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Sustainability & Recycling

Composite recycling, circular materials, regulation and life-cycle performance of FRP and GRP products.

Sustainability & Recycling · 6 records
SustainabilityCommercial productNews / secondary source

Aditya Birla signs four MoUs to scale thermoset composite recycling

India, UKWindRecycling, Resin12 Oct 2026

Aditya Birla Advanced Materials partnered with Indian firms and UK-based Plaswire to build recovery routes for epoxy composite waste, including wind blades, using its Recyclamine technology. No capacities disclosed.

FRP relevance: medium
Confirmed by sourceRecyclable epoxy (Recyclamine)
Stage
Commercial product
Source: JEC Composites · Published 12 Oct 2026 · Collected 13 Oct 2026 · Verified 13 Oct 2026Read original →
SustainabilityPatentNews / secondary source

CETMA patents recycling route using liquid thermoplastic resins

ItalyWindRecycling9 Oct 2026

Developed in the EU MAREWIND and REFRESH projects, the method lets recycled composite be thermoformed and reprocessed several times without extra binder.

FRP relevance: high
Potential productsRecycled composite sheet — potential FRP application, not confirmed by source
Stage
Patent
Source: CompositesWorld · Published 9 Oct 2026 · Collected 11 Oct 2026 · Verified 11 Oct 2026Read original →
SustainabilityNews / secondary source

James Cropper and Hexcel shortlisted for circular-materials award

UKIndustrialRecycled fibre7 Oct 2026

Unimat aligned discontinuous fibre is shortlisted for a Composites UK award after a CAMX 2026 win.

FRP relevance: low
Potential productsRecycled carbon fibre — potential FRP application, not confirmed by source
Source: CompositesWorld · Published 7 Oct 2026 · Collected 11 Oct 2026 · Verified 11 Oct 2026Read original →
SustainabilityResearch / methodNews / secondary source

Six-gate framework for bankable composite recycling projects

European UnionIndustrialRecycling7 Oct 2026

RCA Engineering sets out a staged process-engineering method to make composite recycling plants financeable under tightening EU rules.

FRP relevance: medium
Stage
Research / method
Source: CompositesWorld · Published 7 Oct 2026 · Collected 11 Oct 2026 · Verified 11 Oct 2026Read original →
SustainabilityNews / secondary source

EU proposal would greenlist non-hazardous FRP composite waste

European UnionIndustrialRecycling2 Oct 2026

Tech-Fab Europe backs the European Commission amendment, supported by EuCIA, which would make cross-border FRP waste recycling easier to scale.

FRP relevance: high
Potential productsFRP waste streams — potential FRP application, not confirmed by source
Source: CompositesWorld · Published 2 Oct 2026 · Collected 11 Oct 2026 · Verified 11 Oct 2026Read original →