20 years of Composites United

Celebrate with us: Composites United turns 20 years old! Therefore, this year on November 26/27, 2024, the 20th anniversary of the association will take place in Stade - where it all began in 2004 - together with the CU General Meeting!

Überschrift

This CU Innovation Day on January 28/29, 2025 is dedicated to exploring the future of sports equipment through innovation and sustainability. Our working group "Composites/Materials in Sports", focused on optimizing advanced materials and production techniques, is excited to share insights on enhancing performance while maximizing ecological and economic benefits. Join us as we explore the advantages of composite materials in sports, their impact on athlete performance, and how interdisciplinary collaboration between industry partners, scientists, and athletes is driving the sports industry towards new levels of efficiency and sustainability.

Call for Papers: CU reports Issue 01/2025

The call for papers for the next issue of our member magazine CU reports is now open. We would be delighted if you could once again contribute specialist articles from your company to this issue - especially on this year's focus topic “Working World 4.0”. The editorial deadline is Tuesday, January 7, 2025.

Our latest CU reports

In the latest issue of our members' magazine you can once again expect many exciting innovations from the CU network, especially on this year's focus topic 'Resilience - Key to sustainable growth'. Let the competence of our large network convince you.

CF Market Report 2023 of Composites United now available

Now in its 14th year of reporting, Composites United published its annual update assessing the overall global market for carbon fibers and carbon composites.
The long versions of the reports are available free of charge to all members of Composites United.

Your membership at Composites United e.V.

You would like to join the Composites United e.V. network with its approx. 350 active members and are wondering what added value the network can offer you? No problem. Our comprehensive added value catalog explains in detail which activities, support, offers and much more you can rely on in our five major service areas of networking, communication, technology, knowledge and internationalization.

Information series “CU KNOWLEDGE”

New service from the CU: Factually neutral, scientifically proven summaries are now available on relevant topics in the form of information papers that present the current state of knowledge on the respective topic. These papers from the "CU KNOWLEDGE" series are available exclusively to CU members. The documents will be sent upon request.

CU publishes position paper “Climate neutrality through innovative lightweight design”

CU Research - Be part of it!

Are you interested in research funding for composites and lightweight design?
You would like to actively shape the content of CU research funding?
You would like to select the CU projects to be funded?
You would like to decide on the use of funds or be funded yourself?
You would like to have exclusive access to the results of completed, ongoing and future projects?

Then join us and become a research member of Composites United.

Leichtbauatlas of the BMWi

The BMWi's digital LEICHTBAUATLAS connects the lightweight design community. Become part of it now and benefit from the networking and information opportunities. Registration is free of charge and does not take much time.