Mitsubishi Rayon buys US carbon fibre plant from Germany's SGL

Mitsubishi Rayon Co (MRC) decided to acquire SGL Carbon Fibers LLC, the carbon fibre production base of the German SGL Group, in order to expand its carbon fibres business in the North American market. MRC’s wholly-owned subsidiary Mitsubishi Rayon Carbon Fiber and Composites (MRCFAC) plans to acquire all the shares of the said fibre production company from its present parent company SGL Technologies North America, incorporating it into MRCFAC, by the beginning of April 2017.

MRC has developed ‘high-performance large tow’, a unique carbon fibre that supports high productivity in the moulding of large components whilst exhibiting the physical and quality