Reinforced Plastics' top feature stories of 2023

Features

As 2023 comes to a close, we list the most-read feature stories on the Reinforced Plastics website during the last 12 months.

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1. Thermoplastic composites vs plywood: which one wins?

Tomasz Czarnecki, COO of Belgium’s EconCore, looks at how composites shape up against plywood and other materials when it comes to weight, sustainability and recycling.

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2. In-situ tank replacement

A Costa Rican company has devised a novel way to replace old tanks with minimal disturbance.

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3. Benefits of composite repair technologies

Rodney Thomson and Michael Scott from ACS Australia discuss the benefits of composite repairs over using metal.

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4. Recycling technologies and new applications for end-of-life composites

Andrés Luengo Baranguán, Chemical Recycling researcher, AIMPLAS Plastics Technology Centre discusses new ways to recycle and re-use composites.

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5. A new look for car interiors

A range of polypropylene (PP) compounds could help improve the aesthetics of interior automotive parts.

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