Start a collaboration to improve carbon fiber recycling. This is the aim of the Memorandum of Understanding signed by Composite Recycling Technology Center (CRTC) based in Port Angeles, WA, and ELG Carbon Fibre Ltd (ELG) based in Coseley, UK.
Under the terms of the agreement, the CRTC and ELG will develop innovative ways to utilize the carbon fiber that gets reclaimed by ELG’s state of the art pyrolysis process, and turn it into value added products that positively impact people’s lives and our environment.
“We are thrilled and honored to be working with an outstanding company like ELG. Their industry-leading recycling process and technical know-how allows for them to recover carbon fiber from cured materials at a very competitive price. We see opportunities to combine their recovered carbon fiber with our repurposed carbon fiber pre-preg to produce a wide range of value-added products. In addition, the CRTC is interested in manufacturing products from ELG’s blend of recycled carbon fiber and thermoplastics. This high-performance, low-cost material opens up significant doors for collaboration on multiple product applications” said David Walter, Chief Operating Officer of the CRTC.
“We are very excited about the opportunity to work closely with the CRTC and are already discussing some major projects that will kick-start the recycled carbon fiber industry on an international level. Our fiber and resins combined with their research, product development expertise, and production capabilities are an excellent match that will lead to multiple innovations” said Frazer Barnes, Managing Director of ELG.
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10 April 2017
