sgl green lab — lavradio, portugal 38.66 n · 9.05 w
[ advanced carbon materials · lavradio ]

carbon fibre,
made in
lavradio.

Industry, energy, research and community, bundled into one material. Decades of fibre know-how on the Tagus, now in a new phase of modernisation.

industryenergyresearchcommunity→ one material
38.66 n · 9.05 w
Industrial site 200,000 m²
Fibre know-how 50+ years
Core production carbon fibre
Energy on site solar
01 / what we do

three things,
done together.

Production, innovation and sustainability are not separate departments in Lavradio. They are one plan for one site.

01

production

Carbon fibre precursor and advanced carbon materials, made on a modernised industrial platform with more than five decades of fibre expertise.

02

innovation

New applications for carbon, from lighter aerospace components to faster building systems. Shaped by our think tank and developed with research centres and startups on site.

03

sustainability

Clean energy produced on the platform, recycled fibre and materials that need less cement and steel. A smaller footprint in every product.

[ what is carbon fibre? ]

from a thread thinner than a hair
to an aircraft wing.

01
filamenta thread ten times thinner than a hair
02
towthousands of filaments bundled together
03
fabrictows woven into a textile
04
compositefabric + resin, moulded into parts
human hair · about 70 µmcarbon filament · about 7 µmten times thinner than a hair. stronger than steel, for its weight.12,000 filaments→ one towfilaments are bundled into a strand, like a rope.tows are woven into fabricover two, under two: a 2×2 twill.aircraftdronescarswind energybicyclesbuilding panelsseismic retrofithydrogen tanksfabric + resin = composite. light, strong parts for:
human hair · about 70 µmcarbon filament · about 7 µmten times thinner than a hair. stronger than steel, for its weight.
12,000 filaments→ one towfilaments are bundled into a strand, like a rope.
tows are woven into fabricover two, under two: a 2×2 twill.
aircraftdronescarswind energybicyclesbuilding panelsseismic retrofithydrogen tanksfabric + resin = composite. light, strong parts for:

02 / innovation new ideas.
tested for real.

carbon pilots →
01 think tank

A think tank on site where industry, researchers, public institutions and the community work on the big questions: advanced materials, energy, housing and the future of industrial territories.

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02 applied research

R&D with universities and research centres on new fibres, recycled carbon and carbon-reinforced building systems.

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03 carbon pilots

Test your solution on a real industrial site, with our materials, our energy and our team.

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04 open challenges

Public challenges on decarbonisation and digital industry, open to anyone with a solution worth testing.

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03 / energy

sustainable energy,
produced on site.

Energy is no longer the obstacle for fibre production in Europe. In Lavradio it is part of the solution: solar power generated on the platform, with the surplus shared with the grid.

04 / contact

let’s build
what comes next.

Industrial partners, research centres, startups and investors interested in advanced carbon materials.

siteLavradio, Barreiro, Portugal
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