The team at Arkema Composites has spent many years developing an epoxy resin that can biodegrade over time. This provides the key that will enable manufacturers to produce yachts built out of glassfibre that can be recycled – something previously impossible in a yacht built using standard epoxy resins. The fruition of many years of work was seen in the Jeanneau Sun Fast 30OD (pictured left), the first production yacht to be built using Elium as standard. This paves the way to a more sustainable future for boatbuilding.