Materials
Technical Fibres — Para-Aramid
Para-aramid fibre belongs to a family of synthetic products. Polyarn recycles these fibres and processes them into milled fibre suitable for a wide range of industrial applications.
Characteristics
Why recycled para-aramid performs
These milled fibres offer the following characteristics:
- High strength — up to five times stronger than steel on an equal weight basis.
- High heat resistance — some types resist more than 500 °C.
- Dimensional stability under sustained mechanical and thermal load.
- Circular origin — recovered from production residue instead of virgin production.
Polyarn offers two types of milled fibre: carbon fibres and aramid fibres. Our affiliated company Polyvel bv supplies a range of milled and staple fibres based on 100% recycled para-aramid, with fibre lengths from 200 microns to 3 mm.
Available forms
What we buy and what we supply
Materials we source
Production residues and post-consumer waste, including:
- Yarns
- Filaments
- Selvedges
- Webbing
Products we supply
Processed through our affiliated company Polyvel bv:
- Milled fibres, 200 microns to 3 mm
- Staple fibres in various lengths
- 100% recycled para-aramid base
- Carbon milled fibre
Applications
Mainly used in these production processes
Gaskets
Fibre reinforcement in sealing materials for pressure and temperature resistance.
Brake linings
Friction materials requiring thermal stability and consistent behaviour under load.
Thermoplastic compounds
Reinforced compounds where strength-to-weight ratio and heat resistance are decisive.
Beyond these processes, milled carbon and aramid fibres are applied in aerospace and military applications, in ballistic-rated body armour fabric, in bicycle tyres and as an asbestos substitute.
Since 1996
Polyvel — 30 years of knowledge, quality and trust
Polyarn is part of a group that has been trading in this market for three decades. That is where the network comes from: the suppliers who know what we accept, and the compounders and processors who know what our fibre does in their line.
Offer your aramid or carbon fibre residue
Tell us the fibre type, form, volume and location. We assess it and respond with a concrete route.