BMW, VW Begin Battle Over Carbon Fiber Producer SGL
24 May 2011, 08:47 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Carbon fiber, the wonder material of the new century, is poised to cause pretty much the same drama other valuable materials have caused over the years for mankind. Since there are only a handful of...
BMW and PSA to Work Together on Carbon Fiber Tech
27 Sep 2010, 05:58 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The push for mass adoption of carbon-fiber in the creation of its vehicles German manufacturer BMW is promoting these days has drawn the attention of the PSA Peugeot Citroen group, the French carmak...
BMW Plant Breaks Ground in Moses Lake
8 Jul 2010, 13:13 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Three months after German carmaker BMW and its partner, SGL Automotive Carbon Fibers announced they have selected Moses Lake, Washington, as the site for the future joint operation, work on the faci...
Carbon Fiber Wars: Daimler Partners with Toray
29 Apr 2010, 09:26 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Following the big fuss German carmaker BMW created around its future line of vehicles and all the carbon fiber parts that will go into then, the rivals from Daimler retaliated with the announcement ...
BMW Confirms Moses Lake as Site for Future Plant
7 Apr 2010, 06:37 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / As rumored in the past week, a new carbon fiber manufacturing plant will be built by BMW together with SGL Automotive Carbon Fibers in Moses Lake, Washington. The confirmation came yesterday, during...
BMW Carbon Fiber Plant in Moses Lake City
2 Apr 2010, 14:13 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Following last week's information that German carmaker BMW and its partner SGL are looking for a possible construction site of a future carbon fiber manufacturing facility, the Seattle Times re...
BMW To Build Carbon Fiber Plant in NA
24 Mar 2010, 07:05 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Following the partnership made last year with the SGL Group to manufacture carbon fibers and textile semi-finished products (CFRP) for future BMW vehicles, German carmaker BMW is said to be looking ...
BMW Forms JV with SGL to Make CFRP
29 Oct 2009, 15:17 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / German carmaker BMW announced today it will form a joint venture with the SGL Group to manufacture carbon fibres and textile semi-finished products (CFRP) to be used in future BMW vehicles. The JV w...
Brembo Expects Boost in Demand for Carbon Ceramic Brakes
15 Jun 2009, 10:44 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / After forming the long-rumored deal with SGL Group, Brembo is now readying the carbon ceramic brakes for high-volume premium cars, with the parts manufacturer expecting to see a sharp increase in de...
Brembo and SGL Seek Joint Venture
2 Apr 2009, 14:45 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Italian brake manufacturer Brembo and SGL Group of Germany are holding talks regarding sharing costs related to the development of carbon ceramic break discs, as part of the two companies plan to de...