Sustainability
Recycling end-of-life composite parts: New methods, markets
From infrastructure solutions to consumer products, Polish recycler Anmet and Netherlands-based researchers are developing new methods for repurposing wind turbine blades and other composite parts.
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Gurit receives Silver rating for sustainability performance
The composite materials supplier’s efforts to engage in global sustainability projects placed it in the top 12% of all EcoVadis-rated companies.
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EuCIA welcomes Epoxy Europe as a new member
The sector group will support EuCIA’s climate-neutral ambitions, contributed through strategic projects and promotion of composites sustainability.
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Sumika, Hexagon digitize sustainable compounds, enable 60% carbon reduction for new vehicles
Digitized mechanical and environmental performance of recycled short glass fiber-reinforced PP compounds supports the transition to more sustainable vehicles.
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Velocity Composites US facility is granted AS9100, AS9120 accreditation
New Alabama facility will build and supply all composite material kits for Velocity aerospace programs, aid customers with their sustainability and efficiency objectives.
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Fujitsu, Teijin start joint trials to promote value of recycled carbon fiber
Three-month trials with German bicycle manufacturers will lead to new platform implementation to promote use of recycled materials, enable emissions tracing/management.
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NASA picks Boeing’s Transonic Truss-Based Wing for Sustainable Flight Demonstrator project
With the help of NASA, Boeing will build, test and fly a full-scale demonstrator aircraft starting in 2028, gearing toward a greener, more fuel-efficient future aircraft.
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Asahi Kasei collaborates on continuous carbon fiber reclamation development
Inexpensive, closed-loop recycling system employs electrolyzed sulfuric acid to cleanly separate the fiber from the resin.
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EcoVadis awards Scott Bader Gold sustainability rating
Adhesives, composites and functional polymers manufacturer was ranked in the top 4%, committing to full sustainability by 2036.
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New research developments identify new methods for bio-derived carbon filler reinforcement for biocomposites
Sustainable methodologies employed by researchers from Tuskegee University enable the synthesis of carbon from biomass-based precursor materials, and its effective reinforcement in composites.
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