LOCO3 Project Advances Circular Carbon-Nylon Recycling for Low-CO₂ Automotive Composites
BY Composights
Published: 08 May 2026
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The LOCO3 project is a 3-year initiative focused on advancing low-CO composite components through circular recycling of carbon-nylon thermoplastic waste for automotive applications. The programme aims to scale laboratory-developed concepts into an industrially viable manufacturing chain.
The work builds on low-shear extrusion technology developed at laboratory level, with current efforts centred on processing recycled carbon-nylon waste into long-fibre thermoplastic feedstock. The approach targets centimetre-scale fibre retention to enable structural performance in final composite parts.
The project is being carried out in collaboration with BaX Composites Inc., BaX Kompozit A. ., and SPIRAL Recycled Thermoplastic Composites B.V. TPAC is responsible for demonstrating a high-rate, cost-efficient processing route for automotive components, while also analysing how recyclate format and processing conditions influence final part performance.
Alongside process development, the project includes assessment of the environmental impact of carbon-nylon recycling, with a focus on quantifying its contribution to reducing composite material footprint across the value chain.
The initiative reflects growing industrial interest in integrating recycled thermoplastic composites into structural applications, where reprocessability and fibre retention enable more circular material flows in automotive manufacturing.
Source TPAC | LinkedIN
