Composites Recycling
Recycling in composites manufacturing is an evolving endeavor aimed at addressing sustainability challenges. Unlike traditional materials, composites often pose recycling complexities due to their multi-component nature. However, innovative techniques are emerging to tackle this issue. Methods like pyrolysis, mechanical recycling, and chemical processes are being developed to efficiently recover valuable components from composite waste, such as fibers or matrix materials.
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Nlcomp Welcomes Ocean as Shareholder, Prepares to Inaugurate rFactory
Ocean Srl’s investment will support nlcomp’s move toward sustainable, environmentally responsible marine practices and bolster its workboat segment entry as it prepares to open its new rFactory for rComposites and unveil the Offshore 34 yacht.
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Nlcomp Selected for Amazon Sustainability Accelerator 2026
The European program supports companies committed to product sustainability, gives nlcomp the opportunity to accelerate rComposite commercial development beyond marine.
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Exel Composites, OCF Build Commercial-Scale Use of Circular Composites Across Europe
The composites manufacturer has strengthened its partnership with Original Composites & Fiberglass to adopt Sustaina continuous filament mat in its production process.
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FURHY Publishes Concrete Technological Advances Toward Bio-Based, 100% Recyclable Composites
SNAPSHOT: Gen 2 Carbon, RINA and OlgunCelik A.S. contributed three new key exploitable results (KERs) for the FURHY project covering nonwoven reinforcements, life cycle assessment and automotive components.
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REWIND Project Demonstrates Potential of EOL Wind Blades as Industrial Resources
As European wind sector’s voluntary landfill ban goes live, pan-European Project demonstrates composite material recovery and predictive model for reclaimed material behavior with 90% accuracy.
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Jamco Joins End-to-End Aircraft Composites Recycling Project
Japanese consortium was formed to recycle CFRP from retired aircraft, with Jamco tasked with substrate development for material conversion, certification and testing.
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Latest Recycling News And Updates
CCIC, UNNC Continuous RCF Innovation Deliver Low-Cost, Low-Carbon CFRP
ContRGF is a patented re-manufacturing process that converts fragmented rCF into endless, industry-standard continuous rovings and has been validated via real-world prototypes.
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Nova Carbon, CMP Composites partner for closed-loop carbon fiber recycling
SNAPSHOT: The French startup will collect and recycle production offcuts from the regional composites manufacturer on a recurring basis, with recycled fiber already used in small offshore wind turbine blades.
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Carbon Cleanup wins global AFRA Award for aircraft recycling
Carbon Cleanup's award-winning Carbon Eater microfactory recycles composite aircraft scrap into high-performance carbon fiber feedstock — no water, no heat and no chemicals required.
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IMPLICIT project opens pathways to recycle auxiliary composites manufacturing waste
The project aims to valorize single-use auxiliary waste such as vacuum bags, films and technical fabrics for applications in the automotive, technical textile and urban furniture sectors.
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Nova Carbon, nlcomp composite technologies lead environmentally friendly ocean racing ambitions
SNAPSHOT: From recycled carbon fiber to a race-ready IMOCA seat, Nova Carbon and nlcomp are showing what these kind of collaborations look like in practice.
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Acciona, Bolero Surf create surfboard fins from recycled wind turbine blades
The collaboration debuted fins made from 100% recycled wind turbine fiberglass at a 2026 Australian surfing competition, demonstrating a circular end-of-life pathway for decommissioned material.
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VIDEO: Spiral TPC Finds Solutions to Scale Up TPC Recycling
Netherlands-based Spiral RTC details its journey from its early beginnings to its latest endeavors building end-of-life TPC recycling infrastructure in this snapshot video by Thermoforged.
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Single endless roving placement saves up to 70% CFRP weight, enables closed-loop fiber recovery
Holy Technologies’ robotic Infinite Fiber Placement deposits carbon fiber as one continuous, uncut tow using six-axis robotics and RTM, enabling significant lightweighting and full-length fiber recovery via mild acetic acid solvolysis.
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Plant tour: Fairmat FairFactory, Nantes, France
Recycled carbon fiber materials supplier Fairmat leverages AI-optimized, robotic-assisted technology for producing high-performance materials ideal for an expanding range of applications.
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Circularity and biomaterials trends at JEC World 2026
Recycling technologies of all types continue to show momentum with new partnerships, startups and scale-up plans to meet demand, while bio-materials see adoption in increasingly high-volume applications and higher bio-content amounts.
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Next-gen fan blades: Hybrid twin RTM, printed sensors, laser shock disassembly
MORPHO project demonstrates blade with 20% faster RTM cure cycle, uses AI-based monitoring for improved maintenance/life cycle management and proves laser shock disassembly for recycling.
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Sustainability: The smart entry point into composites for investors
Going green or finding methods to resolve EOL composites recycling has quickly given rise to a wave of entrepreneurial activity — one that has piqued the interest of investors globally.
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