Ultra-light, rust-proof, ten times stronger than steel and hailed by some as the key to energy efficiency, carbon fibre may soon be traded as a commodity on global markets, according to some industry expectations. The view arises as carbon fibre is poised for potentially huge growth in the airline and motor industries. Demand for the product is also soaring from manufacturers of everything from golf clubs and fishing rods to wind farms and bullet-proof vests. Competition for high-quality carbon fibre is intensifying more quickly than its mostly Japanese producers ever predicted and an international market with liquidity and transparency could...