Jamco Joins End-to-End Aircraft Composites Recycling Project

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Jamco Corp. (Tokyo, Japan), a global provider of commercial aircraft interiors, seating and maintenance services for OEMs like Boeing and Airbus, is joining the “Project for Building a Circular Economy Industry for Next-generation Aircraft,” which targets the recycling and use of carbon fiber-reinforced polymers (CFRP) recovered from retired aircraft.

The project was launched by the New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO) and will be carried out jointly with Tokai National Higher Education and Research System Nagoya University as the representative institution, together with Jamco, the Japan Fine Ceramics Center (JFCC), Subaru Corp., the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) and others.

Jamco’s specific responsibilities center on aircraft interior components, which act as a practical entry point for recycled materials due to strict flammability certifications but lesser structural fatigue demands. The company will develop a substrate-forming process to convert recycled materials into usable forms, define the certification requirements needed for recycled composites in cabin applications and conduct tests using actual aircraft.