GatorBar, ExxonMobil subsidiary, NEG alliance propels GFRP prospects

Sources: Materia, Pasadena, Calif.; CP staff Materia, an advanced polymer specialist and ExxonMobil subsidiary since 2021, Nippon Electric Glass (NEG), and Michigan-based GatorBar have formed an alliance committed to increasing the share of composite rebar within the concrete reinforcement market. Materia’s Proxima polyolefin thermoset resin systems and NEG glass fiber are key to GatorBar, a leading, glass fiber reinforced polymer…

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A-Lok looks past steel to basalt fiber reinforced polymer rebar

As composites of fibers embedded in polymeric resins, fiber-reinforced polymers (FRP) have emerged as an alternative to steel for concrete reinforcing bars, offering weight savings, strength and corrosion-rooted durability advantages, and longer service life. Manufacturing advances have positioned FRP rebar as competitive with conventional steel reinforcement, and very competitive with higher performance epoxy-coated and stainless steel rebar, according to A-Lok Products.

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