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


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


Make Your Carbon Fiber in a Microwave? Good News Again
#composites, #sustainability, #renewableenergy, #carbonfiber, #microwave, #carbonfootprint I wrote about this idea and technology at the...
Aug 5, 20246 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 30, 20246 min read


Carbon Fiber Recycling – Yes, Another Good News Story
#composites, #sustainability, #fibers, #resins, #carbonfiber, #recycling I saw an article in Composites World this week about Toray’s...
Jul 22, 20247 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


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...
Jun 18, 20246 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 28, 20246 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 14, 20245 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...
May 8, 20246 min read


Composites and EVs – A Good News Story
#composites, #EVs, #batteryboxes, #batteries, #sustainability, #fibers, #resins The weight of any vehicle, car or truck, is the primary...
Apr 30, 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


What’s Going On in the World of Glass Fiber Recycling
#composites, #sustainability, #recycling, #fibers, #resins, #glassfiber I thought this week I would come back to this subject because it...
Apr 15, 20249 min read


What’s Hydrogen got to do with Composites?
#composites, #sustainability, #hydrogen, #hydrogeneconomy, #carbonfiber, #fibers, #resins As it turns out – quite a bit. The lead image...
Apr 9, 20246 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...
Apr 2, 20246 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...
Mar 25, 20246 min read


What are Resin Producers Doing to Become Sustainable Businesses
#sustainability, #composites, #bioresin, #biobasedresin, #plantbasedresin,#naturalfiber, #fiber, #resin https://www.goodnet.org/articles/...
Mar 19, 20249 min read


What Are Material Suppliers Doing to Become Sustainable Businesses?
#composites, #sustainability, #fibers, #resins, #biobased, #naturalfiber, #plantbased, #materialsuppliers, #epoxy, #carbonfiber The short...
Mar 12, 202411 min read


Sustainability of Carbon Fiber Sports Equipment - Yes it is Happening
#composites, #sustainability, #fibers, #resins, #biobased, #naturalfiber, #plantbased I saw an article in Composites World about...
Mar 4, 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

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