Nandina REM

What Nandina REM does

Nandina REM (legal entity: Nandina Remanufacturing Ltd.) is a Singapore-headquartered remanufacturing company that recovers and reprocesses aviation-grade carbon fiber and high-value metals from end-of-life aircraft and other decommissioned assets. Its core technology is a proprietary low-temperature solvolysis process (marketed as Rapid Production™) that reclaims aerospace- and defense-grade carbon fiber without degrading material integrity, producing material at 30–40% lower cost, 71% less energy, and in roughly two months versus the twelve-month industry standard for virgin carbon fiber. The Singapore facility at Tai Seng Exchange — opened in February 2026 at five tonnes per month — is the first and only commercially scaled aerospace- and defense-grade carbon fiber production site in Southeast Asia. The company also operates the SALIS sub-brand, which reprocesses retired aviation wool, leather, and performance fibers into GRS- and OEKO-TEX-certified textiles for fashion, furniture, and hospitality.

The business model is direct enterprise sales of reclaimed aerospace-grade materials to manufacturers in aerospace, defense, unmanned aerial systems, energy, and electric vehicles, complemented by an Aviation-to-EV Circular Economy Model formalized through an MoU with Press Metal Aluminium Holdings and Sumitomo Corporation. Revenue streams include recycled/aerospace-grade carbon fiber sales, SALIS textile materials, and aviation-grade aluminum and other recovered metals; pricing is bespoke and not publicly disclosed. The company is venture-backed with strategic investment from Sustainable Impact Capital (January 2025) and is a portfolio company of the Halliburton Labs accelerator, a founding member of the Aviation Circularity Consortium (alongside Qantas, Emirates, Jamco, Vaupell, Sumitomo, and Titan Leasing), and an A*STAR Advanced Remanufacturing & Technology Centre member company. Named customers and partners span airlines (Qantas, Emirates, Southwest Airlines), defense (Republic of Singapore Air Force), UAV/aviation (Pen Aviation, Jamco), industrial/automotive (Press Metal, Sumitomo), and the broader advanced-manufacturing ecosystem. Operational footprint spans Singapore (HQ), Malaysia, Australia, the United States, and Taiwan, with headcount of 11–50 employees.

Name

Nandina REM

Legal name

Nandina Remanufacturing Ltd.

Website

https://nandinarem.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2024

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Nandina REM (Nandina Remanufacturing Ltd.) is a Singapore-headquartered remanufacturer that uses a proprietary low-temperature solvolysis process to recover aerospace- and defense-grade carbon fiber and high-value metals from end-of-life aircraft for sale to aerospace, defense, EV, and advanced manufacturing customers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Recycled Carbon Fiber & Advanced Composite Materials

NAICS

Secondary Smelting and Alloying of Aluminum (331314), Textile Product Mills (314), Aerospace Product and Parts Manufacturing (33641)

SIC

Secondary Smelting & Refining Of Nonferrous Metals (3341), Apparel & Other Finishd Prods Of Fabrics & Similar Matl (2300)

akta.pro primary industry

Vehicle & Machinery Salvage (Heavy Equipment, Rail, Marine, Agricultural) (EUAIAJAL)

akta.pro secondary industries

Metals Recycling & Processing (Ferrous/Non-Ferrous) (BPALADAF), Recycled Textile Compounding & Nonwoven Reprocessing (Insulation/Felts/Geotextiles) (IMAOAMAH)

Keywords

• Recycled carbon fiber
• Aerospace composites manufacturing
• Circular materials recovery
• Carbon fiber reclamation
• Advanced material reprocessing

Headquarters

HQ city

Singapore

HQ country

Singapore

HQ region

Asia

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Recycled/Aerospace-Grade Carbon Fiber Sales: Primary revenue stream from selling reclaimed aerospace- and defense-grade carbon fiber produced via the proprietary solvolysis process. Materials are sold to manufacturers in aerospace, defense, energy, and automotive sectors for applications including aircraft cabin interiors, EV battery casings, and unmanned aerial systems.
2. Textile Materials (via SALIS): Secondary revenue stream through the SALIS sub-brand, which reprocesses end-of-life textiles (wool, leather, performance fibers) from aviation and other sectors into market-ready fabrics for fashion, furniture, hospitality, and lifestyle applications. Offers raw material supply, co-branded collaborations, and white-label manufacturing.
3. Aviation Aluminum and Other Recovered Materials: Revenue from reclaiming and selling other high-value materials from decommissioned aircraft, including aviation-grade aluminum, copper, and specialty metals for advanced manufacturing applications.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Nandina REM recovers and reprocesses aerospace- and defense-grade carbon fibre, aviation aluminum, and specialty metals from end-of-life aircraft using a proprietary low-temperature solvolysis (Rapid Production™) process, then sells reclaimed advanced materials to manufacturers in aerospace, defense, automotive/EV, energy, and textile sectors. The company also operates the SALIS textile sub-brand for circular wool, leather, and performance-fibre fabrics.

