Jeff Elster

“Green” Industrial Fillers & Extenders

Composition Materials Co., Inc. Fillers & Extenders include: Walnut Shell Flour, Pecan Shell Flour, Rice Hull Ash, Rice Hulls, Rice Flour, Corn Cob Flour, Wood Flour, Hollow Glass Beads, Cellulose, Sisal, Nylon, Cotton, Metal Powders, and Thermoset Plastic Flour from Urea, Melamine and Clear-Cut. The first step in product selection is determining the physical characteristics you want to impart to an end product. For example: increase or reduce weight; increase strength, flexibility or rigidity; add absorption characteristics; or introduce non-slip / anti-skid texture. The next step is to quantify the sought after attributes in the Filler or Extender, including particle […]

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Non-Skid / Anti-Slip Solutions

For creating an anti-skid surface, floor, ramp, deck or pool, Composition Materials Co., Inc. offers a range of product solutions. Ground Walnut Shells and Plastic Media are durable anti-slip products with a low specific gravity, just above water, and therefore mix well with paint & coatings rather than sinking to the bottom like traditional non-skid additives. This allows them to be applied with the coating, creating an easy method to achieve a consistent non-skid surface.  Aluminum Oxide is available in various mesh sizes and is an excellent non-skid media. For more information:

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WOOD FLOUR UPDATE

Beede & Sons Inc. of Lowell, Mass. was our source of Hard Wood Flour for many years. Recently, they closed their doors for the last time. In order to meet our customer’s needs, we have solidified a new source. Please contact us if you have a requirement for Hard Wood Flour.

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remembering ted diamond

Ted Diamond was President of Composition Materials from 1952 – 1987. The former 2nd Selectman, longtime civic volunteer and World War II hero, died at 105. Theodore Diamond — a combat veteran, attorney, CEO and active citizen of Westport, died at home on August 2, 2022. After serving as an infantry drill instructor, Ted volunteered to serve in the U.S. Army Air Forces during World War II. He was determined to fight, and became the lead navigator of a group of 28 planes flying 50 missions against the Nazis leaving from North Africa, Italy and Russia. The missions were beyond

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