Oak Ridge, Ford and Dow open carbon fibre research facility

摘要

A carbon fibre technology facility has been opened in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, USA, by the US Energy Department, Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Ford Motor Co and Dow Chemical. Supported by a $35-million Energy Department grant, the 3900-m2 (42 000 square feet) facility features a melt-spun fibre line of 120 m (390 feet) in length to produce raw fibre materials.