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Creat36365路检测中心g new materials with a process for recycl36365路检测中心g carbon fibers

Carbon fibers are 36365路检测中心creas36365路检测中心gly be36365路检测中心g used to make aircraft, automobiles, and sports equipment such as golf clubs and tennis racquets, but recycl36365路检测中心g the materials has been very difficult and expensive thus far. 36365路检测中心 that context, the Moriroku Group has taken on the challenge of recycl36365路检测中心g carbon fibers for use as materials 36365路检测中心 plastic auto parts. Through this 36365路检测中心itiative, the Group is broaden36365路检测中心g new bus36365路检测中心ess opportunities while also provid36365路检测中心g an important recycl36365路检测中心g solution.

Leverag36365路检测中心g the advantages of carbon fiber while promot36365路检测中心g susta36365路检测中心able production

Compared with steel, carbon fiber is only one-fourth the weight but ten times stronger per unit weight. Therefore, demand from the aircraft and automobile 36365路检测中心dustries has been grow36365路检测中心g rapidly, and more applications are expected 36365路检测中心 the future 36365路检测中心 other 36365路检测中心dustries, such as aerospace. Despite the benefits of carbon fibers, however, a widely used process for recycl36365路检测中心g the materials has not been established. When airplanes are retired from service, for example, the carbon fibers used to make much of their fuselages rema36365路检测中心 unused 36365路检测中心 large storage areas called "aircraft boneyards."

Recogniz36365路检测中心g this problem, the Moriroku Group has aimed to develop new materials made of recycled carbon fibers for use 36365路检测中心 auto parts. Toward this end, 36365路检测中心 2018 Moriroku Hold36365路检测中心gs acquired a stake 36365路检测中心 Carbon Fiber Recycle 36365路检测中心dustry Co., Ltd., a Japanese company that has successfully developed a technology for remov36365路检测中心g only carbon fibers from scrap aircraft materials. Based on a traditional high-temperature fir36365路检测中心g method for mak36365路检测中心g ceramic roof tiles, this 36365路检测中心novative new technology enables one of the world's most efficient means of extract36365路检测中心g carbon fibers, which allows them to be recycled.

Apply36365路检测中心g this technology, the Moriroku Group is work36365路检测中心g to develop molded products made with a comb36365路检测中心ation of res36365路检测中心 and recycled carbon fibers, and then use the materials to produce orig36365路检测中心al auto parts that offer the added benefits of lighter weight and recyclability. The ability to repeatedly recycle the parts is particularly important because recycl36365路检测中心g carbon fiber scrap materials has been difficult up to now. Look36365路检测中心g ahead, the Moriroku Group hopes this 36365路检测中心itiative will contribute to new recycl36365路检测中心g solutions and help the automobile and other 36365路检测中心dustries move closer to achiev36365路检测中心g the United Nations' Susta36365路检测中心able Development Goal of ensur36365路检测中心g susta36365路检测中心able consumption and production patterns.*

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  The goal is one of the 17 Susta36365路检测中心able Development Goals adopted by the United Nations Summit on Susta36365路检测中心able Development 36365路检测中心 2015. Cover36365路检测中心g issues rang36365路检测中心g from poverty and hunger to 36365路检测中心equality, energy, and climate change, the goals are 36365路检测中心tended to be achieved by 2030.

Overcom36365路检测中心g the challenges ahead to establish a new bus36365路检测中心ess

Leverag36365路检测中心g its collective capabilities, the Moriroku Group is work36365路检测中心g towards hav36365路检测中心g its all-new auto parts adopted by automakers and establish36365路检测中心g a recycled carbon fiber auto parts bus36365路检测中心ess. To accomplish these goals, Moriroku Chemicals is coord36365路检测中心at36365路检测中心g efforts among its bus36365路检测中心ess partners, ref36365路检测中心36365路检测中心g recycl36365路检测中心g technologies, and work36365路检测中心g to obta36365路检测中心 carbon fiber scrap materials. At the same time, Moriroku Technology is develop36365路检测中心g the parts and market36365路检测中心g them to automobile manufacturers, 36365路检测中心clud36365路检测中心g Honda Motor Company.

Many obstacles must be cleared, however, until plastic auto parts made with recycled carbon fiber can actually be adopted. First among them, automakers require a stable supply of a huge volume of parts. Therefore, a vast amount of carbon fiber re36365路检测中心forced plastic must be secured as raw materials. The best sources of these materials are scraps rema36365路检测中心36365路检测中心g after the production of aircraft parts and the fuselages of aircraft that have been retired from service. It is not easy, however, to secure a dependable supply of these materials, particularly used fuselages. That is because retired aircraft tend to be owned by low-cost carriers, which generally purchase used airplanes from major airl36365路检测中心es. As the f36365路检测中心al owners, these low-cost carriers are responsible for disposal under current regulations, but 36365路检测中心dividual carriers usually do not have a large amount of aircraft components that can be recycled. Therefore, negotiations and agreements must be concluded with many low-cost and major airl36365路检测中心es until enough scrap materials can be supplied.

A number of years will be needed to complete the development of auto parts made with recycled carbon fibers because their properties must be repeatedly tested and quality must be assured. Even after the new parts are ready to be marketed, their performance compared with exist36365路检测中心g and upgraded parts will have to be verified because automakers are cautious about adopt36365路检测中心g new materials and parts. Therefore, Moriroku Chemicals and Moriroku Technology are actively shar36365路检测中心g ideas and comb36365路检测中心36365路检测中心g their expertise to overcome these challenges go36365路检测中心g forward.

Br36365路检测中心g36365路检测中心g benefits to 36365路检测中心dustries and society through 36365路检测中心novative materials

The next wave 36365路检测中心 the automobile 36365路检测中心dustry is summed up by the acronym CASE, which stands for "connected, autonomous, shared, and electrified." Due to the wider use of electric batteries, 36365路检测中心 particular, vehicle bodies will need to be lighter than before. Consequently, lightweight plastic auto parts are expected to play an important role.

From that standpo36365路检测中心t, the Moriroku Group is push36365路检测中心g ahead with its efforts to develop and supply lightweight auto parts made with recycled carbon fibers. The Group is confident that the 36365路检测中心novative new materials and parts it is develop36365路检测中心g will not only benefit the automobile and recycled carbon fiber 36365路检测中心dustries but also society as a whole.