2010年4月17日

碳纤维新闻 -Carbon Fiber News

SGL, BMW to spend $100 mln open carbon fibre plant -德国宝马,西格里碳纤维集团投巨资碳纤维汽车部件应用

By Carbonfiber.com.cn

from bmw.com.cn






Carbon fibre producer SGL Group and car maker BMW Group have announced that their joint venture, SGL Automotive Carbon Fibers LLC, will build a carbon fibre manufacturing plant in Moses Lake, Washington, USA. US$100 million will be invested initially and 80 local jobs created.

The new facility is part of the companies’ strategy to commercialise viable manufacturing of lightweight carbon fibre reinforced plastics (CFRP) for use in cars. The fibres manufactured at Moses Lake will be used exclusively for BMW’s upcoming Megacity Vehicle. This electric car designed for urban travel is set to be launched before 2015 under a BMW sub-brand.

Announcing the new plant, BMW and SGL, both headquartered in Germany, said the decision to build the carbon fibre plant in Moses Lake was based primarily on the availability of renewable energy (hydropower) and competitive energy costs in the state of Washington. Favourable infrastructure conditions, existing utilities, a skilled labour force and ease of working with the local government were also contributing factors.

The raw material needed to manufacture the carbon fibres, a polyacrylonitrile (PAN) based precursor, will be produced by a joint venture between SGL Group and the Japanese company Mitsubishi Rayon (MRC) in Otake, Japan. The facility in Moses Lake will convert the polyacrylic fibres into carbon fibres. These fibres will then be processed into carbon fibre fabrics at a second joint venture site in Wackersdorf, Germany. The CFRP parts and components will then be made from these fabrics at the BMW Group Plant Landshut, Germany.

The assembly of the Megacity Vehicle will take place at the BMW Group plant in Leipzig, Germany, where currently a range of BMW 1 Series and the BMW X1 are being built.

SGL and BMW have cooperated for many years in the area of carbon fibre composites and combined their core competencies to industrialise the use of carbon fibres in automotive applications in a joint venture founded in October 2009. The joint venture operates through two companies, one based in the USA (SGL Automotive Carbon Fibers LLC) and the other in Germany (SGL Automotive Fibers GmbH & Co KG). SGL holds 51% of the shares and BMW 49%.
‘World’s most cost efficient carbon fibre plant’


“This new plant in Moses Lake is a milestone in the use of carbon fibres for large scale production in the automotive industry,” said Robert Koehler, CEO SGL Group. “It will be the world’s most cost efficient carbon fibre plant using state-of-the-art technologies.”



SGL already operates carbon fibre and composite materials plants in the USA.

“We consider carbon fibre a cutting-edge material,” said Friedrich Eichiner, Member of the Board of Management, Finance, BMW AG. “Our joint efforts will make sustainable mobility possible in urban environments. Acting sustainably is part of our corporate strategy. Our focus includes the whole value chain. Therefore, the energy demand for producing carbon fibre will come from environmentally friendly hydropower.”

“Lightweight construction is a core aspect for sustainable mobility improving both fuel consumption and CO2 emissions, two key elements of our EfficientDynamics strategy,” he continued. “With using CFRP components in our Megacity Vehicle, we take sustainable mobility a step further. By combining the know how of SGL Group and our expertise in manufacturing CFRP components, we will be able to produce carbon fibre enhanced components in large volumes at competitive costs for the first time. This is particularly relevant for electric-powered vehicles such as the Megacity Vehicle.”
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carbon 2010-4-18 14:25:50 reply
西格里集团首席执行官RobertKoehler表示:“此次与宝马集团建立合资公司将成为汽车工业规模化使用碳纤维做生产材料的里程碑。这是碳纤维材料第一次在量产车型制造中发挥重要作用,意味着碳纤维技术在原有材料更新换代为轻型材料过程中的重要性正不断加强,它不但有助于减少二氧化碳排放,还能节约自然资源,更坚定了我们集团的发展战略。”

  NorbertReithofer,宝马公司董事会主席也坦言:“这家合资公司实现了双赢的局面。我们可以获得生产Megacity车型所需的先驱技术和生产原料,而西格里集团作为我们强大的合作伙伴将进一步拓展汽车业务。就我们的Projecti项目而言,我们将在汽车结构、轻型设计和新材料使用方面开辟出一片新天地。”

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carbon 2010-4-18 14:26:22 reply
 据了解,新成立的合资公司将整合两家公司的核心竞争力,其中,作为欧洲唯一一家碳纤维及其复合材料的制造商,西格里集团覆盖了碳纤维生产完整价值链,集团将充分发挥和利用其在高性能材料方面的技术知识和碳纤维材料方面的宝贵经验。

  轻型汽车制造的新****

  通过新成立的合资公司,宝马集团将紧紧掌握运用在研发中的宝马Megacity车型上的关键技术和原材料。这将是历史上碳纤维复合材料第一次被大量应用于汽车规模化生产,并在材料使用中占主导地位。此举展现出了碳纤维材料质轻的优势,同时也降低了二氧化碳排放。

  可持续发展与可回收

  在整条供应链中,环境,社会和经济因素并重。碳纤维和碳纤维织物的制造都将建立在环保的考虑之上。相关碳纤维和碳纤维织物的回收工艺也在研发当中。此外,北美工厂将使用水电作为能源保障。

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carbon 2010-4-18 14:26:51 reply
融资与合作协议

  合资公司的格局如下:西格里集团占51%的股份,宝马集团占49%的股份,此外,双方在平等基础之上共同提名管理层。重大决定需要征得全体一致通过。最终总投资将可达到约2.3亿欧元。

  同时,西格里集团还将与三菱丽阳成立合资公司,生产碳纤维的原材料––PAN基原丝,协议预计在09年底之前签订。合资公司将由三菱丽阳出资2/3,西格里集团出资1/3,设在三菱丽阳位于日本大竹市的工厂。通过成立该合资公司,西格里集团将进一步加强与三菱丽阳的长期战略合作关系,确保用于生产汽车工业用碳纤维材料的原丝的长期供应。与宝马集团和三菱丽阳分别成立合资公司不会限制或约束西格里集团碳纤维与复合材料业务部任何现有战略和业务活动,也不会对其在汽车,风能,工业,航空航天领域的主要客户造成任何影响。