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BMW looking to ChinaWednesday, 16 May 2012 In announcing the company’s best financial quarter ever between January and March this year – and one in which China overtook both the USA and Germany in sales for the first time – BMW chairman... |
Audio excellence with SoricWednesday, 16 May 2012 The full potential of nonwovens as the core material and flow medium for advanced composites is underlined in the extraordinary G1 Giya loudspeaker designed by Vivid Audio.The ultimate in specialist... |
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| Lightweight polyamide pallet truckFriday, 20 April 2012TechnylStar advanced polymers from Rhodia Engineering Plastics have enabled the design and launch of a revolutionary thermoplastic composites hand pallet truck (HPT) called the I-ton.Developed in... |
New epoxy for recyclable thermosetsThursday, 19 April 2012 Approximately 300 billion pounds of plastic are produced every year for composites in two distinct categories – thermoplastics that can be melted and thermosets that can’t. Both categories are... |
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Welcome to Ecocomposites
The increasing replacement of metals and wood with composites is intrinsically environmentally responsible.
Composites allow structures to shed weight, and as a consequence have a big role to play in reducing both the use of petrochemicals and CO2 emissions cross a wide range of end-use industries.
However, many other developments are taking place in the composites industry. They involve, for example, the development of natural and bio-based fibres and resins, along with cleaner and more efficient processes.
You’ll find all the news of this drive towards a greener tomorrow right here.
Adrian Wilson, editor