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Toray, Mitsubishi invest in carbon fiber
by Marc S. Reisch
November 13, 2017
| A version of this story appeared in
Volume 95, Issue 45
Auto industry demand for carbon-fiber-reinforced composites is driving new investments by Japanese chemical makers. Toray Industries plans to build a facility in Jalisco, Mexico, to make a new carbon fiber variant with cost and performance characteristics suited for lightweight car body components. Production should start at the end of 2018. Separately, Mitsubishi Chemical has acquired a 44% stake in CPC Group, an Italian maker of auto body carbon fiber composites. Mitsubishi says it expects to have composite sales of $880 million by 2020.
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