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Notox combines upcycled carbon fibre from airbus with greenpoxy 56 bio-resin to create new sustainable r-carbon surfboards

Sicomin, the formulator of high-performance epoxy resin systems including the market leading GreenPoxy® bio-resin range, has confirmed that eco-surfboard specialist NOTOX will use GreenPoxy 56 in its latest line of R-CARBON boards. The new NOTOX R-CARBON boards are the first to use 100 % upcycled carbon fibre fabrics recovered from a production waste stream at Airbus.

Floki 6.5 – a new bio-based mini 6.5 racing yacht for the mini transat 6.5 race

As a pioneer in the development of high-performance bio-based epoxies, Sicomin has worked alongside some of the most innovative yacht builders, as they challenged the conventional composite material thinking and looked for more environmentally friendly options. Sicomin’s latest bio-composite success story features the company’s GreenPoxy® resins in the build of a uniquely sustainable new Mini 6.5 class yacht the FLOKI 6.5

Sicomin’s infugreen 810 greenpoxy used for infusion of the new couach fly 86/2600 motor yacht

Nestled in the beautiful Arcachon Bay near Bordeaux, France, the Couach Naval Shipyard has been building exceptionally craſted vessels since 1897. As builders of both motor yachts for the leisure market and professional vessels for military, customs, and other government authorities, Couach takes great pride in its engineering standards, quality of construction and precise understanding of the customer’s requirements.

Sonntag fins confirm greenpoxy® 33 as best solution for custom carbon windsurf fins

Sicomin’s latest marine collaboration sees its industry leading GreenPoxy® bio-based epoxy resins used for custom carbon fibre windsurf fins, combining speed, fatigue performance and sustainability for some of the fastest sailors afloat.

Borealis delivers on promise of sustainable snowboards with the use of sicomin’s greenpoxy®

Borealis Snowboards is a French snowboard brand created in 2013 by Ben Hall, a snowboard enthusiast who grew up in the mountains around Geneva. With more than 30 years’ experience riding in the French Alps and other mountains, Borealis is proud to offer a diverse range of snowboards and split boards, each with their unique identity and style, that have been designed and developed with their rider’s specfic needs in mind.

Greenpoxy® bio resins facilitate  sustainable production  practices for zag™ skis

From a centre of technical excellence high in the French Alps in Chamonix-Mont-Blanc, ski manufacturer ZAG™ designs products specfically for backcountry or ‘off piste’ skiing.  Their extensive range of Freeride, All-mountain, Freerando and Touring products are sold all over the world and are used by professional skiers in the most extreme conditions. ZAG’s innovative designs and rigorous materials selection criteria has ensured their products consistently demonstrate exceptional quality and performance.

Ketos all carbon epoxy kite foils and  boards with sicomin epoxy solutions

Sicomin has been supplying the marine industry’s innovators and pioneers for more than 35 years, manufacturing high-performance epoxy resins, adhesives and coating systems for stronger, lighter and faster marine craft around the world As the  development of Foiling – where a board or boat dlies above the water supported by hydrofoils – continues, Sicomin work alongside some of the sport’s most innovative artisans, providing the composite strength within these spectacular flying machines.

Sicomin’s green epoxy used to manufacture archer cork composite skateboard, winner of the jec asia 2014 innovation award

Sicomin has collaborated with Archer Cork Skateboards to provide a dynamic direction in environmentally responsible composite technologies.

Sicomin epoxy resins and adhesives – powering quiet and clean flight at candela boats

Sicomin, the leading formulator and supplier of epoxy resin systems and high-performance composite solutions is proud to announce the qualification of its epoxy infusion resins and adhesive products for the series production of Candela’s groundbreaking new all electric foiling boat.

Sicomin’s greenpoxy® bio-based resins – sustainable materials with uncompromising performance for the greenboats® flax 27

GREENBOATS® has been producing innovative natural fibre composites at their Bremen facility for more than a decade, expertly craſting a range of marine and industrial products with a mission to use 100 % renewable and sustainable raw materials in sandwich composite structures.