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Recycling will become a new highlight of composite materials
The recycling and reuse of composite materials will become a new industry and a new highlight. In addition to the application of composite materials, the issue of their recycling has become a barrier to the development of the composite materials industry, and it can even be said that recycling and reuse is a matter of life and death for composite materials. Many countries have limited the annual output of composite material manufacturers for this reason. For example, the European requirement for scrapped vehicles is that by the end of 2006, 85% of the plastic, rubber, and glass in each vehicle must be recyclable, and this figure must reach 95% by the end of 2015. Faced with this situation, China, as a major producer of composite materials, cannot simply be complacent about its ranking as the world's third-largest producer, but should further recognize its more important environmental responsibilities.
2021/01/26
Opportunities and Challenges of Civil Composite Materials
Since their advent in the mid-1960s, advanced composite materials, represented by carbon fiber reinforced resin matrix composites, have been primarily used in aerospace, accounting for approximately 70%–80% of their applications. However, in recent years, they have rapidly expanded into three major fields: aerospace, sporting goods, and industrial applications. In the future, aerospace and other military applications will account for approximately 20% of the market share, sporting goods will account for approximately 30%, and industrial applications will account for over 50%. Advanced composite material technology is a typical dual-use technology, with the transfer of high technology to civilian use being a global trend. The application of composite materials in various industrial fields is showing a trend and characteristic of diversified development.
2021/01/26