Publisher's Synopsis
This text is intended to provide corporate, technical and marketing management with reference works on a range of advanced materials in their various forms - raw materials, fibres and whiskers, films and coatings, composites along with their production methods, world production and consumption data, application, corporate developments and activities of companies and organisations involved in the global marketplace.;The book is designed to help senior and technical management, marketing and business development personnel, industry watchers and analysts to: stay ahead of new applications; determine market position; develop new corporate and product strategies; keep up-to-date on changes, developments and growth opportunities affecting your business; improve market research capability; and monitor competitor activity.