Recycling

Carbon Fibers

PRF Composite Materials launches Reepreg composite

The new sustainable prepreg material is made using recycled carbon fiber prepreg waste, is drapeable and can be easily handled. 

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Sustainability

Toray subsidiary establishes glass fiber recycling process in Europe

Calculations from SKZ confirm that polyphenylene sulfide (PPS) made with this proprietary recycling process reduces the carbon footprint by 45%.

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Trends

Vartega expands operations with new facility

Carbon fiber recycling specialist Vartega cut the ribbon on a new 82,000-square-foot facility in Denver, Colo., U.S.

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Sustainability

GEHR presents compostable, recyclable wood-based 3D printing filament 

Eco-Fil-A-Gehr consists of recycled wood fibers mixed with biodegradable biopolymers, giving printed objects natural look and feel with dimensional stability and high elastic properties.

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Recycling

Joint project to chemically recycle PA66 polymers using microwaves

Asahi Kasei and Microwave Chemical collaborate to commercialize a more sustainable manufacturing process to recycle PA66 using PlaWave microwave technology, and eventually also recycle polymers with fiber reinforcement.

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Trends

Cygnet Texkimp joins U.K. project for hydrogen-powered Ford E-Transit development

Named a technology partner for the three-year FCVGen2.0 project, Cygnet’s role is to optimize the composites recycling machinery and process for EOL composite hydrogen tank reclaim and reuse. 

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Marine

Thomas Tison, nlcomp head biocomposite ecoFoiler development

The fully recyclable, 3.80-meter foiling dingy concept, as demoed at JEC World 2023, sets the bar for watercraft that are accessible to a broad spectrum of sailors.

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Core

A new generation of PP foam core for lightweight truck trailers, RVs

Extruded PP (XPP) foam core offers lightweight, high-performance monomaterial panels that are easily recycled for truck flooring, sidewalls or cabinet/furnitureboards as the transportation industry seeks a replacement for plywood.

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Carbon Fibers

Fairmat, Decathlon partner for environmentally friendly composite sports equipment

Fairmat is deploying its low-impact virtuous production chain for the production of recycled carbon fiber, to be used to produce Decathlon’s Kuikma padel rackets starting in 2024.

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Core

Spur offers Hardex structural foam core as alternative to low-weight cores in sandwich composites

Recyclable, closed-cell XPP foam offers good properties, resistance, recycled content/recyclability and thermoformability, including fusion/welding with PP-based composite skins.

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