Cars & Concepts

SGL sees rising interest in carbon fiber parts

Carbon fiber is used in the passenger frame for the BMW i3 electric car, pictured, and BMW i8 plug-in hybrid supercar. (BLOOMBERG)
November 24, 2014 05:00 AM

FRANKFURT (Reuters) -- SGL Group, the materials supplier for carbon fiber reinforced parts in BMW's electric cars, is in talks with several other carmakers to supply carbon fiber for a wider range of automotive components, its chief executive said.

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