After having succesfully carried out and marketed a comprehensive study relating to the use of  CFRP (Carbon Fibre Reinforced Plastics) in the German automotive construction, Inovev is launching

a new study relating to HP-GFRP (High Performance Glass Fibre Reinforced Plastics in the European Automotive Construction).

This study will start on 1st December 2017 and the final report will be released at the end of April 2018.

This study was demanded to Inovev by its customers after their following analysis of the trends in the European automotive industry.

Due to the decrease of diesel motorizations, more CO2 is emitted by thermal engine cars.
Each time that a diesel engine car is replaced by a gasoline car, CO2 jumps by around 20%.
At the same moment, European commission has an onjecttive to lower the average CO2 emitted by cars in Europe (Euro 7 target).
Some carmakers are better positioned than other ones for reaching the planned limits,but all  will have to work.
A valuable option is to decrease the weight of vehicles, in particular by utilizing light materials such as composite materials.

At the same time a growing number of alternative energy vehicles, especially electrified vehicles, arrive onto the market.
And, in parallel, new functions are developing fast, such as ADAS (Aicles)dvance Driver Assistance System, with its ultimate stage: the autonomous vehicle).
These trends lead to new designs and engineering. Some parts disappear, new parts appear.

Another trend is the evolution of styling.

All these factors reinforce the fight between materials, but also their alliances, towards an optimised and affordable design.

Composite materials have many assets.
Carbon Fibre Reinforced Plastics materials are very interesting due to their performances but their prices makes them restrained to Premium car markets (see CFRP study).

Thanks to their much lower price, High Performance Glass Fibre Reinforced Plastics are already used for mainstream cars for the construction of many different types of parts.
But much more applications could be developped, providing that their productivity increases.

Consequently, major R&D projects have been conducted over the last years, projects which have started and will continue to be a basis for new applications.

 All these elements and discussions with automotive idustry companies have led Inovev to launch this new study relating to the High Performance Glass Fibre Reinforced Plastics.

THE HP-GFRP study is composed of:

a) a database relating to existing applications and development projects (R&D, industrial development).

b) a comprehensive report analysing the present and future of GFRP

These two parts (database and report) can be acquired separately.

In order to be in the position to get quickly the financing of the project, the study is proposed with significant discounts for the "Early Birds", according to the following table: