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Scaling up thermoplastic composites recycling
Hannah Mason | ÂÌñÏ×ÆÞThermoplastic composites are always said to be “recyclable.” Netherlands-based recycler Spiral RTC discusses the process, challenges, applications and opportunities to building a real recycling ecosystem.
Oligomer polymer engineering transforms 100% recyclable thermoplastic composite paradigms
Stewart MitchellMET-OL thermoplastic technology alters high molecular weight polybutylene terephthalate into low-viscosity oligomers, enhancing fiber impregnation and catalytic repolymerization for fully recyclable, high-performance composites.
Spanish startup to ramp up production of “recyclable” EV prototype
Hannah Mason | ÂÌñÏ×ÆÞLiux’s BIG electric vehicle features multiple structural components manufactured via RTM from flax fabric and a thermoset resin said to enable the entire component to be recycled and reused again.
Recycled carbon fiber composite panels power 40% lighter, durable semi-rigid solar panels
Hannah Mason | ÂÌñÏ×ÆÞDesigned for auxiliary power use while traveling via boat or RV, Italian startup Levante’s custom flexible or standardized semi-rigid solar panels combine the benefits of ReCarbon’s rCF and thermoplastics.
JEC World 2025 highlights: Evolving recycling and biomaterials technologies
Hannah Mason | ÂÌñÏ×ÆÞCW technical editor Hannah Mason shares sustainability-focused composites trade show highlights featuring maturation, scale-up, new partnerships, and new technologies in biomaterials and recycling.
Moving toward sustainable automotive parts manufacturing
Hannah Mason | ÂÌñÏ×ÆÞHow can the automotive supply chain prepare for future sustainability requirements? Tier 1 Kautex Textron discusses emissions reduction, design for circularity and transition to recycled/bio-based plastics.
Recycling processes/materials in the news
REGEN recycling project is selected by European Defense Agency
Grace Nehls | ÂÌñÏ×ÆÞ and Products FinishingRecycler Uplift360 along with its three partners will play a critical role in innovating the recovery and reuse of continuous aramid fibers to drive composites circularity in defense.
Westlake Epoxy collaborates with Alpha Recyclage Composites
Grace Nehls | ÂÌñÏ×ÆÞ and Products FinishingWestlake customers will have connections to Alpha’s expanded recycling capacity and support for rCF material integration in new forms, applications.
Cygnet, Viritech recover H2 tank continuous carbon fibers in Ford FCVGen2.0 project
Grace Nehls | ÂÌñÏ×ÆÞ and Products FinishingPartner technologies have demonstrated the viability of recycled continuous fibers and the potential for automotive tanks to be recycled at meaningful rates.
Composite Recycling, Owens Corning form recycling strategy
Grace Nehls | ÂÌñÏ×ÆÞ and Products FinishingCollaboration will develop and refine methodologies for incorporating reclaimed composites waste into Owens Corning’s existing glass fiber production streams.
Toray, Daher and Tarmac Aerosave announce End-of-Life Aircraft Recycling Program
Grace Nehls | ÂÌñÏ×ÆÞ and Products FinishingCollaborative initiative aims to reuse secondary structural TPC parts from EOL Airbus A380 aircraft and repurpose them for other aeronautical applications in order to collectively advance TPC recycling technologies.
EuCIA publishes declaration of the European Circular Composites Alliance
Grace Nehls | ÂÌñÏ×ÆÞ and Products FinishingVoluntary initiative intends to set and achieve targets on the use of recovered and recycled composites, develop standards for circular product design and provide a forum for industry voices.
HRC highlights automotive material innovation, scalable manufacturing and sustainable systems
Grace Nehls | ÂÌñÏ×ÆÞ and Products FinishingThe composites company is meeting the transition to electrification and vehicle lightweighting via hybrid monocoques, use of thermoplastic composites and carbon fiber and recycling.
Isodan mobile recycling plant supports fiberglass, composites processing at Greater Renewable of Iowa
Grace Nehls | ÂÌñÏ×ÆÞ and Products FinishingNow operational, the containerized plant enables GRI to process up to 20,000 pounds of end-of-life wind blades per shift, opening the way for repurposing opportunities.
