Daimler to Build Carbon Fiber Plant

The race in the field of the so called carbon fibre reinforced plastic (CFRP) industry is on between German manufacturers Daimler and BMW. After the latter already announced the construction of a CFRP factory in the US in collaboration with the SGL Group, Daimler is now following its lead.

After back in April this year the German manufacturer partnered with Toray Industries for the production of the material and use it in the 2013 Mercedes Benz SL-Klasse, the carmaker now says it will be buil...

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