Sustainability

Automotive

Materi’act Dallas formed to deliver sustainable compounds to North America carmakers

A joint venture between Forvia’s Materi’act and PCR Recycling, the Texas-based company expects to produce recycled polymers that strengthen the demand and use of sustainable materials in automotive and other industries.

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Consumer

Repurposing wind blades as functional community art pieces

Ohio-based Canvus Inc. upcycles fiberglass wind blades, car tires and post-consumer plastics to create outdoor furniture that amplifies sustainability messages in community spaces.

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Sustainability

University of Bristol studies mycelium composites as alternative building materials

Affordable, lightweight and sustainable composite materials made from mycelium — mushroom roots — may have potential for packaging materials, insulation panels, floor tiles and furniture.  

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Flagship Climate Impulse project targets non-stop, green hydrogen-powered flight

Bringing on Syensqo as its main materials and technological partner, Swiss explorer Bertrand Piccard hopes to stimulate climate action by demonstrating disruptive solutions in this 2028 aircraft design.

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Biomaterials

On the radar: Biomaterials take center stage in composites manufacturing

CW provides examples of current developments and collaborations in sustainable fiber development, accessibility.  

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Automotive

Composites, resins portfolio supports EV applications, sustainability

JEC World 2024: Huntsman is sharing a new polyurethane- and epoxy-based composites portfolio aligned with the needs of the automotive sector.

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Sustainability

Sonichem launches bio-based materials project for automotive

U.K. initiative, with the NCC, CPI, SHD Composites, Scott Bader and Polestar will work to convert biomass byproduct into lignin for automotive plastics, resins and composites.

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Core

Bio-based, fire-resistant composites become mainstream

Projects use Duplicor prepreg panels with highest Euroclass B fire performance without fire retardants for reduced weight, CO2 footprint in sustainable yet affordable roofs, high-rise façades and modular housing.

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Recycling

Carbon Conversions partners with motorsports shop Vermont SportsCar

To incorporate more environmentally conscious practices into its manufacturing processes, VSC is working with Carbon Conversions to reclaim, recycle and reuse its carbon fiber materials.

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Natural Fibers

Composites end markets: Boatbuilding and marine (2024)

As the marine market corrects after the COVID-19 upswing, the emphasis is on decarbonization and sustainability, automation and new forms of mobility offering opportunity for composites.

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