Steven Kline, Jr.

Steven Kline, Jr. Chief Data Officer

Construction

Gardner Business Index at 46.3 in April

Another uptrend in future capital spending plans points to an increase in capital equipment investment.

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Wind/Energy

Gardner Business Index at 50.0 in March

New orders and production are up. Capital spending plans foreshadow equipment investments.

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Construction

Gardner Business Index at 50.8 in February

New orders, production and future business expectations go up as small- and medium-sized fabricators see welcome expansion.

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Defense

Gardner Business Index at 43.4 in January

Mid-sized U.S. production facilities expand; capital spending plans reach second highest level since August 2015.

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November 2015 — 42.9

Composites fabricators see materials price breaks, mid-level plants expand, future business expectations rebound.

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November 2015 - 44.2

Production and employment improvements complement strong capital spending forecast.

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Pressure Vessels

CW Business Index at 44.8 – Contraction continues in October

Steve Kline, Jr., the director of market intelligence for Gardner Business Media Inc. (Cincinnati, OH, US), the publisher of CompositesWorld magazine, reviews the CompositesWorld Business Index through October 2015.

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Defense

CW Business Index at 44.6 — Contraction again in September

Steve Kline, Jr., the director of market intelligence for Gardner Business Media Inc. (Cincinnati, OH, US), the publisher of CompositesWorld magazine, reviews the CompositesWorld Business Index through September 2015.

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Wind/Energy

CW Business Index at 42.9 – Lowest since December 2012

Steve Kline, Jr., the director of market intelligence for Gardner Business Media Inc. (Cincinnati, OH, US), the publisher of CompositesWorld magazine, presents the CompositesWorld Business Index for the US composites industry through August 2015.

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Mass Transit

CW Business Index at 48.0 – Lowest since July 2013

Steve Kline, Jr. is the director of market intelligence for Gardner Business Media Inc. (Cincinnati, OH, US), the publisher of CompositesWorld magazine. Here, he presents the CompositesWorld Business Index, a measure of the relative health of the US composites industry, for the month of July 2015.

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Defense

CW Business Index at 50.4 – First growth in two months

Steve Kline, Jr., the director of market intelligence for Gardner Business Media Inc. (Cincinnati, OH, US), the publisher of CompositesWorld magazine, outlines the results of the CompositesWorld Business Index survey for June 2015.

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CW Business Index at 48.6 – US industry contraction accelerates

Steve Kline, Jr., the director of market intelligence for Gardner Business Media Inc. (Cincinnati, OH, US), surveys the CompositesWorld Business Index for May 2015.

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