THE COMPOSITES RECYCLING CONFERENCE
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ABOUT THE CONFERENCE
- Connected businesses and industry stakeholders with an international professional network
- Shared findings from research institutions who are making composites recycling happen
- Supported the development of a self-sustaining composites recycling ecosystem
Conference Recap
The conference program featured panel discussions and presentations from companies, including Boeing, Owens Corning, the Composite Recycling Technology Center, EuCIA, University of Tennessee - Knoxville, University of Strathclyde, Ashland, and ELG Carbon Fibre. Notable sessions focused on how recycled composites can be used to create products that have purpose and value. The comprehensive program addressed a range of topics, from recycling and reusing thermoplastic and thermoset CFRPs to state-of-the-art recycling technology.
Four dynamic companies exhibited their latest recycling technology and products. Jeff Austad of Ventilation Solutions, a conference exhibitor and sponsor said, “We were pleasantly surprised with the conference. It was very informative and had a good mix of customers, suppliers and academia…we really wanted to understand more about composites recycling and what role we could play in the overall process.” Industry suppliers, distributors, and manufacturers met with exhibitors, asked questions, and gained hands-on experience with recycled products during networking breaks.
As a bonus, over 30 attendees toured three dynamic facilities: IACMI — The Composites Institute Lab at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Oak Ridge National Laboratory Manufacturing Demonstration Facility, and Local Motors. The participants witnessed how government funded laboratories are addressing their unique challenges and making strides, including developing a robust and scalable composite recycling methodology as well as how a local manufacturer is creating products from recycled carbon fiber.
Stay Tuned! A Recycling Conference will be held again in 2020. Contact us to be notified when more information is available (and have that email go to events@acmanet.org. For more information on ACMA's recycling efforts, contact Dan Coughlin at dcoughlin@acmanet.org.
WHO ATTENDED
OVER 50 CONFIRMED ATTENDING COMPANIES
A. Schulman - Engineered Composites Adesso Advanced Materials, Inc. Allied Moulded Products, Inc. AOC, LLC Argo Navis Colsult, LLC Asbury Graphite Mills, Inc. Ashland LLC Beacon Recycling The Boeing Company Borealis Polyolefine GmbH Canon Virginia Inc. Carbon Fiber Recycling CDCQ CHZ Technologies Composite Application Group Composites Coalition Composites One, LLC Composite Recycling Technology Center Cornerstone Environmental, Health and Safety, Inc. Covestro LLC Crane Composites |
CTC GmbH (an Airbus Company) Cytec Engineered Materials Datong Jingzheng Composites Material Tech Ltd. Dixie Chemical Company Dupont ELG Carbon Fibre Ltd. EuCIA Evertrak Global Fiberglass Solutions IACMI Interplastic Corporation Jushi MVP - Magnum Venus Products Michelman, Inc. Molded Fiber Glass Companies National Composites Centre Owens Corning Polyone Advanced Composites Purcom Quimica Ltd R&M International Scott Bader – ATC |
Skagit Valley College Marine Technology Center SRAM Strongwell Tecton Products, LLC. Tenowo GmbH Toray Composite Materials America, Inc. University of Tennessee, Knoxville University of Nottingham University of Strathclyde Vanderbilt University Vartega Carbon Fiber Recycling, LLC Ventilation Solutions Wabash National Corporation Wipag Group Wisconsin Oven Corporation |
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Hilton Knoxville |