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

Jan 69 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...

Dec 23, 20247 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 16, 20245 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 3, 20249 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...

Nov 5, 20248 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 22, 20247 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 14, 20245 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 23, 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 16, 20245 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 9, 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...

Aug 26, 20245 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 12, 20246 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 30, 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 15, 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...

Jun 18, 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...

May 28, 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 14, 20245 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 8, 20246 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 22, 20246 min read

Can You Make a Composite out of Bamboo?

#composites, #sustainability, #bamboo, #bamboocomposites, #biobased, #naturalfiber, #cellulose, #lignin, #plantbased The answer to this...

Mar 25, 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...