# Boeing and ELG Carbon Fibre partner to recycle aerospace composite scrap

Boeing and ELG Carbon Fibre announced a partnership to recycle excess aerospace-grade carbon fiber composite material from 11 Boeing manufacturing sites, reducing solid waste by over one million pounds per year.

- Type: Partnership
- Announced: 2018-12-05
- Where: Seattle, Washington, United States
- Status: announced
- Products: recycled carbon fiber composite material
- Sectors: [Aerospace Components](https://endata.com/sectors/aerospace-components.md)

## Companies

- [Boeing](https://endata.com/companies/685.md)
- [ELG Carbon Fibre](https://endata.com/companies/35905.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [boeing.mediaroom.com](https://boeing.mediaroom.com/2018-12-05-Boeing-ELG-Carbon-Fibre-find-new-life-for-airplane-structure-material-in-groundbreaking-partnership), 2018-12-05: "Recycling cured carbon fiber was not possible just a few years ago."

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