Sicomin, Fairmat to create recycled CFRP stiffener for body scale

Sicomin (Châteauneuf les Martigues, France), a formulator of high-performance epoxy resin systems including the GreenPoxy bio-resin range, announces its latest collaboration with carbon fiber recycling Fairmat (Paris, France). The two French specialists have joined forces to create an optimized internal stiffener for a state-of-the-art body scan scale.

With immediate effect, Sicomin will supply production volumes of FireGreen 37 fire-retardant bio-epoxy that Fairmat will use to press mold a 100% recycled carbon fiber-reinforced polymer (CFRP) chip structural reinforcement plate.

Fairmat uses advanced mechanical processes, robotics and AI, to repurpose high-value, carbon fiber waste streams from composite industry OEMs and Tier 1s, including Hexcel. For this product, Sicomin FireGreen epoxy resins are combined with the recycled composite materials in an automated molding process to create a light, structurally efficient internal stiffener for the digital body scan scale.

Fairmat has selected FireGreen 37 resin for the new component after validating its performance in the production process. Sicomin resins have demonstrated compatibility with the recycled carbon composite produced by Fairmat, enabling fast wet-out of the pre-cured chips that are robotically positioned into the component mold before press curing. Sicomin also provide quality control documentation that integrates with Fairmat’s Fairtrack Manufacturing Execution System (MES), allowing the rapid, energy-efficient conversion of carbon fiber prepreg waste into traceable, lightweight, second-generation carbon fiber materials with validated mechanical performance.

FireGreen 37 is a halogen free, fire-retardant bio-epoxy that combines fire performance with a sustainable formulation, featuring 25% plant-based carbon fiber content. It is an intumescent epoxy resin system optimized for laminating and press molding processes and is available with a range of hardeners, permitting fast production cure cycles.

“Sicomin is proud to support innovators Fairmat with a locally sourced, next-generation, epoxy solution,” says Marc Denjean, global sales manager, Sicomin. "Together, Fairmat and Sicomin are committed to providing a second life for recycled carbon fiber materials by repurposing these products and delivering innovative, performance-driven, market solutions.”