Hannah Mason

Hannah Mason Sustainability Correspondent

Thermoset-thermoplastic joining, natural fibers enable sustainability-focused brake cover

Hannah Mason | CompositesWorld

Award-winning motorcycle brake disc cover showcases potential for KTM Technologies’ Conexus joining technology and flax fiber composites.

Dustless, mobile solution for on-site wind turbine blade repurposing

Hannah Mason | CompositesWorld

Denmark-based Isodan Engineering ApS translated its expertise in mobile, shipping container-based newspaper recycling systems to solve a need for breaking down wind turbine blades on-site for reuse.

Moving toward next-generation wind blade recycling

Hannah Mason | CompositesWorld

Suppliers, fabricators and OEMs across the composite wind blade supply chain ramp up existing technologies, develop better reclamation methods and design more recyclable wind blades.

Athletic shoe developed with repurposed thermoplastic waste

Hannah Mason | CompositesWorld

Manufactured via a single-step molding process, Decathlon’s Traxium Compressor soccer cleats propel the sporting goods market toward more recyclable solutions.

Precision pyrolysis: Controlled, heat-based composites recycling for higher material properties

Hannah Mason | CompositesWorld

Japan-based Fuji Design’s recycling technology involves controlled, cyclical heating and cooling for higher-performance fiber reclamation. New partnership with Teijin Ltd. aims to scale up and commercialize the technology.

Pressurized steam-based composites recycling for full fiber reclamation

Hannah Mason | CompositesWorld

Longworth’s DEECOM process for composites recycling claims to produce intact fiber and resin reclamation with near-virgin properties.

All-electric motor boat tests the waters for recycled carbon fiber

Hannah Mason | CompositesWorld

RS Sailing aimed to create a fully electric, rigid inflatable boat (RIB) that is produced as sustainably as possible. A few iterations later, the Pulse 63 is ready to hit the water.

ST Bungalow to demonstrate fiberglass roofing solution from recycled wind blades

Hannah Mason | CompositesWorld

The New York-based startup recently partnered with a wind blade recycling company and plans to produce its first full-scale prototypes this year.

South Korean carbon fiber recycling start-up scales up

Hannah Mason | CompositesWorld

With plans for growth, CATACK-H claims its solvolysis-based recycling process can reclaim high-quality fibers and resins from materials and finished parts.

Australian start-up builds first recycled carbon fiber composite surfboard

Hannah Mason | CompositesWorld

Juc Surf uses 100% recycled carbon fiber scrap materials for a more sustainable surfboard that doesn’t sacrifice performance.