 The two associations, CFK Valley e. V. and Carbon Composites e. V. (CCeV), are merging to form the world's largest network for fiber-based, multi-material lightweight design under the name Composites United e. V. It will comprise some 400 members and international representatives in Switzerland, Austria, Belgium, Japan, South Korea, China and India. The new organization will be based in Berlin (Germany), with existing offices in Augsburg and Stade (Germany) being retained and overseeing the association's technical management. The merger was approved on February 28, 2019, when the general assemblies of both organizations unanimously gave approval without any dissenting votes. For historical reasons, the associations focus on different industries, but both partners consider the new synergies as economically expedient and politically desirable.The Managing Directors of CFK Valley, Gunnar Merz (left) and  CCeV, Alexander Gundling (right)© CCeV