Hong Kong, Jan. 2 -- Boeing, which is the largest user of aerospace grade composites for its commercial and defence programs, will partner with Britain's ELG carbon fibre to recycle aerospace grade composite for the manufacture of electronic accessories and automatic products.
The agreement covers excess carbon fibre from 11 of the company's manufacturing sites and will also include facilities in Canada, China and Malaysia.
Boeing Materials & Fabrication Director and Future Airplane Development, Tia Benson, said: "We are excited about collaborating with ELG to leverage innovative recycling methods."
Until ELG developed the process to recycle "cured" composites used in aerospace manufacturing technical barriers held back carbon fibre re-u...