glass fiber textiles with polyamide 66 (PA66) films. Due to its tensile strength, high heat resistance, and impact properties similar to metal, this material improves collision safety and weight reduction of EV batteries. It will showcase a carbon fiber-reinforced thermoplastic unidirectional tape (CFRTP-UD tape) that utilizes both recycled continuous carbon fiber and the company’s LEONA polyamide resin. It can be applied to automobile frames a...

News  Updated at: 2023/09/06

fiber jointly with the National Institute of Technology Kitakyushu College and Tokyo University of Science. They aim to eventually realize practical use of a system that enables reuse of carbon fibers derived from carbon fiber reinforced plastics (CFRPs) and carbon-fiber reinforced thermoplastics (CFRTPs) discarded from vehicles as CFRPs or similar materials for vehicles. This time, they developed a basic technology for recycling continuous carb...

News  Updated at: 2022/12/21

Full-scale development of CFRTP; carbon neutrality trend encourages manufacturers to rush to establish related technologies Technology development for the practical use of carbon fiber reinforced thermoplastic (CFRTP) as a material for automobiles is accelerating. Asahi Kasei Corp. has expanded its lineup of thermoplastic resin composite materials, and Sekisui Chemical Co., Ltd. has developed a proprietary treatment solution that increases the st...

News  Updated at: 2022/10/31

LANXESS provides composite material for underbody component in Li Auto’s SUVs On October 17, Lanxess AG (Lanxess) announced that Li Auto Inc. has selected its Tepex dynalite branded continuous-fiber-reinforced thermoplastic composite materials (CFRTP) for underbody paneling components to protect the tank in the Li L9 and the newly launched Li L8 models. The underbody paneling component is around 1.5 meters long, 1 meter wide and just 3 to 4 mi...

News  Updated at: 2022/10/17

Teijin aims to reduce CO2 emissions; striving to establish recycle systems and boost yield; accommodating auto needs Teijin Limited (Teijin) will work to reduce carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions throughout the life cycle of composite molding materials. The company plans to start by building a recycling system for thermoplastic carbon fiber composite materials (CFRTP) and develop CFRTP with a higher ratio of recycled materials used as raw materials. ...

News  Updated at: 2022/10/06

Teijin develops glass fiber type CFRTP for EV bottom protectors Teijin Limited (Teijin) has developed a glass fiber type of its “Sereebo” carbon fiber reinforced thermoplastics (CFRTP). Teijin hopes to win orders for use in bottom protectors for electric vehicle (EV) batteries. Glass fiber reinforced plastics have electrical insulation properties and are generally said to have a strength ratio about 3 times higher than that of metal. Teijin w...

News  Updated at: 2022/09/15

Mitsubishi Chemical starts operations at new CFRTP pilot facility Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation (Mitsubishi Chemical) announced that it has established a new pilot facility for carbon fiber reinforced thermoplastic (CFRTP) in Fukui Prefecture, Japan and operations have started at the new facility. Samples will begin shipping in April. While CFRTP materials are primarily imported, Mitsubishi Chemical has established a technology enabling highly ...

News  Updated at: 2022/04/06

mposites, component cost is low due to a specially developed, highly-efficient manufacturing process and a stress equivalent structural design. The project was funded by the European Commission as part of the H2020 funding program. The institute has used continuous-fiber-reinforced thermoplastics (CFRTP) in a three-dimensional sandwich design, using an innovative process that combines high-efficiency foam injection molding with CFRTP. The so-ca...

News  Updated at: 2021/05/25

Suncorona Oda to focus on flex carbon parts proposals with aim of expanding automotive parts usage Suncorona Oda Co., Ltd. (Suncorona Oda; Komatsu City, Ishikawa Prefecture), a textile material maker, will start full-scale proposals for automotive parts applications for carbon reinforced thermo plastics (CFRTP). In addition to expanding sales of press-molded sheets that utilize fiber separation technology to produce ultra-fine yarn, the company p...

News  Updated at: 2021/01/19

Mitsubishi Chemical to establish new pilot facility for CFRTP Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation (Mitsubishi Chemical, Chiyoda Ward, Tokyo) announced that it will establish a new pilot facility for carbon fiber reinforced thermoplastic (CFRTP) including thermoplastic resin in Fukui Prefecture. With support from the Industrial Technology Center of Fukui Prefecture, Mitsubishi Chemical has established a technology enabling efficient manufacturing of C...

