OVERVIEW ENERGY & MATERIALS HEALTH & RESILIENCE WORK & PROSPERITY GOVERNANCE APPENDIX FY22 IMPACT REPORT 24 Vartega Recycling carbon fiber reduces carbon emissions Vartega, a recycling technology company that has developed a low-cost grade of carbon fiber through its patented recycling process, was added to the Autodesk Foundation portfolio in fiscal year 2022. The company’s recycled carbon fiber solutions—which have been found to exhibit the same mechanical properties as virgin carbon fiber—can be incorporated into intermediate materials (products that require additional processing), including non-woven fabrics, thermoplastic pellets, and 3D printing filaments. Recycling carbon fiber is 95% less energy-intensive and 50% less expensive than making virgin carbon fiber. Vartega aims to enable growth of the circular economy by closing production loops across all material composites. Greenhouse gas reduction remains central to the company’s metrics. For every metric ton of carbon fiber recycled, Vartega saves 13.4 metric tons of CO₂ compared to manufacturing virgin carbon fiber. Vartega’s patented recycling hardware was designed and engineered with AutoCAD, Inventor, and Fusion 360 technology and provides strong, flexible, low-cost composite materials to key industries, including aerospace and automobile. Learn more