Recycling

Following several years of working together, recycler ELG Carbon Fibre, and injection-moulding specialists Sanko Engineering and Tooling (SET) and Sanko Gosei UK have formalized their commercial pa

The European Commission (EC) has launched its European Plastics Strategy⁽¹⁾, designed to protect

A method of recycling cotton fabrics to provide functional cellulose materials has been developed by the University of Texas of Austin, USA.

Leigh Delaware Holdings is further targetting recycling with its plan to buy J.E. Herndon Co, which sources and reprocesses cotton by-products, and sells the resulting fibres. 

Composites recycling specialist ELG Carbon Fibre (ELG) and Land Rover Ben Ainslie Racing (BAR) are working to ensure that as much of the yacht team’s carbon fibre process and end-of-life waste are

A golden flexible intermediate bulk container (FIBC) made from recycled polyethylene terephthalate (rPET) bottles has been unveiled by Starlinger of Vienna, Austria.  

The Composite Recycling Technology Center of Port Angeles, Washington, USA, and ELG Carbon Fibre Ltd of Coseley, UK, have manufactured an automotive seatback from recycled carbon fibre.

­­A polyester (PES) fibre (Seaqual) made from plastic waste recovered from the oceans will be exhibited during Première Vision by the yarn spinner Antex of Anglès, Spain.

The Composite Recycling Technology Center (CRTC) in Port Angeles, Washington, USA, is to work with the Institute for Advanced Composites Manufacturing Innovation (IACMI) to develop automated method

Vartega, Steelhead Composites and Michelman, have fabricated what they claim to be the first composite overwrapped pressure vessel (COPV) made from continuous recycled carbon fibre tow. 

A chemical-based method for the recycling of carbon fibre-reinforced plastics (CFRPs) is being developed by researchers at Washington State University (WSU) in Pullman, USA.

The Composite Recycling Technology Center (CRTC) and ELG Carbon Fibre Ltd have signed a memorandum of understanding to work together on the recycling of carbon fibre.

Toho Tenax Europe GmbH (TTE) of Wuppertal, Germany, has developed a compound based on recycled carbon fibre-reinforced thermoplastic (CFRTP) and polyetheretherketone (PEEK). 

Recycling specialist ELG Carbon Fibre of Coseley, UK, is taking a prominent role in a project to develop a novel composite bogie frame for use in rail vehicles. 

Hexcel Corp is investing in carbon fibre recycling specialist Carbon Conversions Inc (CCI). 

ELG Carbon Fibre of Coseley, UK, has started to produce nonwoven mats on a new line designed specifically to process recycled carbon fibres. 

Researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology (GT) in Atlanta, USA, have developed a system that enables carbon fibre-reinforced epoxies to be recycled easily and cheaply. 

Resource recovery business Axion Consulting, a division of Axion Recycling, has worked with nonwovens manufacturer Technical Fibre Products (TFP) and fuel cell components manufacturer Johnson Matth

Recycling specialist ELG Carbon Fibre Ltd of Coseley, UK, has joined the US Institute for Advanced Composites Manufacturing Innovation (IACMI). 

Oxford Advanced Surfaces (OAS) of Begbroke, UK, has been awarded a £233 000 grant by Innovate UK to develop new surface treatments for recycled carbon fibres, enabling them to be used to create nov

A carbon fibre-reinforced polyphenylene sulphide (PPS) leading edge access door panel, made with recycled thermoplastic composites, has been developed by The ThermoPlastic composites Research Cente

A range of reinforcements made using recycled carbon fibres has been developed by ELG Carbon Fibre of Coseley, UK.

Japanese automobile manufacturer Toyota has chosen to soundproof its latest model – the 2016 Prius, which was launched in Japan in December 2015 – with material made using a novel nonwoven fabric.

Japanese companies Toray Industries Inc of Tokyo and Toyota Tsusho Corp of Nagoya are to develop a recycling process for carbon fibre-reinforced plastics (CFRPs). 

Researchers at Aarhus University in Denmark are developing a chemical substance that could make it possible to recycle glass fibre-reinforced plastic components from wind turbines. 

Multi-national computer manufacturer Dell is partnering with plastics producer SABIC to introduce reclaimed carbon fibre into its Latitude and Alienware laptops.

Solvay of Lyon, France, reports that its Move4earth project for the recycling of technical textile waste from post-industrial sources is progressing well.

Trials at the Hohenstein Institute in Germany suggest that biotechnology can be used to open-up entirely new ways of recycling carbon fibre composites. 

American Starlinger-Sahm Inc has moved into its new headquarters in Fountain Inn, South Carolina, USA.