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


Some Recycling Updates for the Composites Industry – Wind Turbine Blades
#composites, #sustainability, #recycling, #fibers, #resins, #windenergy This week I thought I would give everyone some updates in the...
13 hours 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


My Reflections on SAMPE 2025 Indianapolis
#composites, #sustainability, #carbonfiber, #SAMPE2025, #compositesindustry As promised with my last post, I was at SAMPE in Indianapolis...
May 286 min read


Some More Uses for Recycled Carbon Fiber – Flexible Solar Panels?
#composites, #sustainability, #recycledfiber, #carbonfiber, #fibers, #resins I saw a really cool article in one of my news feeds that I...
May 256 min read


New Process(es) for Continuous Recycling of Glass Fiber Composites
#composites, #sustainability, #recycling, #glassfiber, #reclaimedfiber, #reclaimedresin I have talked quite a bit in this newsletter...
May 126 min read


Graphene has Come of Age
#composites, #graphene, #iso, #standards, #sustainability I have seen some interesting things about graphene lately published in places...
May 58 min read


An Update on Carbon Fiber Recycling – Continuous Fibers No Less
#composites, #sustainability, #recycling, #recycledfiber, #carbonfiber I have talked about how difficult it is to recycle composites –...
Apr 287 min read


Hodgepodge of Recycled and Renewable Composites Applications
#composites, #sustainability, #recycling, #recycledfiber, #plantbased, #biocomposite This week is going to be sort of a hodgepodge of...
Apr 217 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


Some Good News on the Recycling Front and Other Updates
#composites, #sustainability, #recycling, #fibers, #resins I heard about this a few days before it was announced at JEC World in Paris. ...
Mar 177 min read


Setting the Record Straight About Wind Turbines and Sustainability
#composites, #sustainability, #fibers, #resins, #windturbines, #turbineblades, #renewableenergy I have been seeing a lot of chatter on...
Jan 286 min read


A Bit Deeper Dive into Recycled Material Certifications
#composites, #recycling, #certification, #sustainability, #recycledfiber, #recycledresins I really was not able to cover the entire...
Jan 205 min read


How Do We Tell if Reclaimed Composite Materials are Good Enough
#composites, #sustainability, #certification, #recycledfiber, #recycledresin, #recycling, #reclaimedfiber, #reclaimedresin I’ve seen some...
Jan 135 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


Can you use Recycled Carbon Fiber in a Racing Sailboat? Why of Course!!
#composites, #sustainability, #fibers, #resins, #biobased, #naturalfiber, #plantbased As most of you already know, I am fairly passionate...
Dec 16, 20245 min read

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