News  Updated at: 2021/01/18

material solutions for automotive industry at JEC World 2020. Covestro has developed a new composite technology that facilitates the industrial-scale production of particularly thin, lightweight, high-strength yet aesthetic parts. It is based on Continuous Fiber-Reinforced Thermoplastic Polymers (CFRTP) and is marketed under the name Maezio. One current example of an application is the redesigned wheels of the ES8 and ES6 SUVs of the Chinese el...

News  Updated at: 2020/02/17

GM selects Teijin’s Sereebo CFRTP for GMC pickup box production in Huntington, Indiana On May 7, Teijin Limited announced that its Sereebo carbon fiber reinforced thermoplastic (CFRTP) has been selected by General Motors for use in select pickup box applications.Sereebo will be used to manufacture the optional CarbonPro pickup box jointly developed by Teijin and GM for the GMC Sierra Denali 1500 and GMC Sierra AT4 1500. Following production sta...

News  Updated at: 2019/05/09

Fuji Keizai forecasts growth of carbon fiber composite material market to JPY 3.5 trillion in 2030 Fuji Keizai Co., Ltd. announced the results of its survey on the global carbon fiber composite market, which is expected to grow. The company predicts that the PAN-carbon fiber composite material (CFRP/CFRTP) market will expand to JPY 3.58 trillion in 2030 (2.6 times larger than the 2017 level), thanks to the growth in application such as automobile...

News  Updated at: 2019/03/25

Ube Exsymo develops CFRTP trialxial woven fabric with Sakase Adtech Ube Exsymo Co., Ltd. (Ube Exsymo) announced that it has jointly developed carbon fiber reinforced thermoplastics (CFRTP) using carbon fiber triaxial woven fabric with and Sakase Adtech Co., Ltd. (Sakase Adtech). Sakase Adtech is the sole manufacturer in the world for triaxial woven fabric for industrial applications. The newly developed triaxial CFRTP uses carbon fiber triaxial w...

News  Updated at: 2018/02/22

Asahi Glass develops technology to enhance the performance of CFRTP Asahi Glass (AGC) announced a newly developed technology that enhances the performance of carbon fiber reinforced thermoplastic (CFRTP). By using its fluoropolymer to improve existing CFRTP, AGC's new technology greatly improves the material's impact resistance, reduces the product defects that occur under high temperature molding, and also improves yields. The enhanced CFRTP all...

News  Updated at: 2017/12/14

Nagoya University makes world's first automotive chassis from CFRTP Nagoya University National Composite Center (NCC) announced on October 16 that it has successfully made an automotive chassis from carbon fiber reinforced thermoplastics (CFRTP) for the first time in the world. The CFRTP chassis is 40% lighter than iron chassis and 10% lighter than aluminum chassis. The new technology is easily mass-produced, with a cycle time of around 1 minute....

News  Updated at: 2017/10/17

Toho Tenax develops new recycled materials-based compound for CFRTP Toho Tenax Co., Ltd. (Toho Tenax), a Teijin Group company, announced that Toho Tenax Europe GmbH, a German subsidiary of Toho Tenax, has developed a new recycled materials-based compound for carbon fiber reinforced thermo plastics (CFRTP). The new compound offers a substantial cost reduction compared to compounds made from new fiber base materials and resins. Toho Tenax will seek...

News  Updated at: 2017/03/17

Sekisui Chemical develops new CFRTP manufacturing method Sekisui Chemical Co., Ltd. (Sekisui Chemical) announced that it has established a new continuous irregular shape forming technique for carbon fiber reinforced thermoplastics (CFRTPs) for the first time ever. Large and long products can be formed more easily than before, and productivity is higher. The company is aiming to commercialize products produced with the new technology for use in tr...

News  Updated at: 2017/03/14

Nippon Steel & Sumikin Materials develops new CFRTP intermediate material Nippon Steel & Sumikin Materials Co., Ltd. announced that it has developed a new NS-TEPreg thermoplastic prepreg (intermediate material) with the advantages of thermosetting resins. The new prepreg is half-cured because it is produced by applying heat treatment to a carbon fiber impregnated with special phenoxy resin. Carbon-fiber reinforced thermoplastics (CFRTP)-made part...

News  Updated at: 2016/07/22

Toray develops enhanced pellets for CFRTP Toray Industries, Inc. has developed a new pellet for carbon-fiber reinforced thermoplastics (CFRTP). The new pellet offers greater impact resistance than conventional materials. The company will start shipping samples to parts suppliers and other customers, with the aim of commercializing it for use in some transport equipment and home appliances within two years. Toray expects adoption for utilization o...

News  Updated at: 2016/01/21