The global demand for materials in the production of wind turbine blades grew by over 20% per year in the last five years, according to a new report from AMI Consulting.
The American Chemistry Council announced its president and CEO Cal Dooley is applauding the USGBC’s decision to delay the balloting of LEED 2012—now called LEED v4—until June 2013.
Universal Converting Equipment recently announced it has purchased an additional 4,000 sq ft of manufacturing space adjoining its existing Ipswich, Suffolk, UK-based facility.
The move reportedly extends FLEXcon’s silicone PSA offerings and allows the company to deliver products to serve its industrial customer base with a wider range of products in high-performance applications.
In particular, the ASC questioned the practicality of a new material resource credit that would measure U.S. products sold in North America by their ability to meet the qualifications set up by the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) under the REACH program.
Michelman has joined the National Composites Center (NCC) to augment its fibers and composites development team with research, laboratory, testing and collaboration capabilities.
CVC Thermoset Specialties, an Emerald Performance Materials company, has announced the appointment of Jeffrey J. Tyrrell as product manager for its Reactive Liquid Polymers (RLPs).