A New CGI Fund Project Has Been ApprovedĀ Ā 

The CGI Fund Projects Steering Committee reviewed several potential projects and decided to fund a project to support ACMA Staff, …

The CGI Fund Projects Steering Committee reviewed several potential projects and decided to fund a project to support ACMA Staff, …

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EPA’s Plan to Assess Risk to Fenceline Communities is Flawed, According to ACMAĀ 

A ā€œdraft approachā€ for assessing exposures experienced by plant neighbors that was released by the EPA on January 21, relies …

A ā€œdraft approachā€ for assessing exposures experienced by plant neighbors that was released by the EPA on January 21, relies …

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Standards for Electric Grid Resilience May Boost Use of Composite PolesĀ 

The Biden Administration will provide incentives for electric utilities to meet standards for electric grid reliability, according to comments provided …

The Biden Administration will provide incentives for electric utilities to meet standards for electric grid reliability, according to comments provided …

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Concrete Reinforced with Basalt Fiber Tested for Use in Roadways

A trial in England funded by National Highways and led by Skanska in partnership with the National Composites Centre is comparing traditional steel reinforced concrete with a low carbon concrete […]

Safe Storage and Handling of Organic Peroxides

Organic peroxides are important tools for the composites industry. They can be used to make polymers (initiation), modify their rheological properties (visbreaking), alter polarity or attach pendant functional groups (grafting), […]

Faster Prints, Lower Costs

Additive manufacturing (AM) today is viewed by the composites industry primarily as a faster and less-costly method of producing prototype and low-volume composite parts. That perception is changing, however, as […]

eVTOL Features Carbon Fiber Components

HRC Group has delivered more than 100 composite and carbon fiber components to electric Vertical Take Off and Landing (eVTOL) aircraft builder XPeng HT Aero to lightweight the new X2 […]

Continued Growth in Consumer Goods

Strong, durable and lightweight composite materials are a natural fit for the consumer products industry. From sporting goods to home appliances, composites are increasingly used for many applications. Manufacturers of […]

2022 State of the Industry Report

As the new year began and the Omicron variant of COVID-19 led to a surge in cases, a sense of deja vu permeated the business landscape. But economists say there […]

GFRP Takes Center Stage in Floating Docks

Bellingham Marine, headquartered in Newport Beach, Calif., recently installed its first fully GFRP-reinforced UnifloatĀ® concrete dock system in a New Zealand marina. The docks, which feature GFRP thru-rods, rebar and […]