#207 Malcolm Forsyth on Circular Composites: From End‑of‑Service to Industrial Scale

Circularity is not a buzzword—and Malcolm Forsyth proves why. 🔁Right after the European Circular Composites Alliance General Assembly in Brussels, I sat down with Malcolm Forsyth, Sustainability Manager at Composites UK - Trade Association, to talk about what really matters now: end of service versus end of life, circularity at industrial scale, and why technology is no longer the main bottleneck—economics and design decisions are.This is an engineering conversation, not a marketing one.We discuss decarbonisation, recycling routes, automotive scale‑up challenges, and why European collaboration through ECCA and The European Composites Industry Association; EuCIA is essential if composites are to become truly circular.Just two weeks ago, we launched the very first Hashtag#Composites360onTour newsletter with Julia Minici of Afterwind—and more than 4,000 of you subscribed. That response showed me how strong the appetite is for deep, technically grounded content like this.So here we go again.This edition follows the same format:Part 1 as native video in the cover, Part 2 embedded in the newsletter body.The full episode is available on YouTube, with an audio podcast release coming shortly—just search Composites Lounge on your favourite app.You can also meet Malcolm in person at JEC World 2026 at the UK Pavilion organised by Composites UK Trade Association, Hall 6, Stands S62 and T62, and in the Circularity Forum session he will moderate on Wednesday, March 11th.👉 Read the new #Composites360onTour newsletter and watch the interviews embedded.Subscribe to this newsletter format if you want first‑hand access to the people shaping the future of composites, advanced materials and engineering in Europe.Thank you to JEC and EUCIA for their relentless support in helping composites become what they truly deserve to be.YouTube Episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=akW8wMbV7Ec&feature=youtu.be