This is both production waste and End-of-life waste: wind turbine blades, profiles, pipes. Making a 1 to 1 mix with paper pulp and shredded plastics to get relatively constant calorific value. So this is a total output in the range of 28 kT; it is 4 trucks per day. Holcim Lägersdorf (150 km from Neocomp) is using the mix as raw material for its cement manufacturing operation. At Neocomp, composite parts are first crushed using large diameter heavy metal rolls. After mixing with the paper/plastic, particle size is then further reduced using a "sieve cross flow grinder": large steel chain is rotating at high speed, resulting regrind material pushed through holes in order or reach size consistency. During the grinding processes a water mist is sprayed on top of the regrind for avoiding too much dust in the air. As a consequence, the final product has 10 % water content. It is clearly a RENEWABLE VALUE FROM COMPOSITES – SMC BMC.
The European Alliance for SMC BMC is launching the 5th edition of the SMC BMC Design Award. This international Design Competition is recognizing and promoting design excellence in using SMC and BMC advanced materials. The theme of this edition is “Live Better, Live Green” – SMC solutions for improving Quality of Life. The award ceremony will be take place at JEC World 2026 in Paris.