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is unveiling its new whitened shade materials in March. The new color option is for the company’s carbon fiber-reinforced grades. This new finish offers a lighter base color compared to the natural black variant, making it colorable with masterbatch during the injection molding and pellet-based 3D printing processes.

Carbon fiber-reinforced thermoplastics composites are highly valued for their strength, light weight and durability, making them essential materials in sectors such as consumer goods, industrial applications and mobility. However, the natural black color of carbon fiber, when combined with thermoplastic matrices, has traditionally limited its use in applications where design is important.

To overcome this challenge, Xenia developed new technology that produces carbon fiber-reinforced materials with a whitened base color. The result is a thermoplastic compound that not only offers excellent mechanical properties but also achieves a whitened shade color, enabling it to be colored by adding masterbatch during both the injection molding and 3D printing processes by pellets.

Xenia expects the whitening technology will open up new possibilities for designs and applications across different industries.

Xenia will showcase the materials at JEC World 2025, taking place March 4–6 in Paris, France.