Enhancing sustainable innovation in composite recycling
Syensqo, a global leader in advanced materials, and Vartega, a pioneer in carbon fiber recycling technologies, announce a technical and commercial collaboration to create an ecosystem to foster the use of post-industrial recycled carbon fiber products in high performance applications.
This partnership will leverage Vartega’s process to convert Syensqo’s dry carbon fiber and prepreg waste from its North American sites, into Vartega’s high-quality carbon fiber EasyFeed Bundles™. This recycled material will be integrated into Syensqo’s carbon fiber reinforced specialty polymers ECHO portfolio, which is renowned for its use in high-performance applications in the automotive industry. Typical examples are structural parts, dampening rings and transmission-related applications.
By enabling circularity in carbon fiber usage, this collaboration underscores the ability to combine recycling with exceptional performance. It reflects Syensqo's commitment to sustainability and innovation, demonstrating how advanced materials contribute to a more sustainable future.
We are thrilled to partner with Vartega to ensure that our carbon fiber waste finds a new life within our own portfolio of products. This collaboration aims at enhancing our group’s product offerings while aligning with our One Planet commitment to transition to a circular economy.
Vartega exists to help our customers solve the world’s toughest advanced materials recycling challenges. Syensqo’s leadership in sustainable composites is demonstrated through their efforts to incorporate renewable feedstocks and reduce composites waste as evidenced through this collaboration. Vartega makes this possible by giving composites waste a second life while enabling a significant reduction to the product carbon footprint. We are pleased to collaborate with Syensqo to advance this closed loop model.
Syensqo is a science company developing groundbreaking solutions that enhance the way we live, work, travel and play. Inspired by the scientific councils which Ernest Solvay initiated in 1911, we bring great minds together to push the limits of science and innovation for the benefit of our customers, with a diverse, global team of more than 13,000 associates in 30 countries.
Our solutions contribute to safer, cleaner, and more sustainable products found in homes, food and consumer goods, planes, cars, batteries, smart devices and healthcare applications. Our innovation power enables us to deliver on the ambition of a circular economy and explore breakthrough technologies that advance humanity.
Learn more at www.syensqo.com.
Founded in 2014, Vartega's commitment to sustainability is reflected in its innovative recycling process, which transforms waste carbon fiber into high-performance materials. By converting discarded composite materials into recycled fibers with similar mechanical properties to virgin carbon fiber, Vartega addresses both environmental concerns and the growing demand for lightweight, strong materials. The versatility of Vartega's recycled carbon fibers allows for their incorporation into various applications, including thermoplastic compounding for additive manufacturing and injection molding. These compounded polymers allow industries such as automotive, aerospace, and marine to benefit from engineering-grade thermoplastics that meet their stringent performance requirements while also contributing to reduced environmental impact.
Learn more at www.vartega.com
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Syensqo is committed to advancing the adoption of composites in the aerospace, automotive, electronics and industrial markets. We enable our customers to achieve their lightweighting goals while driving the industrialization of composites through the development of fast-curing products and high-rate manufacturing technologies.