Sustainability
EuCIA participates in EU-funded REFRESH wind blade recycling project
REFRESH consortium aims to develop, demonstrate a novel system to enable improved recycling of glass fiber-reinforced composites derived from wind turbine dismantling or reblading.
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Bio-based acrylonitrile for carbon fiber manufacture
The quest for a sustainable source of acrylonitrile for carbon fiber manufacture has made the leap from the lab to the market.
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Toray establishes new research facility fostering sustainable manufacturing innovation
Nagoya-based facility will be a hub for customer and academia collaboration and global R&D to accelerate Toray’s green transformation and explore advanced materials for myriad advanced mobility applications.
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ASCEND program update: Designing next-gen, high-rate auto and aerospace composites
GKN Aerospace, McLaren Automotive and U.K.-based partners share goals and progress aiming at high-rate, Industry 4.0-enabled, sustainable materials and processes.
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Kuusakoski announces plans for composite recycling plant in Finland
New composite shredding and treatment plant in southern Finland will enable the co-processing of composite waste for cement production.
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Siemens Gamesa to establish offshore wind turbine nacelle facility in New York
Second U.S. facility and several new supplier facilities are intended to build economic, employment and environmental sustainability in the U.S.
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Toray, University of Chicago speed up polymer recycling R&D
A jointly developed multi-scale computational predictive technique can accurately predict viscoelasticity from the chemical structures of polymers, ramping up product maturation.
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European SUSPENS project targets green composites production
The 13-partner program will addresses the challenge of reducing the environmental footprint of sandwich and hollow composite structures via bio-sourced resins and carbon fiber precursors.
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Mitsui Chemicals, Microwave Chemical install demonstration facility for eco-friendly carbon fiber
Microwave-based Carbon-MX process could cut energy consumption by 50% and CO2 emissions by 90%.
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Vestas unveils circularity solution to end landfill for turbine blades
A novel chemical process, developed within the CETEC initiative with partners Olin and Stena Recycling, is capable of breaking down epoxy resin to virgin-grade material.
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