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Nov 7, 20242 min read
Dutch Bio-epoxy Consortium Welcomes Westlake Epoxy
TNO (the Dutch Organisation for Applied Scientific Research) has welcomed Westlake Epoxy to its Consortium B4, which aims to explore the...
Nov 1, 20241 min read
GFRP Composite Rebar Gets Global Boost
Talk rebar and one would normally envision rusty metal rod. Now, a glass fiber reinforced polymer (GFRP) composite rebar is getting a...
May 9, 20242 min read
Composites make world's largest airship possible
Airship enabled with carbon fiber
May 3, 20242 min read
Project Using AI to Develop Sustainable Materials
Officially launched on May 2nd, the four-year FAVIA (Adaptative Formulation Through Artificial Intelligence) project aims to predict and...
Aug 24, 20231 min read
DuPont Completes Transition Away from Polymer Production
DuPont has agreed to divest an 80.1% share in the Delrin polyacetal (POM) homopolymer business to private equity company TJC LP. The is...
Apr 25, 20232 min read
Nano Cellulose Filament Plant On Stream in Canada
Resolute Forest Products Inc. has inaugurated its new commercial-scale plant for the production of cellulose filaments at its Kénogami...
Nov 23, 20221 min read
How Plastics Are Driving EV Proliferation
From charging infrastructure and battery performance to automotive safety, plastic-based solutions are accelerating EV adoption. The...
Apr 18, 20222 min read
Sumitomo exits caprolactam business as it eyes more profitable, sustainable businesses
Sumitomo Chemical’s April 15 announcement that it will be exiting the caprolactam business, closing down the 85,000-tonnes/year polyamide...
Apr 11, 20221 min read
Nanofiber Reinforces Rubber Tires, Hoses, Belts
Teijin Frontier has developed an eco-friendly staple polyester nanofiber that offers excellent performance to reinforce rubber uses in...
Mar 15, 20221 min read
My favorite cellulose
Cellulosic fibers are good for the environment so the saying goes. One supplier, Eastman, reports they are degradable in the ocean within...
Jan 10, 20222 min read
nova-Institute Set to Award Cellulose Fibre Innovation of the Year 2022 in February
Germany’s nova-Institute has selected six innovations in cellulose fiber, from cellulose made of orange and wood pulp to a novel...
Oct 15, 20212 min read
Flax, Polylactic Acid Form New Bio-composite for Auto Applications
Germany’s Lanxess has developed a 100-percent bio-based material made from polylactic acid and flax fabrics. The high-performance Tepex...
Sep 7, 20212 min read
BMW concept car designed for recyclability, uses recycled materials
It’s always a challenge to digest the sustainability credentials of automakers given the inherently heavy environmental footprints of all...
Sep 2, 20211 min read
Self-drive car ban by 2050?
Well driver, that 's your lot then! Driving will be banned from 2050 except for in "controlled environments" such as racing tracks...
Aug 4, 20211 min read
Carbon Nanotubes Channel Functionality into LiBs, Composites
Invented in Japan, single-wall carbon nanotubes (CNTs) can increase the electric capacity and power of lithium-ion batteries (LIBs), as...
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