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6 May – 8 Oct 2026

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Project cooperationUpdated on 6 May 2026

Applications for carbon fibres derived from various waste streams

Group Leader Textile Lightweight at Sächsisches Textilforschungsinstitut e.V.

Chemnitz, Germany

About

Existing carbon fibre technologies

Fibre cut to length from 6 to 125 mm

Textile processing by mechanical tearing or aerodynamic opening

Development of non-woven fabrics made from carbon fibres (airlay, carded, wetlaid and highly oriented semi-finished products)

Stage

  • Ideation - identifying the project idea
  • Design - setting the project scope
  • Drafting - writing the project proposal
  • Iteration - looking for feedback

Topic

  • Development and testing of lightweighting design and manufacturing concepts
  • Development and use of novel or alternative advanced lightweight materials including optimized manufacturing processes
  • Development of transferable and scalable business models for circular lightweighting design and manufacturing

Type

  • Project idea seeking partner(s)

Organisation

Sächsisches Textilforschungsinstitut e.V.

R&D Institution

Chemnitz, Germany

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