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"We've looked at several ways to play anticipated growth in wind energy; we've also considered titanium makers for that industry's ties to the production of lightweight, modern aircraft," notes Bill Martin.

In his BullMarket.com, he explains, "While the two trends might not appear to have much in common at first glance, Hexcel Corp. (NYSE: HXL) offers a way to play both the aircraft and wind markets.

"The connection is the lightweight, composite materials Hexcel makes that are used by producers in both sectors. Hexcel develops and manufactures advanced structural materials.

"It is the largest U.S. producer of carbon fiber; the world's largest weaver of reinforcement fabrics; and the number-one producer of composite materials.

"Its product was initially developed for the aerospace industry, but is now used in a wide range of applications -- from golf clubs to satellite arrays, and from the rotor blades of wind turbines to life-saving monocoques for Formula 1 race cars.

"It's been a rollercoaster ride for Hexcel's stock in the past 12 months. The shares hit their one-year peak of $27.19 in December 2007; by January 22nd they had plummeted to $17.. The shares rebounded through May, only to fade again. Year to date, HXL is off about 15%.

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Composite materials -- putting two building materials together to make them stronger than they would be on their own -- have been around for as long as mankind has been building structures. But we've come a long way since we first figured out that straw and mud together can make a brick, and modern composite materials, like carbon fiber, are becoming increasingly important in a number of technology markets, especially the aeronautics field.

Lightweight and super-strong, Goldman Sachs estimates at the next generation of aircraft could be made up of as much as three-fourths composite material, and this is why I think there are some great opportunities to be found in Hexcel Corporation (NYSE: HXL), a California-based company that has been making technologically advanced composite materials since the 1940s.

Hexcel's strongest sales have always been to the aeronautics industry. The company's longstanding relationship with Boeing (NYSE: BA), among other aircraft builders, has kept profits high over the past year, with operating earnings up 26% in the last quarter.

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