Marine composites in China

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Marine composites in China

Downs-Honey, Richard

Richard Downs-Honey of High Modulus gives an overview of China's boatbuilding industry. China is a land with a long history, undergoing rapid change. The marine composites industry parallels this, being typecast with the legacy of old technology; but in reality transforming itself to be world class in many areas. The domestic market has been almost entirely focussed on commercial and paramilitary craft, with no tradition of a leisure boating sector. The latter is to grow with the rising wealth of the entrepreneurs driving the economic growth, but there are differing views as to the timing of this. The report produced by YP Loke for BoatTech China estimated some 250 builders of glass reinforced plastic (GRP) craft in the 10-20 m range in 2006. The examples illustrate that although the Chinese boatbuilding industry as a whole has a reputation of being well behind today's international standards, in many parts it is committed to a rapid advance in technology, and, with new designs and appropriate assistance, will be a world class competitor