Sea Marconi is the lead partner of the RECIPROCO project – Eco-sustainable Recycling of structural fibres from Industrial Composites and Production of Competitive materials in a circular supply chain, an initiative co-funded under the PR FESR Piemonte 2021/2027 – SWIch Call 2024. The project brings together nine partners (see below) from industry and research, with the aim of developing in Piedmont a circular supply chain dedicated to the recovery and valorisation of end-of-life composite materials.
RECIPROCO focuses on two main areas. On one hand, the recovery of glass and carbon fibres from thermosetting composites through thermochemical conversion processes; on the other, the transformation of thermoplastic composites into reusable materials for production processes. The objective is to demonstrate the technical, environmental and economic feasibility of an advanced recycling model, capable of reducing the use of virgin raw materials and generating new industrial value in the region.
During the project, pilot plants will be developed, along with material characterisation activities and demonstrator components for applications in the automotive and construction sectors. In parallel, environmental impacts and process costs will be assessed to verify the competitiveness of the proposed solutions against conventional scenarios.
For Sea Marconi, RECIPROCO represents a further development of its applied research path in thermochemical conversion and end-of-life material valorisation, in line with an approach oriented towards industrial innovation and concrete sustainability.
Project partners
SEA Marconi Technologies (lead partner, Medium Enterprise — Collegno, TO) — design and construction of the thermochemical conversion reactor; responsible for management, prototyping and dissemination of results.
F.T. FAMAT S.r.l. (Small Enterprise — San Benigno Canavese, TO) — develops the pilot plant for mechanical processing (grinding, cutting, sieving) of composites.
ATECMA S.r.l. (Small Enterprise — Novi Ligure, AL) — transforms recovered glass fibres into finished products for the construction and automotive sectors (non-woven fabrics, insulating materials).
Rototech SpA (Large Enterprise — San Gillio, TO) — supplies plastic and composite components as process inputs; catalogues carbon fibres recoverable from end-of-life hydrogen tanks.
Centro Ricerche Fiat S.C.p.A. – CRF (Large Enterprise — Turin) — automotive end-user; validates demonstrator components for automotive applications.
Marelli Suspension Systems Italy S.p.A. (Large Enterprise — Turin) — automotive end-user; produces and validates new components (suspension uprights, shock absorber caps) using recycled material.
Environment Park S.p.A. – EnviPark (Large Enterprise — Turin) — fibre surface treatment via plasma processes to optimise fibre-matrix adhesion.
HAIKI COBAT S.p.A. Società Benefit (Medium Enterprise — Rome; extra-regional partner) — maps end-of-life composite material flows at regional, national and European level.
Politecnico di Torino – POLITO (Research Organisation — Turin; DIMEAS and DIGEP departments) — material characterisation, LCA and LCC analysis, sizing of the regional supply chain plant.
Project co-funded by Regione Piemonte under the PR FESR 2021–2027 – SWIch Call 2024. Sea Marconi participates in the project as lead partner.
