Fairmat will recycle Exel Composites’ carbon fiber composite scrap at its Nantes manufacturing facility to produce second-generation CFRP Chips and high-performance composite units, significantly reducing waste. Beginning in the second quarter of 2024, the carbon fiber composite scrap will be transferred to Bouguenais from Exel Composites’ two plants in Finland. Traditional waste-management techniques involving pyrolysis or solvolysis use significant amounts of energy, mitigating the environmental benefits of recycling used carbon fiber. In contrast, Fairmat’s reconstitution process uses proprietary cutting technologies, using robotic tools equipped with machine learning to dissemble carbon fiber components and convert the pieces into CFRP building blocks. Read more: reinforcedplastics.com/...