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partner with our customers to pursue the power of an even more sustainable carbon fibre in main- stream markets.” Last November, Zoltek said it would expand its carbon fibre production capacity again at its facility located at Guadalajara in Mexico. The 6,000-tonne/ yr expansion will begin production in early 2023 and will add to the 6,000-tonne/yr expansion completed last year. It will take Zoltek’s annual global carbon fibre production capacity to 35,000 tonnes. Dreytek and its associate Dreyplas are respec- tively the North American and European distribu- tors of chopped recycled carbon fibre produced by NPS in Japan. The source of the NPS chopped carbon fibre, which the company obtains from a third party, is certified as pre-consumer/post-indus- trial material.
Sizing variety Dreytek North American Business Manager Liz Gershon says NPS is differentiated from other chopped carbon fibre suppliers due to the variety of proprietary sizing agents offered. These are customised according to the polymer in which the
fibre is to be compounded and results in very strong compatibility between fibre and polymer, providing what the company describes as the best balance between mechanical properties, electrical properties and processability. For high temperature polymers, these proprietary sizings also limit or avoid the outgassing that is often a problem with epoxy sizing, Gershon says. NPS offers three different sizing levels (1.5%, 3% and 5%) so compounders can customise their products, depending upon polymer type, com- pounding technology, and end-use requirements. Dreytek distributes various reinforcement
Above: Zoltek is expanding capacity at its carbon fibre production plant at
Guadalajara in Mexico. The move will lift its annual production capacity to 35,000 tonnes
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