Product overview

Nandina REM operates as a multi-product materials innovation company offering a portfolio of circular economy solutions for advanced manufacturing. The core product is Recycled Carbon Fibre (rCF) reclaimed from end-of-life aircraft using the proprietary Rapid Production™ process, supplemented by application-specific products including Unmanned Systems composites, Digital Thread traceability, Distributed Sovereign Manufacturing systems, Advanced Composites (BMC/SMC), and High-Purity Precision Fibres. The company also operates SALIS as a textile sub-brand transforming retired aviation materials into market-ready fabrics. The Aviation Circularity Consortium provides industry coordination, while the Nandina Impact Accelerator Fellowship develops talent. The portfolio is unified by material traceability, aerospace-grade quality, and supply chain resilience for aerospace, defence, energy, and advanced manufacturing sectors.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• SALIS: A textile innovation sub-brand that transforms retired wool, leather, and other high-performance fibres into refined, market-ready textiles for fashion, furniture, and hospitality applications. SALIS gives renewed purpose to retired materials sourced from often-overlooked sectors like aviation, transforming them into certified, verifiable textiles backed by globally recognised standards.

Products and services

• Recycled Aerospace- and Defense-Grade Carbon Fibre (rCF) Aerospace- and defense-grade carbon fibre recovered from end-of-life aircraft using Nandina REM's proprietary low-temperature solvolysis (Rapid Production™) process; sold to manufacturers in aerospace, defense, automotive/EV, and energy sectors for applications including aircraft cabin interiors, EV battery casings, and unmanned aerial systems.
• Aviation-Grade Aluminum and Recovered Specialty Metals Recovered high-value materials — including aviation-grade aluminum, copper, and other specialty metals — reclaimed from end-of-life aircraft and sold to advanced-manufacturing customers, including automotive EV battery and structural-component applications via the Press Metal / Sumitomo MoU.
• Advanced Composites (BMC/SMC) High-performance carbon-fibre compounds (bulk moulding compound and sheet moulding compound variants) derived from Nandina REM's reclaimed fibre, validated for the most rigorous failure frontiers and demanding environments.
• High-Purity Precision Fibres (4–20 mm) Precision-length reclaimed carbon fibres in the 4–20 mm range, delivering ultra-low thermal expansion and material stability for mission-critical applications.
• SALIS Circular Textiles SALIS is Nandina REM's textile innovation sub-brand, reprocessing end-of-life wool, leather, and high-performance fibres (including aviation-sourced materials) into refined, market-ready textiles certified to Global Recycling Standard (GRS) and OEKO-TEX for fashion, furniture, hospitality, and lifestyle brands; available as raw material supply, co-branded collaborations, and white-label manufacturing.

