What Composite Recycling does

Composite Recycling SA is a Swiss cleantech startup founded in 2021 by Guillaume Perben and Pascal Gallo, headquartered in Ecublens, Switzerland. The company has developed a proprietary static thermolysis (pyrolysis) process for recycling fiber-reinforced plastics (FRP), including glass fiber (GFRP) and carbon fiber composites. Unlike conventional pyrolysis that requires shredding and damages fibers, this static process applies heat in an oxygen-free environment followed by post-treatment, preserving the integrity of reclaimed fibers and producing pyrolysis oil and gas that can be reused in high-performance composites and decarbonized plastics. Composite Recycling has performed over 450 recyclability tests for clients across marine, aerospace, automotive, sporting goods, and chemical industries.

The company operates a platform-plus-services business model anchored in four offerings: (1) mobile FRP recycling services deploying containerized (30-inch) thermolysis units to client sites, reducing transportation emissions and enabling on-site processing, (2) recyclability testing and calibration services, (3) sale of reclaimed oil and fiber as secondary raw materials requiring no retooling by downstream manufacturers, and (4) advisory and network access services. The pilot unit processes 2 tonnes of waste per day, with the first industrial-scale unit delivered to Veolia in western France in December 2024.

Composite Recycling generates revenue through enterprise B2B sales targeting composite-using manufacturers, with strategic partnerships anchoring both feedstock and offtake sides. Key industrial partners include Arkema, Groupe Beneteau, Owens Corning, Veolia, Chomarat, Hitachi Energy, and Huntsman, operating collectively as The Circular Alliance in marine. The company operates a subsidiary in France (Composite Recycling France SAS, opened March 2024) and is expanding into wind turbine blade recycling and US markets. With ~9 employees, the company has historically been grant-funded (CHF 400K+ in Swiss grants/awards) and announced a new fundraising round in October 2025 alongside leadership appointments to support its first industrial-scale recycling plant.

Name

Composite Recycling

Legal name

Composite Recycling SA

Website

https://composite-recycling.ch/

Company type

Private

Founded year

2021

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Composite Recycling is a Swiss cleantech company that uses a patented static thermolysis process to recycle fiber-reinforced plastics into reclaimed glass fibers and pyrolysis oil for reuse in new composites, serving industrial manufacturers in marine, wind energy, and other composite-heavy sectors.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Composite Recycling Services

NAICS

Resin, Synthetic Rubber, and Artificial and Synthetic Fibers and Filaments Manufacturing (3252), Plastics and Rubber Products Manufacturing (326)

SIC

Plastic Materials, Synth Resins & Nonvulcan Elastomers (2821)

akta.pro primary industry

Chemical/Advanced Plastics Recycling (Depolymerization, Pyrolysis, Solvolysis) (IMANAMAD)

akta.pro secondary industry

Chemical/Advanced Recycling (Pyrolysis, Depolymerization, Solvolysis, Gasification) (EUAIAKAC)

Keywords

• Composite recycling services
• Fiber reinforced plastics
• Thermolysis pyrolysis recycling
• Circular composites manufacturing
• Wind blade recycling

Headquarters

HQ city

Ecublens

HQ country

Switzerland

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Technology or R&D, Operations, Personnel, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Mobile FRP Recycling Services: Deploying mobile recycling units to provide clients with sustainable, low-emission and cost-effective alternative to landfill. Units are deployed to client sites for on-site composite waste processing.
2. Sale of Reclaimed Oil & Fibre: Selling high-quality secondary raw materials (reclaimed glass fiber and pyrolysis oil) which allow clients to incorporate recycled content economically in even high-performance new composites. Revenue from selling outputs of the recycling process.
3. Recyclability Testing & Calibration Services: Recyclability tests offered to recycling services clients, plus audits and industrial calibration studies for customers of reclaimed glass fibre and thermolysis oil products.
4. Network Access and Advisory Services: Advisory services for manufacturers looking to build sustainability into product design, and access to network of upstream and downstream partners.

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Composite Recycling deploys a patented static thermolysis (pyrolysis) process in containerized 30-inch mobile units to recycle fiber-reinforced plastics (FRP) such as glass fiber (GFRP) and carbon fiber composites on or near client sites, producing reclaimed fibers and pyrolysis oil of reusable quality. Its commercial offerings include mobile FRP recycling services, recyclability testing and calibration, sale of reclaimed oil and fibre to downstream manufacturers, and advisory plus network-access services supporting circular product design.

Product overview

Composite Recycling operates a platform-plus-services model centered on its proprietary static thermolysis (pyrolysis) technology for recycling fiber-reinforced plastics (GFRP and CFRP). The core offering consists of Mobile FRP Recycling Services, which deploy thermolysis units in 30-inch containers to client sites. This is complemented by Recyclability Testing & Calibration (over 450 tests performed for clients across multiple industries), Sale of Reclaimed Oil & Fibre (high-quality secondary raw materials for new composites), and Network Access and Advisory Services. The platform approach enables energy-neutral, sustainable recycling that bypasses traditional waste logistics while preserving fibre properties for high-value reuse.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Mobile FRP Recycling Services Deployment of thermolysis-based recycling units housed in 30-inch containers to client sites, enabling on-site processing of fiber-reinforced plastic waste with reduced logistics costs, transportation emissions, and carbon footprint compared to landfilling or incineration.
• Recyclability Testing & Calibration Recyclability testing and audit services for clients across marine, aerospace, automobile, sporting goods, and chemical industries, plus industrial calibration studies for customers of reclaimed glass fibre and thermolysis oil products. Over 450 pyrolysis tests performed to date.
• Sale of Reclaimed Oil & Fibre Sale of high-quality secondary raw materials including reclaimed glass fibres and pyrolysis oil (thermolysis oil) that preserve properties for producing high-quality new composites and decarbonized plastics, with no retooling required for downstream manufacturers.
• Network Access and Advisory Services Advisory services for manufacturers developing new composite products to ensure robust end-of-life recycling solutions, plus access to Composite Recycling's network of upstream feedstock partners and downstream offtake manufacturers for sustainability-focused product design.

