フジテクノ Company Profile

Producing recycled carbon fibers from discarded CFRP and carbon fiber waste.

As a leading material field in Japan, carbon fiber is highlighted, and the global market share of the three major PAN-based companies in high-performance carbon fiber reaches 70%. It has ultra-high strength and lightweight properties, and nearly half of the weight of the Boeing 787 and Airbus A350 is made from it. Additionally, the mass use of composite materials (CFRP) made from carbon fiber is about to begin for the purpose of reducing the weight of automobiles. However, the yield of CFRP is poor, at around 50%. The remainder becomes waste material. Furthermore, various carbon fiber manufacturers are discarding a significant amount of carbon fiber that has consumed a lot of energy, including fiber offcuts, fabric edges, and expired prepregs, with estimates of 2000 tons per year in our country and 6000 tons per year globally. Moreover, the amount of discarded CFRP and carbon fiber waste continues to increase. For these reasons, establishing technology to obtain and utilize carbon fiber is an urgent issue.