First Graphene Limited has entered a three-year Development and Commercialisation Agreement with Aeropreg, a Turkish maker of prepreg composite materials, to move a carbon fibre prepreg enhanced with its PureGRAPH towards commercialisation, First Graphene said.
Carbon fibre prepreg is a composite material that has been pre-infused with partially cured polymer resin and is often used to strengthen components in aerospace, defence, automotive and sporting goods applications. Under the agreement, First Graphene's proprietary epoxy concentrates will be used to optimise how PureGRAPH is incorporated into Aeropreg's existing prepreg manufacturing process.
The development programme will focus first on achieving controlled and repeatable graphene loading within the prepreg, and then on validating the strength, durability, performance and manufacturability of the resulting material. Subject to trial results, the two companies will advance the material towards a commercial launch through Aeropreg's existing sales channels in the aerospace, automotive, marine and sporting goods industries. The partnership, the company said, is the next stage of its strategy to convert technical development in carbon fibre composites into commercial opportunities for PureGRAPH, and follows positive results from its customer development programmes and grant-funded research.
Aeropreg supplies prepregs made from carbon, glass, aramid and basalt fibre for aerospace, automotive, marine, sporting goods, medical and wind energy applications, and has in-house resin development and testing capabilities. It is a subsidiary of Spinteks. According to Aeropreg, its prepreg production operates under AS9100 aerospace quality management certification, and in June 2026 Spinteks was added to Turkish Aerospace's approved supplier list for composite manufacturing, with Aeropreg carrying out prepreg production within the group.
The agreement gives First Graphene a potential pathway into the global carbon fibre reinforced plastics market, which Grand View Research estimates will grow to US$43.7 billion by 2033. Michael Bell, the company's managing director and chief executive, said the partnership was an important step in progressing its carbon fibre development work towards commercialisation in industries such as aerospace and defence, and that the immediate focus would be on validating the material within Aeropreg's manufacturing process, with a longer-term objective of establishing another commercial route to market for PureGRAPH. First Graphene also said the collaboration aligns with its increased focus on the US market and its recent acquisition of MITO Materials.
