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It's Just String & Glue. This is a newsletter about composites, the strings, the glues, and the business.


The Future of the Composites Industry (as I see it) and Wrap for the Summer
#composites, #sustainability, #compositesindustry, #mergersandacquisitions, #newplayers I thought this week, partly because I’m taking the summer off and partly because I have seen some rather interesting announcements recently, that I would talk about where I think the future or trend or arc of the industry is headed. And by future, since this is such a fast changing industry, what I mean is for the next decade or so. Predicting what is going to happen in this industry bey
Jun 2410 min read


Recycled Carbon Fiber Use in the Clean and Renewable Energy Business
#composites, #sustainability, #recycling, #carbonfiber, #renewableenergy I saw an announcement in Composites World that was repeated in...
Sep 24, 20257 min read


Wings on Cargo Ships? Composites Enable Interesting Wind Powered Craft
#composites, #windpower, #marinecomposites, #carbonfiber, #fiberglass I saw an interesting article in Composites World about a cargo ship...
Feb 4, 20256 min read


Recent Developments in Recycling Carbon Fiber – We’re Getting There
#composites, #sustainability, #fibers, #resins, #recycling, #recycledfiber, #carbonfiber This week I wanted to talk a little bit about...
Oct 7, 20245 min read


Offshore Wind to Dramatically Increase by 2050 – Will the Blades be Sustainable?
#composites, #sustainability, #offshorewind, #fibers, #resins, #renewableenergy There is an article in Composites World this week...
Oct 1, 20247 min read


Where Will The Renewable Energy for Making Composites Come From?
#composites, #sustainability, #renewableenergy, #geothermal, #windenergy, #solar I have talked about where the precursors for fibers and...
Sep 2, 20245 min read


Can You Make a Composite out of Bamboo?
#composites, #sustainability, #bamboo, #bamboocomposites, #biobased, #naturalfiber, #cellulose, #lignin, #plantbased The answer to this...
Apr 22, 20246 min read


The World of Plants – Materials for our Future
#composites, #plants, #sustainability, #fibers, #resins, #biobased, #naturalfiber, #plantbased I saw an article in the New York Times...
Feb 26, 20247 min read


Recent Developments in the Bio Composite World
#composites, #sustainability, #fibers, #resins, #bio_based, #natural_fiber, #plant_based, #biocomposite, #bio_composite, #sustainable,...
Feb 13, 20245 min read


How Big Can Wind Turbines Really Get?
#composites, #carbon_fiber, #wind_turbines, #Wind_turbine_blades, #blade_length Yes, I’m going to talk about Wind Turbines again. I love...
Feb 6, 20245 min read


Wind Energy is Taking Off – and All the Turbine Blades are Composite
#String_and_Glue, #renewable_energy, #renewables, #composites, #wind_energy, #wind_farms With the approval last week of the Revolution...
Aug 29, 20234 min read


A Quick Update on Renewable Energy and Composites – The interesting and the Strange
#String_and_Glue, #Renewable Energy, #Wind Turbines, #Composites in Renewable Energy This week I want to talk about some new and – at...
Jul 17, 20235 min read

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