Plant Tour: FiberCore Europe, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
From debond-proof bridges to cost-saving infrastructure rehab, InfraCore technology is establishing composites as the fourth major construction material.

Do we need a new definition for SMC?
Side story to SMC: Old dog, more tricks.

SMC: Old dog, more tricks
In the sheet molding compound renaissance, the advent of new resins and compounds are broadening the definition and application of this versatile family of composites.

Polynt, Reichhold complete merger
The new Polynt-Reichhold is a global company in the intermediates, coating and composite resins, thermoset compounds, gel-coats and niche specialties.

Composites in Class A body panels: Evolution continues
Low-density SMCs lead the way as fiber-reinforced polymers make headway in auto components that must please the eye.

CAMX 2016 Show Report
The 3rd annual joint ACMA/SAMPE-sponsored trade event comes to Anaheim with an exhibition and conference program attractive to professionals across the composites world.

Pending Reichhold-Polynt marriage means change for resins segment
The 50:50 merger of Reichhold and Polynt, which is expected to be done by the end of the year, marks substantial consolidation in the composites supply chain.

Bang & Bonsomer to begin gel coat production in Finland
This investment will allow Bang & Bonsomer to manufacture and sell the Polycor QuickMix gel coats supplied by Polynt Composites (Carpentersville, IL, US).

CAMX 2016 preview: Polynt Composites USA
Polynt Composites (Carpentersville, IL, US) will feature its expanded gel coat line with two technologies under the Fusion and Impulse product names.

Composites 2017: A multitude of markets
The biggest news, as 2015 closed out was that year’s steep incline in mergers and acquisitions (M&A) activity. In 2016, that M&A activity continued apace.

Industrial gel coat
Polynt Composites has launched Polycor industrial gel coat, a pre-accelerated gel coat based on orthophthalic unsaturated polyester resin.

Polynt Composites introduces new low-styrene resin
This new resin has been tested, approved and is now produced at industrial scale.

Polynt Composites, Lintech International expand distribution partnership
Lintech International will become the exclusive distributor for the Polynt coatings product lines in the Southwest and Western United States.

Composites upgrade marine infrastructure
All-composite docks best concrete in cost and time and aim toward future fastener-less construction for greater savings and sustainability.

SFMOMA façade: Advancing the art of high-rise FRP
The fabrication and installation of 700+ composite panels has a backstory of detailed design and careful quality assurance.

SPE ACCE report
Automotive composites still on the horizon — are they getting closer?

SPE ACCE 2014 report
Automotive composites still on the horizon — are they getting closer?