HRC’s holistic, closed-loop system supports composites recycling
Grace Nehls | ÂÌñÏ×ÆÞ and Products FinishingHRC is addressing the management and repurposing of composites waste for automotive, aerospace and other industries.
Royal3D uses large-scale 3D printing for aquatic drone production
Grace Nehls | ÂÌñÏ×ÆÞ and Products FinishingShearWater aquatic drone, manufactured with fiberglass-reinforced recycled PETG, demonstrates precision 3D printing capabilities, sustainability focus and design innovation for maritime and heavy-duty applications.
CW launches composites recyclers, equipment suppliers resource
Grace Nehls | ÂÌñÏ×ÆÞ and Products FinishingWith recycling becoming an increasing popular and important aspect of the composites industry, CW editors have collated this list of domestic and international players.
Head Sports launches limited-edition racquet using Toray bio-circular fibers
Grace Nehls | ÂÌñÏ×ÆÞ and Products FinishingFrom prototype to reality, Toray’s sustainable carbon fibers deliver the same look, feel and performance to racquet sports but with an environmentally responsible edge.
Fraunhofer EMI develops local pyrolysis method to reclaim continuous carbon fiber
Grace Nehls | ÂÌñÏ×ÆÞ and Products FinishingHigh-power laser is used for controlled “unwinding” of thermoset composites without damaging the fibers or adversely affecting their mechanical properties, making it highly useful for recycling wound structures.
Diehl Aviation matures recyclable composite Eco Bin
Grace Nehls | ÂÌñÏ×ÆÞ and Products FinishingOverhead baggage compartment using only fiber-reinforced thermoplastics, metal hardware and no adhesives wins Crystal Cabin Award, supports circular aircraft interiors.
ÉireComposites, University of Galway launch R3WIND project
Grace Nehls | ÂÌñÏ×ÆÞ and Products FinishingRenewable energy initiative will design, develop and demonstrate novel repair and recycling techniques of onshore and offshore wind blades using sustainable manufacturing processes.
FIBIAS++ project targets recycled TPC innovations for automotive applications
Grace Nehls | ÂÌñÏ×ÆÞ and Products FinishingProject led by the IRT Jules Verne and supported by Compositec, Stellantis, IMT Nord Europe and CMO seeks to develop composites with a low CO2 footprint and recycled material incorporation.
University researchers achieve recyclable CFRP via covalently adaptive epoxy resin
Grace Nehls | ÂÌñÏ×ÆÞ and Products FinishingModified carbon fibers and epoxies with a dithioacetal covalent adaptive network enables the composite to undergo structural rearrangement at elevated temperatures, achieve improved interfacial bonding.
Uplift360 successfully converts composites waste into continuous aramid fibers
Grace Nehls | ÂÌñÏ×ÆÞ and Products FinishingThrough scale-up trials the chemical recycling company’s defense-backed process effectively respun para-aramid into long, high-performance fibers, with future goals to reach virgin material strength.
Recycling materials products
Enhanced RCF thermoplastic compounding opportunities grow composites recycling breadth
Grace Nehls | ÂÌñÏ×ÆÞ and Products FinishingCAMX 2025: Vartega’s EasyFeed Bundles now come in a wider array of rCF solutions for thermoplastic compounding, in addition to offering joint product development programs and R&D trials.
Recycled continuous glass reinforcement, veils offer certified sustainability
Grace Nehls | ÂÌñÏ×ÆÞ and Products FinishingCAMX 2025: Superior Huntingdon Composites highlights its SCS Global-certified glass-reinforced continuous filament mat and surfacing veils, whether for lightweight strength and stiffness or flawless surface finish needs.
Wind blade recycling project presents objectives, progress
Grace Nehls | ÂÌñÏ×ÆÞ and Products FinishingJEC World 2025: Six of the REFRESH project’s 11 partners are highlighting their efforts to build a circular and sustainable value chain for decommissioned GFRP wind blades.
Fiber processing solutions support global composites decarbonization
Grace Nehls | ÂÌñÏ×ÆÞ and Products FinishingJEC World 2025: Comprehensive creels portfolio, Multi Stack Roll, DEECOM recycling system and other highlights demonstrate Cygnet Texkimp’s fiber handling expertise and sustainability support.
