Good news forreinforced plastics

The "sustainability" work group of the German Federation of Reinforced Plastics (AVK) has recently published a report regarding the sustainability of fibre-reinforced plastics. This report illustrates the benefits of fibre-reinforced plastics during the entire product lifecycle by analysing four practical examples with regard to their ecological and economical characteristics as well as the social context. Moreover, this report describes current opportunities opened up by utilising fibre-reinforced plastics.
As for GRP waste (Glass fibre Reinforced Plastics), AVK has entered a partnership with Zajons Zerkleinerungs for the utilization of the "CompoCycle" label for take-back and recycling systems. Member and non-member companies can learn an effective method to recycle production waste.