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


Recycling Composite Scrap Has Become a Thing!
#composites, #sustainability, #fibers, #resins, #biobased, #naturalfiber, #plantbased I have been watching the recycling space for a...
Oct 22, 20247 min read


News on the Composites Recycling Front – Some New Stuff
#composites, #sustainability, #fibers, #resins, #biobased, #naturalfiber, #plantbased Recently Composites World has been highlighting...
Oct 14, 20245 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


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


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 16, 20245 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


The Machines are Getting Really BIG
#composites, #robots, #fiberplacement, #fibers, #bigmachines I’m going to take a short break from sustainability this week because I saw...
Aug 20, 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


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


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


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


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


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

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