From Knoxville to Chattanooga: Endeavor Composites taps into another mobility hub with CO.LAB accelerator

Hicham Ghossein stands with his arms crossed beside a window at his Knoxville office.

As much as 30% of manufacturing production can end up in a landfill, representing more than $1 billion worth of fibers annually. Their technology creates an opportunity to capture some of that material and turn it into new, high value composite products.

What if waste could become the raw material for the next generation of high-performance products? That’s what Endeavor Composites is working on. At its core, Endeavor repurposes post-industrial fibers into new markets, making high-quality composites affordable for all.

Teknovation has covered Endeavor for many years. Founder and CEO Hicham Ghossein developed his expertise in composites through the University of Tennessee, and later took part in the  Innovation Crossroads program at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, where he worked on scaling and commercializing carbon fiber nonwoven technology.