Recycling

Sustainability

Green composites: Chicago compounder introduces recycled CF-reinforced PA 6/6

With fiber from aerospace and sporting goods and resin from automotive, thermoplastic composite lowers cost, increases sustainability.

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Recycling

Carbon fiber recycling facility to recycle 2,000 tons of material per year

Carbon Fiber Recycling, Inc. uses proprietary continuous thermolysis equipment to remove epoxy resins and any sizings from carbon fiber waste.

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Aerospace

CRTC makes park benches from recycled aerospace carbon fiber

The Composite Recycling Technology Center is now taking orders for the world’s first park bench made from recycled aerospace grade carbon fiber.

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Adhesives

Automation, automotive, recycling and more from JEC World 2018

Mass production of automotive composites, recycling and composites in shipbuilding are just some of the themes from this year’s JEC.

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Carbon Fibers

WSU uses recycled carbon fiber to strengthen permeable pavement

Washington State University research team works to find a use for carbon fiber waste while addressing stormwater challenges.

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Carbon Fibers

ELG Carbon Fibre and Sanko Gosei formalize partnership

Recycled carbon fibre market leader ELG Carbon Fibre and Sanko Gosei formalize their commercial partnership after years of technical collaboration.

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PEEK

Toho Tenax recognized for “Closed Circle of Thermoplastic Composites”

Recycled compound shows 34% less environmental impact and 40-60% lower cost vs. original formulation.

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Consumer

CRTC looking for interns

The Composite Recycling Technology Center is looking for two summer interns to work on the development of process and product technologies that use recycled carbon fiber.

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Wind/Energy

Fold-to-form CFRP battery boxes, HP-RTM wishbones

Williams new EV platform demos 223 composite forming process and £20 suspension arms using recycled carbon fiber.

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ELG's new CARBISO product on display in Japan

ELG Carbon Fibre Ltd (Coseley, West Midlands, UK) will be exhibiting for the first time at the Automotive World Show in Tokyo from January 17-19, 2018. The company will introduce its trademarked CARBISO range of recycled carbon fiber products for high volume, automotive applications.

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