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...
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It's Just String & Glue. This is a newsletter about composites, the strings, the glues, and the business.
Nov 258 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 126 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 58 min read
Highlighting Companies in the Sustainable, Recyclable Composites Business
#composites, #sustainability, #recycling, #fibers, #resins, #biobased, #naturalfiber, #plantbased My last few posts about sustainability...
Oct 227 min read
Recycling Composite Scrap Has Become a Thing!
#composites, #sustainability, #fibers, #resins, #biobased, #naturalfiber, #plantbased I have been watching the recycling space for a...
Oct 145 min read
News on the Composites Recycling Front – Some New Stuff
#composites, #sustainability, #fibers, #resins, #biobased, #naturalfiber, #plantbased Recently Composites World has been highlighting...
Sep 236 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 165 min read
So, What Are the Two Big Aircraft Companies Doing About Sustainability
#composites, #sustainability, #naturalfiber, #fibers, #resins, #biobased, #boeing, #airbus, #plantbased I saw an article this month in...
Sep 96 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...
Aug 265 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 126 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...
Jul 306 min read
What’s New in Natural Fiber Composites – Mostly Flax and Hemp
#composites, #sustainability, #flaxfiber, #fibers, #resins, #biobased, #naturalfiber, #plantbased Earlier this month I talked about flax...
Jul 156 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...
Jun 186 min read
So, What Plants Will be Used in the Future for Composites?
#composites, #plantbased, #biobased, #sustainability, #fibers, #resins, #naturalfiber Just as an explanation for why I haven’t posted in...
May 286 min read
How Was the SAMPE Conference?
#composites, #sustainability, #biobased, #sampe, #naturalfiber, #plantbased I’m back again this week after taking a week off to attend...
May 145 min read
Bio Based Wind Turbine Blades – A Brief Update
#sustainability, #composites, #fibers, #resins, #biobased, #naturalfiber, #plantbased, #windturbines There is a recent article in...
May 86 min read
Sustainability of Composites – A Roadmap for the Future
#composites, #sustainability, #fibers, #resins, #biobased, #naturalfiber, #plantbased This week I’m going to provide a bit of a preview...
Apr 226 min read
Can You Make a Composite out of Bamboo?
#composites, #sustainability, #bamboo, #bamboocomposites, #biobased, #naturalfiber, #cellulose, #lignin, #plantbased The answer to this...
Apr 26 min read
Bio-Resin – Yes it’s now a Thing!!
#sustainability, #bioresin, #resins, #composites, #biobased, #plantbased This week I decided to dig a little deeper into the bio-resin...
Mar 256 min read
Boats, Composites and a Circular Economy - YES
#composites, #sustainability, #marine, #boats,#boating, #biobased, #naturalfiber, #plantbased This week I get to write about two things...
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