European platform for composites recycling

Europe – European composites industry association EuCIA has launched the Recycling & Sustainability Platform of the European Composites Industry with the objective of bringing together the industry, showing the recycling solutions available for composites and communicating with one voice the industry’s sustainability message.

EuCIA’s General Manager Alisa De Backer, who has worked together with the composites industry over recent years in highlighting the significance of such a platform, comments: ‘The combination of high properties of composites and their green credentials must be a winning formula for the future of our sector. Nevertheless, as an industry we need to get together and enforce our message to our suppliers and EU legislators.’

EuCIA President Volker Fritz says: ‘The new platform is open to all players in the composites and composites-related value chain. Industry collaboration on sustainability is key. For the next period, we will be identifying main priorities and opportunities for the business. Another objective of the platform is to support and educate industry across Europe on how to manage sustainability, what are the recycling options, how to set waste management in place and facilitate access to information and to the right contacts across Europe.’