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Recycling

KiMuRa project welcomes composites manufacturers to join recycling effort

Exel Composites, alongside industry partners, transform composite waste into cement through co-processing. Incentivizing participation aims to improve project scale and effectiveness.

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Construction

Planefibra embraces a movement aiming to reposition GFRP tiles in Brazil

Recent prejudices threaten to undermine the product’s ESG benefits, which Planefibra is taking steps to negate.

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Carbon Fibers

Toray, Elevated Materials repurpose carbon fiber prepreg waste

MOU advances efforts to reduce waste, conserve resources and decrease pollution through upcycling of Toray’s composite material scrap.

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Aerospace

Consortium partners provide CAELESTIS project update

Program targets the development of a hyperconnected simulation ecosystem supporting probabilistic design and predictive manufacturing of next-gen aircraft structures.

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Pressure Vessels

Cygnet Texkimp supplies filament winding cell to TWI Materials Integrity Centre

Versatile composites equipment will support the global R&T organization’s research and manufacturing of novel materials and parts for pressure vessels and pipes.

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Construction

EPA selects ACMA, IACMI for $6 million embodied GHG emissions grant

Project supports initiative to reduce construction sector emissions, including developing comprehensive EPDs and PCRs for composite materials and preparing composites manufacturers on their use.

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Aerospace

Dawn Aerospace UAV spaceplane certified for flight, develops smart COPVs

Targeting multiple flights/day, nitrous-based propulsion company also works with Com&Sens and ESA to develop composite-overwrapped pressure vessels with embedded sensors toward qualified 30-liter tanks by 2025.

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Biomaterials

CUBIC project updates reinforce focus on bio-based composites development

Work is currently underway by project coordinator Aitiip and consortium partners innovating various polyamide, carbon fibers and epoxy resins as part of its goal to replace petroleum-based derivatives in automotive, energy and beyond.

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Wind/Energy

EOLIAN kicks off bio-based wind blade development

EU project will develop bio-based, repairable and recyclable vitrimer composites and advanced sensors for highly reliable, sustainable wind blades. 

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