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


Biocomposites on Airplanes – Coming Soon to Your Flight
#composites, #sustainability, #biocomposites, #plantbased, #fibers, #resins You heard me right, both of the major transport aircraft...
6 days ago5 min read


Fully Bio-Based Carbon Fiber Almost Ready to Come Out of the Lab
#composites, #sustainability, #carbonfiber, #cellulose, #lignin, #plantbased Last week I focused on the up and coming composite resins...
Jun 106 min read


Fully Plant-Based Epoxy Resins - Are They Going Commercial?
#composites, #sustainability, #plantbased, #rbioresin, #resins One of the things that I wrote about in the book that I have coming out is...
Jun 26 min read


Cellulose as the New Plastic – Can it Help with the Microplastics Problem?
#composites, #sustainability, #cellulose, #plastic, #biodegradable, #microplastics, #ocean I came across a really interesting article in...
Apr 149 min read


Sustainability – A Look at Energy Efficiency in Composites Manufacturing
#composites, #sustainability, #energyefficiency, #renewableenergy, #fibermanufacture, #resinmanufacture This week I thought I would touch...
Apr 710 min read


Recycled Thermoplastics and Recycled Fibers – a Pretty Good Mix
#composites, #sustainability, #thermoplastics, #recycledfibers, #recycledresin I saw an article in Composites World this week that I...
Mar 317 min read


What’s Happening in Plant-Based Composites?
#composites, #sustainability, #biocomposite, #naturalfibers, #plantbasedresins, #plantbased I have written about biocomposites, plant...
Mar 267 min read


Part 4 of PFAS and Microplastics – Vinyl Ester Resin Chemistry and Manufacture
#composites, #vinylgroup, #styrene, #acrylics, #polyvinylchloride, #resins This week I’m going to finish the polyester/epoxy resin part...
Mar 117 min read


Part 1 of PFAs and Microplastics - The Chemistry and Process of Making Acrylonitrile
#composites, #foreverchemicals, #toxicity, #carbonfiber, #petroleumbased As promised from last week, this is part 1 of a multi-part...
Feb 178 min read


Carbon Fiber Guitars??? Why Yes – And They Actually Sound Good
#composites, #musicalinstruments, #guitars, #sustainability, #biobased, #naturalfiber Over the holiday break I picked my guitar back up...
Jan 69 min read


A Bit More about Recyclable, Recycled, Plant Based Composites and Boats
#composites, #sustainability, #fibers, #resins, #biobased, #naturalfiber, #plantbased First I want to wish everyone a great holiday. ...
Dec 23, 20247 min read


Sustainability Facilities for Composites – They’re Popping Up Everywhere
#composites, #sustainability, #fibers, #resins, #biobased, #naturalfiber, #plantbased I saw another article in Composites World about a...
Dec 3, 20249 min read


Connecting the Dots Between String and Glue and Precision Fermented Food
#composites, #sustainability, #precisionfermentation, #biobased, #plantbased Ever since I was introduced to this topic I have been...
Nov 25, 20248 min read


Precision Fermentation – it’s Not Just for Yogurt (or Beer?) – A Journey into Biotech for Composites
#composites, #precisionfermentation, #sustainability, #epoxy, #fibers, #resins, #biobased I was introduced to a really interesting...
Nov 12, 20246 min read


What’s Happening in Natural Fiber Composites?
#composites, #sustainability, #fibers, #resins, #biobased, #naturalfiber, #plantbased As it turns out, there is quite a bit going on,...
Sep 23, 20246 min read


UPDATE – NREL Success – Plant-Based Carbon / Epoxy Composite
#composites, #sustainability, #fibers, #resins, #biobased, #naturalfiber, #plantbased, #bioresin There is an article in the latest...
Sep 9, 20246 min read


Latest Developments in Plant-Based Resins for Composites
#composites, #sustainability, #fibers, #resins, #biobased, #naturalfiber, #plantbased This week I’m going back to sustainability for...
Aug 26, 20245 min read


Challenges Raw Material Suppliers Face in a Plant-Based Transition
#composites, #sustainability, #fibers, #resins, #biobased, #naturalfiber, #plantbased, #precursors I have been thinking about the...
Aug 12, 20246 min read


A Quick Look at New Uses of Natural Fibers (Mostly Flax) – Again, Good News
#composites, #sustainability, #fibers, #resins, #biobased, #naturalfiber, #plantbased I saw an article in Composites World this week...
Jul 15, 20246 min read


News About Composites Sustainability – Mostly Good!
#composites, #sustainability, #compositesbusiness, #uk, #us, #eu, #reuse, #recycle First, my apologies for going off the grid – so to...
Jul 9, 20249 min read

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