Sustainability and Environment
European Companies Partner on Composite Recycling
Aerocircular has partnered with the UK’s ELG Carbon Fibre to develop more viable methods to reclaim composite material for recycling.
With composite material forming an increasingly higher percentage of aircraft parts due to its high strength and mechanical properties,  disposing of these structures at the end of their life represents a problem for some and an opportunity for others. (Photo: Aerocircular)
With composite material forming an increasingly higher percentage of aircraft parts due to its high strength and mechanical properties, disposing of these structures at the end of their life represents a problem for some and an opportunity for others. (Photo: Aerocircular)

Carbon-fiber composites are becoming widely accepted in many forms of structural manufacturing, used in everything from airframes to wind turbine blades and cars, but disposing of them has been a problem and, with some aircraft now including more than 50 percent of their weight as composites, one that will grow rapidly over the coming years.