Recycling
Composites industry events focus on recycled carbon fiber, filament winding
CETMA and Suez present a workshop on recycled carbon fiber, MF Tech announces global filament winding convention, and SAMPE 2020 abstracts are due Nov. 15.
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Podcast: Vartega founder Andrew Maxey on carbon fiber recycling
Vartega’s Andrew Maxey discusses carbon fiber waste, carbon fiber recovery, and the still-growing market for recovered fibers.
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Toray develops sustainable fibers made of recycled plastic
Made of recycled PET bottles, &+ brand fibers are a result of Toray’s fiber production technology and a proprietary contaminant-filtering system.
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FiberCore Europe partners with Sustainable Infrastructure Systems to produce composite bridges in Australia
Patented technology used in more than 900 bridges and lock gates worldwide will have up to 40% recycled plastic by 2021.
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Carbon fiber recycler Vartega expands capacity
Colorado-based Vartega cuts the ribbon to officially open its new 10,000-square-foot manufacturing space for the recycling of uncured carbon fiber prepregs.
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Decommissioned wind turbine blades used for cement co-processing
An initiative to recycle wind turbine blades includes the use of recycled glass fiber composites for cement manufacturing, replacing raw material and saving energy.
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Joint project to advance wind turbine blade recycling
A group of European wind and chemical industry partners aims to broaden the range of recycling options for composite wind blades.
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ELG Carbon Fibre contributes recycled carbon fiber for racing boat
ELG has partnered with INEOS Team UK to incorporate recycled composite materials into the A375 racing boat.
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Vartega awarded $255k in grant funding
Vartega was recently awarded grants from the National Science Foundation and the state of Colorado for R&D into carbon fiber polymer powder for additive manufacturing applications, and for expansion of its advanced material recycling program.
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TRB develops fire-resistant biocomposite door leaf
The carbon fiber-reinforced biocomposite sandwich panel features a 100% recycled foam core and has been designed for light weight and fire resistance.
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