ELG Carbon Fibre Ltd. to highlight role of recycled carbon fibre

As manufacturers continue to seek out the most advanced material innovations to promote lightweight structures, West Midlands, U.K.-based ELG Carbon Fibre Ltd., a leading supplier of carbon fibre products, has responded with the introduction of its Carbiso™ range. At JEC World 2016, ELG Carbon Fibre will be showcasing this line of recycled carbon fibre products, which it says offers a cost-effective solution to traditional composites in high volume applications.

From a dedicated recovery plant in the West Midlands, ELG Carbon Fibre reclaims carbon fibre from manufacturing and end-of-life material. The carbon fibre is then converted into products for the composites and compounding industry.

At JEC World 2016, ELG Carbon Fibre will focus predominately on its range of Carbiso M and Carbiso TM isotropic mats. These easy-to-handle, drapeable mats are compatible with most thermoset and thermoplastic polymers and deliver excellent mechanical properties, according to the company.

Carbiso M mats are produced from 100% recycled carbon fibre and can be processed by conventional composite techniques to manufacture structural and semistructural parts, ELG Carbon Fibre says. Carbiso TM products are hybrid mats produced from recycled fibres and comingled with thermoplastic matrixes for press moulding applications.

Both Carbiso M and TM mats are available in standard 150 to 500 grams per square metre weights and 2.7-metre widths. They also can be manufactured to bespoke specifications.

The introduction of these new products at JEC World 2016 proceeds a very successful growth period for ELG Carbon Fibre, the company says. Since the organisation became part of the globally successful ELG Haniel Group in 2011, the company has consistently doubled its output each year, culminating in the reclamation of over 1000 tonnes of finished carbon fibre in 2015, which was converted into a wide range of products predominately for the oil and gas and transportation industries.

ELG Carbon Fibre’s will be in Hall 5A/Stand L34 at JEC World 2016 in Paris from the 8-10 March, 2016.

Frazer Barnes, managing director of ELG Carbon Fibre Ltd., and Detlef Drafz, CEO of ELG Haniel GmbH, will conduct media interviews throughout the show.

Frazer also will host a technical sales presentation at 4 p.m. Wednesday, 9 March, titled “Recycled Carbon Fibres: A New Approach to Cost Effective, Lightweight Structures.” All visitors are welcome to attend and no preregistration is necessary.