Earlier this year, FMG acted as exclusive sell-side advisor on the sale of SHD Composites to Cambium. At JEC World 2026, FMG's Director Berthold Alfes joined Nigel Blatherwick, Group Commercial Director at SHD Composites, and Brett Schneider, President of SHD and Cambium Composites, for a panel interview chaired by Jeff Sloan, Global Content Advisor and [...]
A strategic UK partnership The partnership between the UK government and Google DeepMind to establish an AI-driven materials discovery laboratory has been received as a scientific milestone. It is that, but it also has the potential to be something more consequential: a structural shift in how materials innovation is organised, accelerated, and ultimately monetised. In [...]
Recently, FMG’s Dr. Myriam Yagoubi, manager at Future Materials Group, presented a high-level overview of the global carbon fibre market at the Carbon Fiber Event Series presented by CompositesWorld, offering FMG’s view and insights of where supply and demand stand today and how both are expected to evolve through 2030. On the demand side, carbon [...]
Mumbai, India – 11th December 2025 – Future Material Group’s (FMG) Senior Director, Jon Stowell, recently presented at JEC Composites Talks India 2025. The event brought together industry leaders from across the advanced materials industry for a high-level strategic dialogue on the future of composites in India and beyond. Jointly organised by JEC Group and the [...]
Cambridge, UK - 11th December 2025 - Future Materials Group (FMG) has published the sixth edition of its Market Update for the Advanced Materials sector, offering strategic analysis of the current forces reshaping the industry. This issue explores how technological innovation, sustainability pressures, and supply chain localisation are driving fundamental changes across key industrial sectors. The report [...]
Magda Godzina presents FMG's insights into developments in the rare earth metals supply chain; an area that is intrinsically linked to advanced materials usage. Three hours north of Perth, Iluka Resources sits on a one-million-tonne rare earth stockpile worth more than $650m. Long a by-product of its zircon operations, these minerals, including prized dysprosium and [...]
Magda Godzina presents FMG's insights into the new era for battery materials and the wider implications for advanced materials. The race to advance battery performance has intensified as the world transitions to electrification. At the heart of this shift lies not just demand for more batteries, but the need for better, more innovative materials that [...]
We are excited to announce that Myriam Yagoubi, Manager at FMG, has co-authored an article with CompositesWorld titled "Carbon Fiber's Changing Global Landscape." Building on CompositeWorld’s "Outlook: Carbon Fiber Global Supply and Demand" webinar that Myriam presented, the article explores the evolving global landscape of carbon fiber as it undergoes significant transformation. Download the article [...]
Future Materials Group (FMG) has published the fifth edition of its Market Update for the Advanced Materials sector, providing valuable insights into the latest trends and challenges shaping the industry. This issue explores how advanced materials companies are responding to slowing inflation, focusing on strategies to find and create value in a shifting economic landscape. [...]
Future Materials Group (FMG) is pleased to announce the release of Issue 4 of its Market Update for the Advanced Materials sector. This latest publication provides a comprehensive analysis of trends shaping investment in emerging advanced materials, highlighting where established companies, start-ups, and academic institutions are focusing their efforts to develop next-generation technologies. The [...]
