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Toray Carbon Fibers Europe announced on 1st March 2024<\/a> their partnership with HEAD Sports GmbH (HEAD) to develop prototype tennis racquets and pickleball paddles using bio-circular carbon fiber (ISCC PLUS certified mass balance approach). Following this press release, HEAD published a video showcasing the racquets.<\/p>\n

To watch the video, click on the YouTube link below:<\/p>\n

Toray-100% Bio-Circular Carbon Fibers – HEAD<\/a><\/p>\n

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\"HEAD's

HEAD’s Pickleball Paddle made with Torayca Bio-circular Carbon Fiber<\/p><\/div>\n

Image credits: HEAD Sports GmbH<\/em><\/p>\n

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More Sustainable Premium High-Performance Products<\/h4>\n

Toray Carbon Fibers Europe and HEAD are leaders in producing premium high-performance products and are committed to reducing the carbon footprint of their activities.\u00a0 HEAD initiated the development of prototype racquets using Toray\u2019s bio-circular carbon fiber (mass balance approach) as part of the HEAD ReThink<\/a> programme to create performance products designed to reduce their impact on the environment.<\/p>\n

Torayca bio-circular carbon fiber, using the mass balance approach, is made with raw materials sourced from agricultural, forestry and other industrial waste residue that is reused or recycled.\u00a0 As a result, products manufactured with Toray\u2019s bio-circular carbon fiber will emit less CO2<\/sub>.<\/p>\n

What is ISCC PLUS Certification?<\/strong><\/h4>\n

The International Sustainability & Carbon Certification (ISCC<\/a>) is a voluntary certification program that guarantees that the raw materials used are sourced from biomass or recycled materials. It also ensures that there is complete traceability at all stages of the manufacturing process of a product. The mass balance approach tracks the amount and sustainability characteristics of circular and bio-based materials used in the value chain and it is based on verifiable record.<\/p>\n

Toray\u2019s Sustainability Vision for 2050<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Part of the Toray Group\u2019s Sustainability Vision for 2050<\/a> is to create a world where resources are sustainably managed. The Toray Group aims to build a new materials eco-system that harnesses bio-circular raw materials to make products that at the end of their lifecycle are able to be repurposed or recycled. In providing innovative materials, Toray is actively contributing to addressing global issues and is implementing its corporate philosophy to \u2018contribute to society through the creation of new value with innovative ideas, technologies and products\u2019.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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