Altairenlighten.com sat down for an interview with Dr. Joerg Pohlman, Managing Director of SGL Automotive Carbon Fibers to discuss carbon fiber materials and recycling, Composite Crash Performance and Lightweighting Electric Vehicles. BMW Group and the SGL Group operate a joint … Continue reading

Munich. BMW AG has secured a 15.16 percent stake in SGL Carbon SE. The company is thereby strengthening its focus on lightweight construction and the use of carbon fibre reinforced plastics (CFRP) in automobile manufacture. The BMW Group and the … Continue reading

At the Geneva Motor Show, Volkswagen announced that it has taken an eight-percent stake in SGL Carbon, BMW’s partner in the new carbon-fiber venture announced back in 2009.  A Volkswagen spokesman said for Automotive News that there is currently no … Continue reading

BMW and French carmaker PSA Peugeot Citroen are considering extending their cooperation beyond the existing partnership in developing engines. The French automaker plans to join BMW in developing carbon fiber. “We look for technical solutions at a premium manufacturer and … Continue reading

Press Release: SGL Automotive Carbon Fibers – a joint venture of the BMW Group and SGL Group – broke ground today on the new greenfield carbon fiber manufacturing facility in Moses Lake, Washington. More than 70 guests from Moses Lake … Continue reading

US$ 100 million investment for the initial phase of production 80 new jobs to be created in Moses Lake for the initial phase Green energy source is the critical decision factor SGL Group and BMW Group jointly announced today at … Continue reading

Seattle Times reports that BMW and another unnamed German company have chosen Moses Lake City as the site for a new plant to manufacture carbon fibers to use in building lightweight cars. Back in October 2009, SGL Group and BMW … Continue reading