Composite & Multi-Material

Buy and sell composite & multi-material streams

Composite and multi-material products are designed by combining two or more materials to achieve specific mechanical, thermal or functional properties. These combinations can make products highly durable, but they can also make reuse and recycling more complex.

APT connects companies offering composite and multi-material streams with recyclers, processors and industrial users looking for suitable secondary materials.

Find composite materials for reuse or processing

Looking for composite scrap, mixed-material products or processed multi-material streams? Browse available listings and compare materials based on their composition, format, quantity and processing status.

Available streams may include:

• Fibre-reinforced plastics
• Glass fibre composites
• Carbon fibre composites
• Laminated materials
• Sandwich panels
• Plastic-metal combinations
• Coated or bonded materials
• Multi-layer materials
• Production offcuts
• End-of-life composite products
• Processed composite fractions

Detailed information about the individual material components is especially important when evaluating these streams.

Sell composite and mixed-material residual streams

Manufacturers, fabricators, recyclers and dismantlers can use APT to find new destinations for composite and multi-material residues.

Both one-off batches and recurring production streams can be offered. Useful listing information can include:

• Main material components
• Fibre or reinforcement type
• Matrix or binder material
• Material ratios
• Dimensions or particle size
• Contamination
• Processing history
• Available quantity
• One-off or recurring availability

Accurate specifications help buyers determine whether a stream can be reused directly, separated into individual materials or processed into a new secondary material.

Reuse, separation and material recovery

The most suitable route for a composite material depends on how its components are combined and whether they can be separated economically.

Possible applications and processing routes include:

• Direct product or component reuse
• Mechanical recycling
• Size reduction and reprocessing
• Fibre recovery
• Metal recovery
• Separation of material layers
• Use as filler or reinforcement
• Incorporation into new composite products
• Alternative industrial applications

Some composite materials can be processed into valuable secondary raw materials, while others may require specialised recycling technologies.

Create new value from complex material streams

Composite and multi-material waste can be challenging to process, but it can also contain valuable materials that should not automatically be lost.

APT helps connect material owners with companies that have the technology, applications or demand to reuse, separate or recover these complex material streams. This creates new opportunities to keep more materials in circulation and reduce reliance on virgin resources.