Quantifiable outcome

• 71% less energy consumed vs. virgin carbon fiber production
• +6 more outcomes

Named customers9 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

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API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Halliburton LabscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 5 March 2026Nandina REM joined Halliburton Labs, an accelerator for energy and climate-tech innovation. The program offers participants access to mentorship, laboratory facilities, industry connections, and global infrastructure to support commercialization of clean-energy and decarbonization solutions. This is part of Halliburton's continued commitment to advancing energy and climate innovation.
• ExperiaminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 4 February 2026SALIS partnered with Experia on a limited series of event merchandise celebrating the Singapore Airshow's 10th anniversary, showcasing how recovered aviation materials (textiles and aluminum) can be re-engineered into durable, high-quality products for everyday use.
• Aviation Circularity Consortium (ACC)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 20 November 2024Nandina REM is a founding member of the Aviation Circularity Consortium, an alliance of organizations including Jamco America, Qantas, Sumitomo Corporation Asia & Oceania, Titan Leasing, and Vaupell, on a joint mission to accelerate supply chain decarbonization. The ACC aims to catalyze a circular economy model that creates value from the 8,000 end-of-life retired aircraft and develop certification roadmaps for reclaimed materials in aviation products.
• A*STAR (Agency for Science, Technology and Research)coreTechnology or Integration · 19 February 2024Nandina REM collaborated with A*STAR to pioneer high-quality carbon fiber recovery technologies. Leveraging A*STAR's capabilities in intelligent automation, multi-material segregation processes, and green material recovery, the collaboration focuses on profiling and disassembly of end-of-life aircraft components to facilitate recovery of aerospace-grade carbon fibers. Nandina REM is a member company of the A*STAR Advanced Remanufacturing & Technology Centre.
• Press Metal Aluminium Holdings BerhadcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 5 October 2023Nandina REM signed an MoU with Press Metal and Sumitomo Corporation to advance the use of low-carbon circular aviation materials for the EV industry. The partnership supports scaling of Nandina's world-first Aviation-to-EV Circular Economy Model, creating verifiable low-carbon alloys using Nandina Circular Aviation Materials, prioritized for automotive EV customers. The MoU was signed at IGEM in Kuala Lumpur.
• Sumitomo Corporation Asia & OceaniacoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 5 October 2023Sumitomo Corporation partnered with Nandina REM and Press Metal to support the Aviation-to-EV Circular Economy Model. Sumitomo provides business creation expertise and building partnerships to create an accelerated pathway to bring low-carbon metals to market as EV production and demand soar in Southeast Asia.
• Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRSAF is listed as a partner organization on Nandina REM's website, indicating an active commercial or strategic relationship in the aerospace and defense domain.
• SL Metals Pte LtdminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorSL Metals is listed as a partner on the Nandina REM website and as an exhibitor partner at the Singapore Airshow (Singapore Pavilion, Hall A – B09).
• ATREYD (Project CIRCEE)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerATREYD appointed Nandina REM as Material Innovation Partner for Project CIRCEE, indicating a collaborative innovation relationship focused on circular materials integration.

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights7 records

Broad incumbents

• Teijin Carbon: Leading carbon fiber producer (Tenax brand) serving aerospace, automotive, and industrial applications with both virgin and emerging recycled offerings. Comparable to Nandina REM as a broad incumbent with established aerospace qualifications and large customer relationships.
• SGL Carbon: Major carbon fiber and composite materials manufacturer serving aerospace, automotive, and industrial markets. Acquired ELG Carbon Fibre's recycled CF business and is a broad incumbent competing across both virgin and recycled carbon fiber value chains relevant to Nandina REM's customer base.
• Mitsubishi Chemical Carbon Fiber & Composites: Major carbon fiber manufacturer (Pyrofil and Grafil brands) serving aerospace, defense, and industrial markets. A broad incumbent with established aerospace qualifications and global scale that represents the supply chain status quo Nandina REM is seeking to disrupt.
• Syensqo (formerly Solvay Composite Materials): Specialty materials leader supplying advanced composites, carbon fiber, and resins to aerospace and defense markets. Comparable to Nandina REM as a broad incumbent with established aerospace qualifications and ongoing sustainability initiatives addressing circular materials.
• Toray Industries: World's largest producer of carbon fiber (Torayca brand) and dominant supplier of aerospace-grade virgin CF to Boeing and Airbus. Represents both the incumbent Nandina REM is challenging (through price and sovereignty) and a potential strategic acquirer or partner as virgin producers build circular offerings.
• Hexcel: Major aerospace composites manufacturer producing carbon fiber, prepregs, and honeycomb structures for Boeing, Airbus, and defense primes. Represents a key downstream customer of Nandina REM's rCF as well as a potential competitor in advanced composite materials for aerospace.

Direct peers

• ELG Carbon Fibre (Gen 2 Carbon): Direct competitor in recycled carbon fiber for aerospace and industrial applications. ELG was historically the largest commercial recycler of carbon fiber and remains the most established reference point for Nandina REM's core business of reclaiming aerospace-grade CF from end-of-life composite structures.
• Carbon Conversions Inc. Reclaimed carbon fiber manufacturer serving aerospace, defense, and energy markets with pyrolysis-based recovery processes. Comparable to Nandina REM as a direct competitor in the recycled aerospace-grade CF segment, though using higher-temperature reclamation methods.
• Vartega: U.S.-based recycled carbon fiber producer using proprietary low-energy processes to recover aerospace-grade and industrial-grade CF from manufacturing scrap and end-of-life parts. Directly comparable to Nandina REM in target customers (aerospace, defense, automotive) and value proposition (lower-cost, lower-carbon CF).

Emerging players

• Renewcell: Swedish textile-to-textile recycling company producing Circulose pulp from end-of-life cotton and other fibers for fashion and apparel brands. Comparable to Nandina REM's SALIS sub-brand as a peer in recycled textile commercialization, though focused on fashion rather than aviation-sourced textiles.

Market position

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance2 records

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Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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