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Asahi Kasei collaborates on development of recycling technology for carbon fiber from autos

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Asahi Kasei, a diversified Japanese multinational company, has developed a new technology for recycling carbon fiber plastic compounds together with the National Institute of Technology, Kitakyushu College and Tokyo University of Science. Thus, these carbon fiber compounds present in vehicles for weight reduction.

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Oil companies “break the circle”! Total Energy to build tens of thousands of charging piles in China

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When “replacing oil with electricity” has become a trend, the transportation industry has maintained the era of fuel oil for hundreds of years, but it is also undergoing subversive changes. In 2020, Total Energy acquired the largest electric vehicle charging company in London and has mastered many local charging pile resources.

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Daimler and Toray to establish JV for carbon-fiber based automobile parts; new production and joining process enables large-scale production

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Toray Industries, Inc. and Daimler AG are forming a joint venture in Esslingen, Germany, for manufacturing and marketing of Carbon Fiber Reinforced Plastics (CFRP) automobile parts. As part of this move, the company plans to actively adopt CFRP parts and increase the number of models using such parts.

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Dutch companies form European Thermoplastic Automotive Composites consortium

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These companies, each in their own area of expertise, play a leading role in the production and processing of fiber-reinforced thermoplastic composites, and have established a track record in the aerospace industry. companies in the field of technical textiles (such as TenCate); and the chemical industry (including synthetic resins).

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Isuzu, Hino, Toyota partner to accelerate CASE technologies for commercial vehicles; new JV

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The three companies intend to combine Toyota’s CASE technologies with the commercial vehicle foundations cultivated by Isuzu and Hino. Toyota has been accelerating upfront investment in CASE technology and establishing partners with the aim of transforming into a mobility company. billion yen (resulting in Toyota having 4.6%

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Mazda continues supporting algae biofuels research

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Mazda continues to be involved in joint research projects and studies as part of an ongoing industry-academia-government collaboration to promote the wide-spread adoption of biofuels from microalgae growth. Earlier post.). Microalgae biofuel has numerous positive attributes as a renewable liquid fuel. Earlier post.). Earlier post.).

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SGL Group and BMW Group Establish Carbon Fiber-Joint Venture; BMW Will Use Output in the Megacity Vehicle

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SGL Group and BMW Group have formed a 51:49 joint venture to manufacture carbon fibers and fabrics for the automotive industry. The joint venture will be operated through two companies, one based in North America (SGL Automotive Carbon Fibers LLC), and the other in Germany (SGL Automotive Fibers GmbH & Co KG).