Giving composites a second life.
Giving composites a second life.
Problem:
Composites are designed to be durable, not recyclable.
Fibre-Reinforced Plastics (FRP) are widely used because they are so durable, light and versatile. But until recently, the only methods of disposal were landfilling or incineration, with the resultant environmental impact.
Solution:
Make FRP recycling a reality
At Composite Recycling, we recover glass fibre, carbon fibre and oil from composite waste by thermolysis — at industrial quality. Our 1 t/day pilot has been operating since 2025, the core process is at technology readiness level 7, and more than 450 recyclability tests have been run for industrial clients.
Our Products and Services
Recyclability Testing & Calibration
We offer recyclability tests to our recycling services clients and do audits and industrial calibration studies for customers of our reclaimed glass fibre and thermolysis oil
Industrial Recycling
We operate our thermolysis units with our own staff — today our 1 t/day pilot, from 2028 our first industrial unit in France, then partner sites — a low-emission alternative to landfill and incineration
Sale of reclaimed oil & fibre
We sell high-quality secondary raw materials which allow our clients to incorporate recycled content, economically, in even high-performance new composites
Network access and advisory services
We offer advisory services, for manufacturers looking to build sustainability into their product design, and access to our network of upstream and downstream partners
Use Smarter, Use Longer, Use Less
Our mission is to channel hard-to-recycle composite waste away from landfills and into new, high-value production that leverages the benefits and captures the value of the virgin materials.
By helping close the loop in the composite sector, we are facilitating responsible industrial operations and the decarbonization of current supply chains.
“We are very proud to welcome Composite Recycling as our partner. Together we expect to develop this innovative technology as a way of making even more sustainable solutions for Transformers’ technology in the future.”
Bruno Melles, Managing Director
Hitachi Energy Transformers Business Unit
CR in the news
CR in the news
Composite Recycling at R4 Composites, Bordeaux, 6–7 October 2026
6–7 October 2026, Bordeaux — R4 Composites, “le rendez-vous de l’économie circulaire des composites”. Dr Pascal Gallo, Co-founder & Executive Chairman, is among the speakers, including in the round table of the industrial alliance for circular composites.
Groupe ESSOR supports the permitting of our thermolysis units
Engineering and regulatory-studies firm Groupe ESSOR is accompanying Composite Recycling on the regulatory studies for deploying its thermolysis technology in France.
Research on recycled glass fibre presented at ECCM22, Oslo
At the 22nd European Conference on Composite Materials (ECCM22, Oslo, 21–25 June 2026), organised by NTNU and ESCM, the joint EPFL–Composite Recycling team presented the paper “Reviving the interfacial properties of recycled glass fibers/polypropylene composites”. The...
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