Quantifiable outcome

• Energy-neutral mobile recycling units
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

15 partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• ZEPHIR Project Partners (ALTEN, Alpha Recyclage Composite, Evonik, Neo Sailing Technologies)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 March 2026Partnership in ZEPHIR project featuring high-performance speed board designed to achieve record-breaking speeds while embodying circularity principles.
• SEASTARS ProjectcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 15 April 2025Project ensuring circularity of advanced composite materials in next-generation SEASTARS ships. Collaboration with multiple maritime industry stakeholders.
• nlcompminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 18 December 2024Collaboration between sustainability-focused startups from Italy and Switzerland to demonstrate material recyclability and reuse applications in marine industry.
• Permian Energy Development Lab (PEDL)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 11 June 2024Partnership to create recycling solution for decommissioned wind turbine blades and develop circular economy for composite materials in Texas' Permian Basin.
• APER (Association pour la Plaisance Eco-Responsable)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 5 December 2022Partnership formalized at Paris boat show December 2022 for deploying energy-autonomous mobile units to treat composite waste from dismantled end-of-life pleasure boats in France.
• Owens CorningcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerStrategic collaboration with Owens Corning's glass reinforcements business to develop sustainable solutions for composite waste and advance industrial-scale circular economy initiatives. Focus on incorporating recycled content into composite manufacturing.
• ArkemacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBoat hull recycling project partnership with Arkema (Elium® recyclable thermoplastic resin technology), Groupe Beneteau, Veolia, Owens Corning, and Chomarat demonstrating industrial-scale composite recycling viability at JEC World 2026.
• Groupe BeneteaucoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPioneering sustainable boatbuilding collaboration launched in early 2025 with partners Arkema, Groupe Beneteau, Owens Corning, Veolia, and Chomarat. Circular model for nautical construction enabling boats to be built using recycled materials.
• VeoliacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThree-phase project to establish, scale and launch operations of large-scale thermolysis-based recycling in western France. Delivery of first industrial-scale recycling unit to Veolia in December 2024.
• ChomaratcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with Chomarat Group for recycling glass fibres from old boats for use in manufacturing new boats. Chomarat has increased its stake in the company. Chomarat provides expertise in textile/roving reinforcement for composites.
• Hitachi EnergycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership to develop innovative technology for making sustainable solutions for Transformers technology. Hitachi Energy Transformers Business Unit recognized Composite Recycling in startup challenge.
• HuntsmanminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerIndustrial partner seeking sustainable solution for disposal of composite waste which has become critical to their freedom to operate in Europe.
• EPFL (École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademic partnership with EPFL Laboratory for Processing of Advanced Composites (LPAC) led by Professor Véronique Michaud. Company collaborates closely with EPFL on pyrolysis process development.
• HEIG (Haute École d'Ingénierie et de Gestion)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademic partner collaboration for access to state-of-the-art resources extending and enhancing R&D capabilities in composites processing.
• Pole EMC2minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEuropean manufacturing technology and competitiveness cluster with over 400 members including SMEs and major industrial groups (Airbus, Naval Group, EDF).

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Brightmark: US-based advanced recycling company operating pyrolysis plants to convert mixed plastic waste into fuels and feedstocks. Direct peer in commercial-scale pyrolysis-based plastics recycling.
• Carbon Conversions: US-based company that reclaims carbon fibers from cured and uncured composites using pyrolysis-based processes. Direct peer in the recycling of fiber-reinforced composites for reuse in new materials.
• Plastic Energy: UK-based company operating commercial-scale pyrolysis plants to convert end-of-life plastics into feedstock for new plastic production. Directly comparable as a chemical/advanced plastics recycler using thermal processes, although it is currently focused on mixed plastic waste streams rather than FRP composites.
• Agilyx: Norway/US-based chemical recycling company using pyrolysis to convert polystyrene and other plastics back into monomer and feedstock. Direct peer in chemical/thermal recycling of hard-to-recycle plastics.
• ELG Carbon Fibre: UK-based recycler of carbon fiber composites, processing manufacturing waste and end-of-life parts into milled and chopped fibers for reuse. Direct peer in carbon fiber reclamation and supply to composites manufacturers.

Others

• Arkema: Global specialty materials company and Core strategic partner of Composite Recycling, with recyclable thermoplastic resin systems (Elium) integrated into the Circular Alliance. Adjacent player as a materials supplier and partner rather than a direct recycling competitor.
• Veolia: Global waste management and environmental services major that is both a Core strategic partner and the first customer of Composite Recycling's industrial unit. Adjacent player as a waste management operator rather than a recycling technology competitor.

Broad incumbents

• Owens Corning: Global glass fiber reinforcements manufacturer and a Core strategic partner of Composite Recycling. Comparable as a large composites materials incumbent with sustainability and recycled-content initiatives targeting the same end markets.
• Eastman Chemical: Large US specialty chemical company operating the Eastman Renew carbon renewal technology for chemical recycling of mixed plastics. Broad incumbent with significant capital, scale, and offtake relationships overlapping Composite Recycling's chemical recycling thesis.
• Solvay: Global chemical and advanced materials company with a composites business and circular-economy initiatives. Broad incumbent operating in the same end markets with greater scale and capital, but a less specialized recycling focus than Composite Recycling.

Market position

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds11 records

Investors8 records

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M&A

Investments

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