Loading ...Recently, several U.S. companies have reached out to their local politicians to help support the composites cause. Nebraska Congressman Jeff Fortenberry toured Hughes Bros. in Seward, where Non-Metallic Reinforcing Director Doug Gremel showed him how FRP rebar is built and pushed the message of FRP’s effectiveness in infrastructure applications.
In Oregon, Senator Ron Wyden visited Portland-based Miles Fiberglass to follow up on appropriations the Senate passed for a $1 million Humvee reinforcement kit the company makes for the military. And, next door in Idaho, Congressman Walt Minnick visited Best Bath Systems President Gary Multanen and senior managers at the company’s Boise facility. Among the topics discussed there were the company’s specific concerns as well as composite industry concerns and the possibility of Minnick joining the American Composites Manufacturers Association’s Composite Caucus.
For more information on the Composite Caucus and how you can be involved, visit the ACMA website.
