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Products from Natural Fibre Composites
 

The potential applications of the natural fibre reinforces plastic that can be produced with this technology are countless. Some areas of interest are:


Automotive industry: fibre reinforced plastics can be used for inner and outer parts. The advantages are that these composites are cheaper, more sustainable and environmentally friendly than glass fibre reinforced composites. The resulting products from those composites can be both re-used and incinerated and do not have to be land filled as glass fibre compounds, which can help in developing cars according to the EU End-of-Life directive. In interior automotive applications they have the advantage of not injuring passengers when an accident occurs because the fibres are soft and not harsh as glass fibres.


Packaging industry: for instance for light weight pallets. The advantages of composite material compared to wood are weight reduction, which safes fuel during transport, and re-use: chip-implementation makes it easy to trace them and they can be remelted into new products at the end of their life-cycle.

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Consumer products: any injection moulded product. The advantages are reduction of plastic's use, re-use and flame retandancy. Examples include housing of household appliances like computers, refrigerators and cell phones. The fibre structure of the composite makes these products become less vulnerable for fire and they can be rejected to new products at the end of their life-cycle. In addition, high fibre loads results in significant material cost reduction.

 

 


Building and construction industry: for instance profiles and roofings. The advantages are cost reduction, flame retardancy and re-use. The fibre structure of the composite makes these products become less vulnerable for fire and they can be remelted into new products at the end of their life-cycle. In addition, high fibre loads results in significant material cost reduction.     

 

 

 

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