Carbon fibre development and bio-based precursorsprimary
1 project
GreenLight (2015) focused specifically on cost-effective lignin-based carbon fibres as an alternative to petroleum-derived precursors for lightweight applications.
Organization
FASERINSTITUT BREMEN EV
Bremen fibre research institute specialising in carbon fibre development, bio-based precursors, and pultrusion manufacturing for aerospace composites.
Research institutemanufacturingDENo active H2020 projectsThin data (2/5)
H2020 projects
2
As coordinator
1
Total EC funding
€621K
Unique partners
10
What they do
Their core work
FASERINSTITUT BREMEN (FIBRE) is a German research institute specializing in fibre-reinforced composite materials, with particular expertise in carbon fibre development and advanced manufacturing processes. Their work spans the full chain from raw fibre precursors — including bio-based alternatives like lignin — through to structural component manufacturing via processes such as pultrusion. In practice, this means they help industries replace heavy metal parts with lighter composite alternatives, and they develop the manufacturing methods needed to produce complex shapes at industrial scale. They serve both the aerospace sector and the emerging bio-economy, where plant-derived materials replace petroleum-based fibre precursors.
Core expertise
What they specialise in
Pultrusion manufacturing for structural compositesprimary
1 project
AeroPul (2016), which FIBRE coordinated, developed curved composite profiles for aerospace using pultrusion — a continuous fibre-reinforced manufacturing process.
Lightweight composite structures for aerospaceprimary
1 project
AeroPul targeted aerospace-grade curved profiles under the Clean Sky 2 Joint Technology Initiative, indicating industrial-level structural requirements.
Bio-based and sustainable materials for industrial usesecondary
1 project
GreenLight's use of lignin — a wood-processing byproduct — as a carbon fibre precursor places FIBRE in the bio-economy materials space.
Evolution & trajectory
How they've shifted over time
Early focus
Lignin-based carbon fibre
Recent focus
Aerospace pultrusion manufacturing
Both H2020 projects ran almost simultaneously (2015 and 2016 start dates), so there is no meaningful temporal evolution visible in this dataset — FIBRE was active in both bio-based fibres and aerospace composites manufacturing at the same time. The two projects together suggest a deliberate dual positioning: sustainable raw materials on one side, high-performance aerospace processing on the other. Without projects beyond 2019 in this dataset, it is not possible to determine whether either direction was subsequently pursued more deeply.
With only two projects in a narrow 2015–2016 window and no data beyond 2019, the trajectory is unclear — but the coordinator role in an aerospace Clean Sky 2 project suggests growing ambition in high-value structural composites manufacturing.
Collaboration profile
How they like to work
Role: specialist_contributorReach: European4 countries collaborated
FIBRE operates both as a consortium leader and as a specialist partner, having filled both roles within just two projects. Their consortia are small — 10 unique partners across 4 countries — suggesting they work in focused, technically tight teams rather than large multi-stakeholder programmes. This profile suits organisations looking for a technically credible, manageable partner rather than a large coordinating hub.
FIBRE has collaborated with 10 unique partners across 4 countries in H2020, a small but international footprint. Their network is European in scope, with connections into aerospace supply chains (via Clean Sky 2) and bio-economy research consortia.
Why partner with them
What sets them apart
FIBRE occupies an unusual intersection: they bring materials science expertise in bio-derived fibres together with aerospace-grade manufacturing process know-how. Few institutes combine lignin-to-carbon-fibre research with pultrusion process development for curved aerospace profiles. For consortium builders, this makes them valuable in projects that need to bridge sustainability credentials with industrial manufacturing readiness.
Notable projects
Highlights from their portfolio
- AeroPulFIBRE coordinated this Clean Sky 2 project — the larger of their two grants at €441,500 — developing a manufacturing process for curved composite profiles directly applicable to aircraft structures.
- GreenLightThis BBI-funded project tackled the cost barrier of carbon fibre by replacing petroleum precursors with lignin, a bio-refinery byproduct, connecting FIBRE to the bio-economy materials chain.
Cross-sector capabilities
Aerospace and aviation compositesBio-economy and sustainable materialsAutomotive lightweightingCircular economy for industrial fibres
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