful funding program for lightweight construction with the Lightweight Construction Technology Transfer Program (TTP-LB).
The funds from the program came from the Climate and Transformation Fund.
As a result of the ruling by the Federal Constitutional Court on the Climate and Transformation Fund and the resulting austerity measures by the Federal Government, all further funding for the TTP-LB has been cut. This means that no more projects can be funded.

At their meeting on June 12/13, 2024, the economics ministers of the federal states asked the BMWK to provide the TTP-LB with additional funds. Composites Germany, in collaboration with Composites United, underpinned this appeal by the state economics ministers with a letter from industry and research.

On 15 August 2024, representatives from industry, SMEs and research addressed an appeal to Economics Minister Robert Habeck to emphasize the crucial role of lightweight construction for the energy transition and climate protection. Lightweight construction enables considerable savings in resources and emissions, for example in the automotive and aviation industries as well as in construction.

Read the appeal to Minister Habeck here (german)

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