Nanovia develops new 3D printing material from recycled fishing nets

Fishing nets that are no longer useful used to be buried preventing this way, the possibility to reuse them for another purpose. With the launch of the RECYPECH project, companies of this field can get the support of the Coopération Maritime to address such environmental issues.

In this case, the project aims to optimize the disposable and treatment of waste caused by the industrial fishing sector.  Guingamp-Paimpol Agglomération, a French community in Britain, France, therefore decided to join the RECYPECH project with the goal of avoiding the burial disposal of used fishing nets on its ports. To achieve this mission, it was necessary to find new ways to reinsert these materials into a circular economy.

“These worn out fishing nets are treated by ESATCO at Plourivo, a hub for handicapped workers. Having previous experience at their hub on Oléron island, collecting and dismantling used fishing nets, USAT CO will be seperating the different components of the nets (metal rings, ropes / selvedge, nylon nets). These different components are then shipped to their appropriate recycling sectors”, a press communication explains.

A local recycling program set up by local actors

The development of a new 3D printing material

The separated nylon nets (polyamide-6) are sent to Fil&Fab, based at Plougonvelin on the western Breton coast. Fil&Fab specializes in the transformation of used fishing nets on the west coast into pure plastic pellets.

Nanovia will be using these pellets in Louargat, where they will be transforming them into 3D printer filaments, expanding its range of recycled products. The materials producer known for its range of virucidal 3D printing filaments explains that the new range of materials“will include two filaments (1.75 mm & 2.85 mm) coloured black. The first, Nanovia PA-6 R, in natif nylon. And the second, Nanovia PA-6 CF R, a nylon filament reinforced with recycled carbon fibres from the aeronautical industry and fluid distribution”.

These filaments will be commercially available end 2021.

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