A fresh go-to-market approach
At Composite Recycling, our approach to fibreglass recycling features innovative new technologies and services calibrated to each customer’s specific needs.
Our Solution
A second life for GFRP waste
Thermolysis is a technique in which heat is applied in an oxygen-free environment to separate the fibres from the resin found in glass fibre-reinforced plastics (GFRP).
At Composite Recycling we recycle GFRP waste with a proprietary static thermolysis process and post-treatment, which together maximize the quality, consistency and reusability of the process outputs (fibres, thermolysis oil and gas).
Calibrated to our customers’ needs
We carefully calibrate our reactors so that the reclaimed glass fibres meet the required specifications of our partner composite manufacturers, who can then recombine the fibres with new resin to make new composite materials.
Similarly, the reclaimed thermolysis oil is useful to our industrial partners for synthesizing different types of decarbonated plastics and in some cases recycled resins.
We can even reuse the gas released during pyrolysis to power the process, making it cheaper and more energy efficient.
Calibrated to our customers’ needs
We carefully calibrate our reactors so that the reclaimed glass fibres meet the required specifications of our partner composite manufacturers, who can then recombine the fibres with new resin to make new composite materials.
Similarly, the reclaimed thermolysis oil is useful to our industrial partners for synthesizing different types of decarbonated plastics and in some cases recycled resins.
We can even reuse the gas released during pyrolysis to power the process, making it cheaper and more energy efficient.
A mobile solution
Composite Recycling thermolysis treatment units are designed to fit into 30” containers that can be easily dispatched to treat fibreglass waste on-site. This approach places our reactors adjacent to large stockpiles of waste materials, such as at deconstruction sites, harbors, factories, etc, reducing the costs, complex logistics and carbon emissions of transporting bulky discarded waste materials
It also enables fast and easy temporary deployment – such as for surveying waste streams in a given region, or responding to an urgent clean-up call, for example after a hurricane strike.
Start your recycling journey with us.
As a first step, submit your waste materials to determine the recoverability and evaluate the quality of the outputs.
The test results will also enable you to demonstrate the recyclability potential of your products to internal and external stakeholders, and to start formulating real end-of-life solutions.
Client Testing
We offer a range of tests to suit our customers’ needs, and have already performed over 450 pyrolysis tests for clients in the marine, aerospace, automobile, sporting goods, chemical and other industries.
Get in touch and we can help you determine which is right for your organisation.
What makes our solution different and better?
“The judges decided to award the win to the Beneteau Group for its collaboration with Composite Recycling and Chomarat because it provides an answer to one of the largest issues of all – creating a viable second use option within the industry for the millions of GRP hulls manufactured in the last 60 years.”
from the IBI METSTRADE 2023 Boat Builder Awards Judges’ summary