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SGL Group to sell graphite electrode business to Showa Denko for €350M; focusing on carbon fiber and graphite

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Closing is expected in the first half of 2017. We will now be focusing our resources fully on our growth areas Composites - Fibers & Materials (CFM) and Graphite Materials & Systems (GMS) taking advantage of three megatrends mobility, energy supply, and digitization.

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Aston Martin, TenCate Advanced Composites partner for Valkyrie program

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Unveiled in March 2017 as the AM-RB (Aston Martin - Red Bull Racing) hypercar, and subsequently named Valkyrie, the mid-engined hypercar features a new, high-revving naturally aspirated V12 engine. TenCate Advanced Composites began producing advanced composite materials in 1972 in Nijverdal, The Netherlands.

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DOE to award $15.8M to 30 hydrogen and fuel cell technologies projects

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Selections were made under the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy’s Fuel Cell Technologies Office (FCTO) annual funding opportunity announcement (FOA) in 2017. Precursor Development for Low-Cost, High-Strength Carbon Fiber. Precursor Development for Low-Cost, High-Strength Carbon Fiber.

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Steel industry calls for shift in vehicle emissions regulations from tailpipe to total lifecycle

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Alternative materials, such as aluminum, magnesium and carbon fiber produce emissions during their manufacture that are five to 20 times greater than steel, the steel association said. ThyssenKrupp Steel USA, LLC; United States Steel Corporation. —Cees ten Broek, director, WorldAutoSteel. Earlier post.).

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Audi highlights its range of electrification efforts; Q7 diesel PHEV, A7 fuel cell PHEV, BEV, 48V and more; 750 Wh/l by 2025

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Market launch is scheduled to begin in 2017. The company hopes to launch AWC in 2017. An outer skin made from carbon fiber reinforced polymer (CFRP) encases the inner aluminum shell. Another project is underway in Hobbs (New Mexico, USA). There will also be wireless options.

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