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19 CompositesWorld.com NEWS N E W S N S N E W S E N W S W The water is fne. Chemlease ® and Zyvax ® water-based release systems are developed to perform as well or better than solvent- based release systems, while providing signifcant environmental and workplace advantages. Now, water-based release systems that are not a compromise. ChemTrend.com BIZ BRIEFS Oxford Plastics (Chipping Norton, UK) has won a French health and safety innova- tion award for its composite road plates, designed to replace the heavy steel plates currently used in road construction and util- ity maintenance applications. The interlock- ing plates, each of which weighs 44 kg, can be lifted and moved by two people, but can withstand the weight of a truck that weighs as much as 44 metric tonnes. Keep your eyes peeled for a new carbon fber-intensive ofering from automaker Volkswagen (VW, Wolfsburg, Germany), the Golf GTE Sport (above). This two-seat, hybrid-electric features three motors — two electric and one 1.6-liter turbocharged, direct-injection engine. Carbon fber com- posites are used most extensively in the body panels, including in structural sections of its gullwing doors. Visible carbon fber weave can be found in the exterior mirrors, splitters and difuser. VW also says the material can be found in the car's interior. Source | car-revs-daily.com / Photo | Tom Burkart Source | Oxford Plastics Paris Air Show: Aircraft Orders