Sustainability
Next-gen fan blades: Hybrid twin RTM, printed sensors, laser shock disassembly
MORPHO project demonstrates blade with 20% faster RTM cure cycle, uses AI-based monitoring for improved maintenance/life cycle management and proves laser shock disassembly for recycling.
Ginger Gardiner
Senior Technical Editor, ÂÌñÏ×ÆÞ
FlexCyle project targets TPC waste recovery, repurposing at same site
Led by the Brightland Materials Center, consortium members are developing a flexible process chain, demonstrated via battery casings and wind blades, to repurpose waste directly where it is generated.
Read MoreComposites sustainability wins: EcoVadis and CDP awards, water stewardship, GHG reduction
Composites companies like Syensqo, Daher, Kordsa, Henkel, Armacell, Gurit, Diab and Envalior are leading the charge in operations transparency, climate action, more sustainable infrastructure and other areas.
Read MoreBelgium-Netherlands event brings together industry leader insight on TPC, FRP recycling
Save the date for this free cross-border, expert-driven event by Agoria, Sirris and Brightland Materials Center on Nov. 12 in Belgium.
Read MoreACS presents biocomposites research in final MAGISTRA project seminar
The initiative, its findings and the discovered value of biocomposites’ combined technological performance and environmental responsibility were shared in Italy.
Read MorePutting next-generation composite materials, processes to the test
Research at Faserinstitut Bremen’s ECOMAT site, alongside industry partners, aims to enable sustainable, aerospace-focused composites — including thermoplastic welding and cryogenic material testing.
Read MoreSGL Carbon and Carbon Cleanup form autocomposite recycling partnership
An AI-supported collection system, recycling program and CARB-E tech, already demonstrating CO2 part reduction in early automotive applications, are building recycling scalability.
Read MoreScaling up thermoplastic composites recycling
Thermoplastic 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.
Hannah Mason
Technical Editor, ÂÌñÏ×ÆÞ
BIOS MATER project to drive safe, circular and low-carbon construction
Four bio-based products testing materials like bio-based thermoplastics and fiber-reinforced bio-resin composites will be developed and tested under real conditions to prove their performance, scalability and environmental impact.
Read MoreBabcock, Uplift360 to recycle composite parts from Typhoon aircraft
Chemical recycling process will be explored for breaking down and repurposing Typhoon and other defense platforms, forming U.K. defense supply chain resiliency.
Read MoreClean Aviation third call selects 12 projects starting in 2026, delivers €945 million total funding
New aircraft concepts and innovative propulsion tech and system initiatives target four key areas to advance sustainable aviation, including one cooperation with the EU and Canada.
Read MoreStartup Akvotransiro trials Wind2Water catamaran built from discarded wind turbine blades
Four-person prototype is one of many in-development hulls, floating docks and pontoons comprising bamboo composites and EOL wind blades re-engineered into reliable, environmentally conscious water vessels.
Read MoreGjenkraft to build pyrolysis-based commercial recycling plant
Up to $6 million in secured funding will address the company’s goals to turn wind blades into valuable second-use materials.
Read MorePortfolio expansion adds to rCF accessibility, applications
CAMX 2025: Tennessee-based Carbon Fiber Recycling LLC grows its patented rCF offerings, extracting from post-industrial and EOL dry fiber, prepreg and cured composites.
Read MoreSpanish startup to ramp up production of “recyclable” EV prototype
Liux’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.
Hannah Mason
Technical Editor, ÂÌñÏ×ÆÞ
Daher ODDICEA 2 project gains support to boost decarbonization of TPC production activities
Renewed financial support from France’s Pays de la Loire region will build on technological Industry 4.0 advances made in the project’s first phase for Daher’s Nantes facility, which has already delivered tangible results.
Read MoreISCC Plus validates Teijin Aramid’s use of alternative feedstocks in Twaron fiber production
The certification ensures that Twaron-based tire components can be produced with bio-based and recycled feedstocks while maintaining high performance standards.
Read MoreDITF launches €4.2 million recycling projects to advance fiber, textile circular economies
The initiatives focus on creating industrial-scale processes for recycled high-performance fibers and transforming textile waste into high-quality yarns.
Read MoreSustainability: The smart entry point into composites for investors
Going green or finding methods to resolve EOL composites recycling has quickly given rise to a wave of entrepreneurial activity — one that has piqued the interest of investors globally.
Read MorePolestar 3 sets World Record for longest electric SUV journey on single charge
Unmodified Polestar 3, which uses natural fiber composites in its interiors, achieves 935.44 kilometers on a single charge on U.K. public roads.
Read MoreBcomp natural fiber composites to enhance Sunreef catamarans
Innovative yacht manufacturer will use flax fiber-reinforced bio-based or recyclable resin to improve vibration damping, aesthetics and sustainability for its new 100 Sunreef Power cats.
Read MoreMoving toward sustainable automotive parts manufacturing
How 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.
Hannah Mason
Technical Editor, ÂÌñÏ×ÆÞ
Aimplas launches NEOCOMP and REFUGI projects
The Spanish center is focusing on the development of sustainable, flame-retardant coatings and composites to enhance safety in construction and mobility.
Read MoreHorizon Europe projects present webinar for advancing aviation digitalization, composite technologies
Free webinar on Sept. 24, 2025, brings together members from DEMOQUAS, GENEX and TOSCA to delve into how these projects are contributing to safer, more efficient and environmentally responsible aviation technologies.
Read MoreDLR closes the loop in fiber-reinforced 3D printing with EmpowerAX, SchallFTP projects
Building on its work in EmpowerAX, the DLR and partners now aim to create a standardized, certifiable value chain that turns fiber waste into consistently reinforced thermoplastic filaments for 3D printing.
Read MoreORGANIC project to 3D print bio-inspired structures with bio-based materials
EU-funded Horizon Europe project tackles lower production cost, enhanced sustainability and first-time-right parts fabrication through the fusion of biology, additive manufacturing and AI.
Read MoreCompPair advances HealTech composites in real-world solutions
New projects, collaborations and sustainability efforts highlight the prospect of healable materials for automotive, AAM, space and beyond.
Read MoreRepurposed carbon fiber waste support closed-loop recycling goals
CAMX 2025: Work with Carbon Fiber Conversions, a supplier and a strategic partner, to transform carbon fiber waste into a valuable resource, strengthening both business and sustainability credentials.
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