The main challenge facing Brazil’s composites industry is the issue of recycling, Brazilian association of composite materials Abmaco president, Gilmar Lima, told BNamericas.
Last year, the association created a program in conjunction with the national institute for technological research (IPT) to develop tools to ensure the reuse of composite waste in the production process.
The program is being funded by 19 companies, with a large part of investments being channeled into research and the acquisition of a recycling pilot laboratory. The program is expected to take 20 months to implement.
“With support from Abmaco’s technical team, IPT classifies the particles that comprise composite waste, and then looks at the best way to reuse them. After that, the solutions developed can be commercially exploited by companies in the program,” Lima said.
The full interview with Lima will be published Monday, for subscribers only.
