What Does He Want To Do In Alliance With French Start-Ups?

Hexcel has established a partnership with Lavoisier Composites, a start-up company in Lyon, France.

The company has developed Carbonium products, which are a new generation of products, entirely derived from carbon fiber composite waste materials produced by the French aviation manufacturing industry.

The Carbonium product is made up of 2/3 medium modulus carbon fiber and 1/3 high temperature epoxy resin, which provides structural performance and unique aesthetic feeling for components.

Hirsch provides high performance composite materials for the latest generation of aircraft, such as Airbus A350XWB (53% composite structure), which greatly improves aircraft weight loss, reduces fuel consumption and reduces carbon footprint.

Composites are the most important first step towards responding to environmental and economic challenges.

The ecological collection of industrial wastes also plays an important role.

The Carbonium product is based on three patented processes. The overall environmental impact of the product is reduced by 40-50% compared to the same product made from pure raw materials.

Based on climate change factors, a life cycle assessment with Hirsch shows that every 1kg Carbonium product can reduce 13kg emissions.

In the first year of operation, Lavoisier composites company has achieved commercial success.

For example, two cutting-edge watches supply for the Swiss luxury list maker Ulysse Nardin.

From the fuselage to the watch manufacture, the circular production of composite materials provides an opportunity to reduce our environmental impact.