Recycling

Aerospace 5 Dec 2018

Boeing to supply ELG carbon fiber for recycling

Under a five-year agreement, Boeing will supply carbon fiber recycling specialist ELG Carbon Fibre with cured and uncured material from its 777X wing manufacturing facility, as well as other locations.

Recycling 19 Nov 2018

P2T process positioned for recycling

British company Prodrive Composites (Milton Keynes, UK) recently issued a press release about a process, called P2T (Primary to Tertiary), for manufacturing recyclable composite components that can satisfy future end-of-life requirements without any compromise in performance.

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Natural Fibers 23 Oct 2018

IBEX 2018: Growth, 3D printing and thermoplastic composites in the marine industry

Sustainability was the fourth trend, including recycling end-of-life fiberglass boats.

Sustainability 19 Oct 2018

TPAC and TPRC develop thermoplastic composites recycling process

Known as TPC-Cycle, the project targets production scrap by developing a recycling route for high-end and high volume markets.

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Carbon Fibers 16 Oct 2018

IACMI consortium aims to close the loop on automotive carbon fiber prepreg scrap

Carbon fiber recycling start up Vartega leads a project to close the loop on automotive carbon fiber prepreg manufacturing scrap for use in new automotive applications.

Sustainability 15 Oct 2018

Kordsa joins EU-funded sustainability project

The main objective of the program is to demonstrate a set of innovative, cost-effective and sustainable solutions for efficient recycling of plastics and thermoset resins.

Sustainability 24 Sep 2018

Sustainable, inline recycling of carbon fiber

Shocker Composites and R&M International are developing a supply chain for recycled CF with zero knockdown vs. virgin fiber, lower cost and, eventually, lengths delivering structural properties close to continuous fiber.

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