COMPOSITES PROCESS, MANUFACTURING & EQUIPMENT
Most advanced composites recycling technology Continuum (Denmark)
Continuum have developed the most advanced mechanical composites transformation technology in the world that allows to sustainably turn end-of-life composite materials and manufacturing waste into valuable, high performance and fully circular products for the built environment. They are currently designing their first 36 000-ton factory together with the Port of Esbjerg, Denmark, to open in 2023. A second UK factory is planned.
www.continuum.ooo
SUSTAINABILITY PRIZE
CXP bioplastic for a green future
Dongnam Realize (South Korea) Dongnam Realize produces ‘CXP wood’, made with disposals from agriculture and forestry. It can be produced in general plastic production plants and replace normal plastic, is biodegradable and carbonized easier than regular plastics. They are selling their products through zero-waste shops with their brand, Carbon Storage.
www.dongnamrealize.com
Launch of Tepex range of composites LANXESS has expanded its Tepexbranded fibre-reinforced thermoplastic composites, with a new range called
Tepex flowcore. Lanxess said the new plate-shaped composites were being offered with
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The ribbing on the demonstrator model is made entirely from compression-moulded Tepex flowcore with no additional injectionmoulded material
a matrix based on polypropylene, polyamide 6, polyamide 12, thermoplastic polyurethane, or flameretardant polycarbonate. The new composites are designed as alternatives to thermoset sheet moulding compounds (SMCs). Offering similar mechanical performance, they are much more ductile and, as thermoplastic systems, much easier to recycle than SMCs. Sabrina Anders, Lanxess’ project manager for Tepex flowcore, said the firm was targeting Tepex flowcore “primarily at large underbody panelling components and load compartment wells for cars, but also at components such as large casings and battery covers”.
www.lanxess.com
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