BMW, SGL to triple carbon fber capacity at US plant

摘要

SGL Automotive Carbon Fibers, a joint venture of SGL Group (Wiesbaden, Germany) and automaker BMW, says it intends to invest $200 million to triple carbon fber capacity at its Moses Lake, WA, plant, to cope with high demand from the automotive sector. The announcement was made at a recent groundbreaking ceremony for the expansion. The companies have already invested $100 million at the facility.