Xenia® Materials (Italy) is pleased to introduce the Whitened Shade colour option to its carbon fibre reinforced grades. This new finish offers a lighter base colour compared to the natural black variant, making it colourable with masterbatch during the injection moulding and 3D Printing processes by pellets.

Carbon-fibre reinforced thermoplastics composites are highly valued for their strength, lightweight and durability, making them essential materials in sectors such as consumer goods, industrial applications and mobility. However, the natural black colour of carbon fibre, when combined with thermoplastic matrices, has traditionally limited its use in applications where design is important.

To overcome this challenge, Xenia has developed a new technology that produces carbon fibre reinforced materials with a whitened base colour. The result is a thermoplastic compound that not only offers excellent mechanical properties but also achieves a Whitened Shade colour, allowing it to be coloured by adding masterbatch during both the injection moulding and 3D printing processes by pellets.

Xenia Materials engineers and produces high-performing thermoplastic composites reinforced fibre and additives.