Compositology Exclusive 08/25/2012 – CPG International (owner of Azek Building Product) has successfully completed a purchase agreement of TimberTech from it’s parent company, Crane Building Products. Two independent sources have confirmed to Compositology that the deal has occurred, but details are still unknown. The addition of the TimberTech product line under the ownership of CPG [...]
THE CELC TECHNICAL SECTION PRESENTS THE FIRST SCIENTIFIC PUBLICATION ON FLAX AND HEMP REINFORCEMENTS: “FLAX AND HEMP FIBRES: A NATURAL SOLUTION FOR THE COMPOSITE INDUSTRY” CO-PUBLISHED WITH THE JEC GROUP SOURCE: JEC Composites 03/27/2012 — Versailles, France — The industrial sectors that use non-renewable fibres have undertaken an eco-design initiative. Having the structure to meet [...]
03/03/2012 — Springdale, AR — Fastener Supplier Universal Fastener Outsourcing (UFO) lunched a new updated website today (http://www.911-nails.com/). Best known for Ballistic NailScrews® (a collated screw system which can be both pneumatically installed, then removed easily with conventional screw guns), UFO provides a variety of fastening solutions to a myriad of installation applications. The new, streamlined site provides specific [...]
02/17/2012 — PHILADELPHIA–(BUSINESS WIRE)–We often hear how certain exterior building materials are maintenance-free. Once installed on your home, you can forget about them forever, the ads say. Vinyl siding, composite decking, fiberglass trim, and factory-finished aluminum are just some of the materials that fit the description. But what if you want to paint them — [...]
By Ben Hirschler, SOURCE: Reuters Dutch scientists have found a way of turning plant matter into the building blocks of common plastics using a nanotechnology process that offers an alternative to oil-based production. The team from Utrecht University and Dow Chemical Co produced ethylene and propylene – precursors of materials found in everything from CDs [...]
