GM and Teijin Partner on Automotive Carbon Fibers

High Performance: Deal could expand carbon fiber use in vehicles. General Motors (GM) and Teijin (Tokyo) say they will co-develop advanced carbon fiber composite technologies for potential high-volume use globally in GM cars, trucks and crossover vehicles. The agreement involves use of Teijin’s carbon fiber reinforced thermoplastic (CFRTP) technology, a faster and more efficient way to produce carbon fiber composites. Teijin’s technology allows the company to mass-produce carbon fiber-reinforced thermoplastic components with cycle times of under a...

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