Italian greentech startup highlights rCF solar panels
Grace Nehls | ÂÌñÏ×ÆÞ and Products FinishingJEC World 2025: Levante is attending JEC for the first time, demonstrating its composites engineering expertise through presentation of semi-rigid composite solar panels targeting mobility and outdoor applications.
Mallinda launches Vitrimax VHM resin for complete composites recyclability
Grace Nehls | ÂÌñÏ×ÆÞ and Products FinishingVitrimax VHM enables “infinite” recyclability, self-healing and tunable properties, reducing manufacturing waste and supporting sustainability for high-performance industries.
PRF Composite Materials launches RP570 FR Reepreg
Grace Nehls | ÂÌñÏ×ÆÞ and Products FinishingFire-retardant recycled carbon fiber nonwoven prepreg was developed with aircraft interior programs and other FST-focused applications in mind.
NonWoven365 offers nonwovens, paper solutions portfolio targeting CMC, high-temp applications
Grace Nehls | ÂÌñÏ×ÆÞ and Products FinishingStuttgart-based company offers carbon, metal and ceramic fiber-based papers and nonwovens in various areal weights and thicknesses, engineered for high-temperature, sustainable application requirements.
AOC presents complete range of rPET-based resin formulations
Grace Nehls | ÂÌñÏ×ÆÞ and Products FinishingCzech Republic facility takes post-consumer waste and converts it into high-quality formulations, such as the Synolite 4600 and 1112-G series, for composites manufacturing.
Formosa Plastics, TTRI collaborate to create rCF thermoplastics
Jessica Pompili | ÂÌñÏ×ÆÞNovel rCF-reinforced polycarbonate can be formed into complex shapes and recycled at its end of life.
Modular equipment achieve continuous, versatile composites processing
Grace Nehls | ÂÌñÏ×ÆÞ and Products FinishingCAMX 2024: IPCO highlights its novel precision scattering system designed to process recycled/reclaimed composite materials, as well as the multi-stage ThermoPress double-belt press.
Thermolysis rCF pellets meet high-stress environment application needs
Grace Nehls | ÂÌñÏ×ÆÞ and Products FinishingTest results indicate that Thermolysis’ short fiber rCF pellets are comparable to or surpass virgin carbon fiber pellets in tensile and flexural strength, making them suitable for injection molding and 3D printing.
Fully recyclable sandwich panel targets aerospace cabin interiors
Jessica Pompili | ÂÌñÏ×ÆÞCAMX 2024: Diab introduces sandwich panels that combine its structural foam core Divinycell F and thermoplastic skins, designed to meet current challenges in sustainability, REACH compliancy and more.
Composites recycling innovations maintains material performance, quality
Grace Nehls | ÂÌñÏ×ÆÞ and Products FinishingCAMX 2024: Fairmat, through the presentation of its recycling technology capabilities and examples, highlights its commitment to develop high-performing and reliable composite materials.
Carbon Conversions offers 3D printing filament reinforced with rCF
Grace Nehls | ÂÌñÏ×ÆÞ and Products FinishingDevelopment of re-Evo TDR products that work on a majority of 3D printers is now an available option for companies sending in their carbon fiber waste.
Fiber-reinforced 3D printing material brings sustainability, versatility
Grace Nehls | ÂÌñÏ×ÆÞ and Products FinishingJEC 2024: Xenia Materials is unveiling Xegreen 23-C20-3DP, a 100% recycled PET-G carbon fiber-reinforced material grade for high-performance additive manufacturing.
Recyclable epoxy demonstrated for industry applications
Hannah Mason | ÂÌñÏ×ÆÞJEC World 2024: Swancor demonstrates its EzCiclo recyclable epoxy and recycling process in wind, sporting goods and automotive applications.
Swancor introduces eco-friendly epoxy hardener for PCB recyclability
Grace Nehls | ÂÌñÏ×ÆÞ and Products FinishingThrough the use of EzCiclio low-dielectric epoxy hardener, PCB manufactures can make recyclable, reusable products for electronic applications.