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# Benefits of Using a Thermoplastic Composite

[ Crown Plastics ](https://insights.crownplastics.com/blog/author/crown-plastics)  Aug 25, 2023 4:06:41 PM

Why should you select a thermoplastic polymer for your next composite project?

In a [previous article](https://insights.crownplastics.com/blog/thermoplastic-vs-thermosetting-polymers-explained), we identified the differences between thermoplastic and thermosetting polymer resins. In this article, we state the benefits of using thermoplastic polymers and the advantages of fiber-reinforced thermoplastic polymers.

 

 

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In today’s focus on sustainability of resources and recycling of manufactured goods, we see that thermoplastic polymers play a key and significant role in this environmentally friendly driven direction.

While thermoplastic polymers are a recoverable and a recycled material, as a composite material the recovery of fibers is also a significant advantage with thermoplastic polymers.

Recovered fibers can be reused in a somewhat different form (short fibers) and become part of a new product made from the same thermoplastic polymer through injection moulding or thermoforming over a chopped mat cloth of the reclaimed fibers.

Another environmentally friendly material is the use of biopolymers and natural fibers. The biopolymer (thermoplastic type polymer)/natural fiber (plant based) composites allow for component long-term breakdown with an induced micro-organism. As such these biopolymers and natural fibers can be broken down and used in a friendly landfill and crop fertilizer.

Basically, thermoplastic polymers provide us with a safe and environmentally sustainable future!

[Thermoplastics](https://insights.crownplastics.com/blog/tag/thermoplastics), [Composite Materials](https://insights.crownplastics.com/blog/tag/composite-materials)

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