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Kenaf, Cars and Composites

Traditionally considered a coarse fibre, kenaf is finding its place in the automotive and electronics market thanks to its use as reinforcement in composites. Its combination with PLA, a bioplastic sourced from corn, may illustrate the new focus of materials’ development nowadays. 2009 has been declared by the FAO the International Year of Natural Fibres. This is post is the third in a series dedicated to natural fibres

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WEEE and RoHS: How they affected plastics in electronics?

How the electronics market is changing its approach to sustainability, forced mainly by legislation like WEEE and RoHS. When talking about electronics, many products are included: mobiles, computers, DVD and CD players, etc

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