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Lightweighting – the future of mobility. Print
Tuesday, 20 December 2011

The latest edition of the INDEX 14 newsletter reports that special nonwovens are at the heart of a BMW initiative which may well completely change the face of the automotive industry in coming years – with lightweight, carbon fibre-based cars achieving new records in fuel consumption and performance.

The lightweight nonwoven materials in question are being made from carbon fibres at a plant in Wackersdorf, Germany, as one step in a chain which sees them eventually converted into carbon fibre reinforced plastic (CFRP) components.

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