Automobile Textiles

23rd Jul 2019

SGL Carbon has delivered its millionth composite leaf spring to Volvo Cars, reaching a milestone in the history of serial production of fibre composite components. The leaf spring is manufactured at the Innkreis site in Austria. The leading German company's portfolio ranges from carbon and graphite materials and solutions to carbon fibres and...

20th Jul 2019

Haydale has announced that its graphene-enhanced prepreg has been incorporated in the composite tooling and automotive body panels in the new Briggs Automotive Company (BAC) Mono R. Haydale is a global solutions company from the US, enhancing applications of materials by changing their essential properties using graphene and nano-materials.

11th Jul 2019

The Tepex continuous-fibre-reinforced composites from Lanxess are becoming established in large-scale production of various structural components for lightweight automotive design. It is currently used in the Audi A8 car. Lanxess is a leading specialty chemicals company from Germany, with sales of €7.2 billion in 2018 and present in 33 countries.

8th Jul 2019

Teijin Ltd, a technology-driven global group offering advanced solutions in the areas of environmental value, safety, security and disaster mitigation, has agreed to wholly acquire Benet Automotive sro (Benet), a leading automotive composite and component supplier in the Czech Republic, from Jet Investment. Terms of the acquisition are not being...

1st Jul 2019

The Teijin Group’s advanced high-performance materials and technologies will be used in the latest solar-powered, carbon-fibre-reinforced plastic (CFRP) vehicle developed by the Kogakuin University Solar Team for the Bridgestone World Solar Challenge, the world’s biggest biennial solar car race, which will take place in Australia from October 13-20.

20th Jun 2019

Transportation and energy company Tesla is reportedly working on a new type of soft and durable fabric to make seating in its electric vehicles last longer. The development, termed ‘load-bearing fabric architecture' that can withstand varying loads, was revealed in a new patent application filed by Tesla last year that recently became public.

29th May 2019

Archroma, a global leader in colour and specialty chemicals towards sustainable solutions, has launched Fadex AS New, a new ‘super UV protector’ to make automotive and transportation textiles even more resistant to light. The new ‘super UV protector’ was presented by the company at the recently held Techtextil exhibition on May 15, 2019 at Frankfurt,...

24th May 2019

Continental Structural Plastics (CSP), along with its parent company Teijin Limited, was honoured by General Motors with the automakers Innovation Award at its 27th Annual Supplier of the Year awards ceremony held in Warren, Michigan. CarbonPro, the industry’s first pickup box made with carbon fibre, has earned CSP the GM Innovation Award.

20th May 2019

Teijin Ltd, a technology-driven global group, will participate in Chinaplas 2019, Asia’s largest exhibition for plastics and rubber industries, to be held at China Import & Export Fair Complex in Guangzhou, China from May 21-24. At the fair, Teijin will introduce solutions for automotive parts and components that combine its advanced technologies and...