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An innovative new recyclate made from glass fiber reinforced thermoset waste
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Identification
Today glass fiber reinforced plastic waste (GFRP) is either incinerated or disposed of in landfills meaning that this high-quality material is not recycled in a sustainable way. A sustainable GFRP recycling is therefore urgently needed. To date, however, no recycling method in the sense of circular economy has established itself on the market. That is why iwas-concepts AG, together with partners from research and industry, develops and implements innovative and sustainable solutions for GFRP recycling to process these high-quality waste products and return them into the material cycle. With GFK4new valuable resources can be saved an harmful impacts on the environment can be reduced.
Label Date
January 20, 2021
From
Switzerland
Maturity stage
Prototype testing 1:1 in the lab
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Funding, Partners, New clients, Credibility
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The environmental benefits
- •Absorbs up to 98% less water than applications made from wood plastic composite (WPC)
- •Solution has an average of 170% better mechanical properties than other mainstream alternatives
- •More than 50% reduction of greenhouse gas emissions
- •70% reduction of energy consumption
- •100% recyclable after end of life
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The Financial benefits
- •The total cost of ownership of applications made from the novel recyclate is more than 30% lower than that of applications made from WPC
- •Material costs can be reduced by 25% per year when compared to WPC
- •Creates value from FRP thermoset waste that would otherwise be incinerated (10%) or landfilled (90%).
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Company Profile
iwas-concepts.ch
We develop innovative recycling solutions for glass fiber reinforced plastics in order to support circular economy.
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Headquarters
4107 Ettingen, Switzerland
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