The Gift that Keeps on Living
For the past few years, Bothell, Wash.-based Global Fiberglass Solutions Inc. (GFSI) has succeeded in taking GFRP wind turbine blades and recycling them into new products like manhole covers and building...
IACMI and ACMA Formally Announce Robust, Scalable Composite Recycling Project
IACMI-The Composites Institute and the American Composites Manufacturers Association (ACMA) have officially begun a project to develop a robust and scalable composite recycling methodology. As part of the...
Composite Recycling Technology Center Announces New IACMI Contract
The Composite Recycling Technology Center (CRTC), created last year to transform carbon fiber composite pre-preg scrap into new products, announced it will receive $400,000 from IACMI-The Composites Institute...
GE and Global Fiberglass Solutions Help Give Turbine Blades a Second Life
According to a recent story from GE Reports, a daily news wing of GE, Bothell, Wash.-based company Global Fiberglass Solutions Inc. (GFSI) has invented a way to transform old wind turbine blades into products...
Covestro and PPG Test Automotive Coatings for 2017 World Solar Challenge
On October 8, roughly 40 teams from five continents will participate in the 2017 World Solar Challenge in Adelaide, Australia. It is widely considered the world’s toughest solar race. One of those teams will...
Composites Industry Partners Develop First COPV from Continuous Recycled Carbon Fiber
During SAMPE Seattle 2017, Steelhead Composites, in partnership with Vartega and Michelman, debuted the first composite overwrapped pressure vessel (COPV) manufactured from continuous recycled carbon fiber...
