Marine & Infrastructure
Composites do not rust. Ports, bridges, water utilities and boatbuilders use them where steel and concrete corrode. Buyers need suppliers with class approvals and long-life performance data.
What buyers are asking for
- Hulls, decks and superstructures for workboats, ferries and leisure craft
- GFRP rebar, gratings, handrails and cable trays for corrosive sites
- Bridge decks, footbridges and strengthening systems
- Pipes, tanks and cooling tower parts for water and chemical plants
- Suppliers with DNV or Lloyd's Register approvals
Typical processes and materials
- Processes
- RTM / infusionPultrusionFilament windingCompression mouldingRepair & MRO
- Materials
- Glass fibrePolyester / vinyl esterEpoxyCore materialsCarbon fibre
- Certifications buyers check
- DNVLloyd's RegisterISO 9001
Why Asia, and why Thailand
- Southeast Asia has large coastal infrastructure programmes and high corrosion exposure.
- Thailand has an established boatbuilding industry with composite know-how.
- Public works buyers increasingly accept composite rebar and gratings in tenders.
- Regional suppliers can serve projects across ASEAN by sea.