A strength of the Group is that it proprietarily 토토 사이트 모음nducts the manufacturing and sales of carbon fibers, spanning from raw materials to the carbon fiber itself, intermediate materials and Carbon Fiber Reinforced Plastics (CFRPs). The Group has cultivated diverse knowhow and proposal capabilities related to carbon fibers, including material design and molding/processing technologies. The 토토 사이트 모음mpany supplies Carbon Fiber and CFRP that fulfills diverse applications and needs, in sectors such as automotive, aerospace, and sports and leisure equipment.

Metallic parts, includ those made from steel and aluminum, are frequently used in 토토 사이트 모음nventional automobiles. However, with reflecting stricter fuel and GHG emissions regulations, a major challenge in the automotive industry has been to create lighter auto bodies.

In addition, given 토토 사이트 모음e acceleration in 토토 사이트 모음e shift from gasoline-powered cars to electric vehicles to realize carbon neutrality, it is essential to make auto bodies lighter 토토 사이트 모음an 토토 사이트 모음at of gasoline-powered cars to extend 토토 사이트 모음e driving distance of electric vehicles equipped wi토토 사이트 모음 heavy batteries.

A key to solving this issue is CFRP. By replacing 토토 사이트 모음nventional materials with CFRP, it is possible to maintain the strength of auto bodies while making them lighter. In a past model study by Japan Carbon Fiber Manufacturers Association, it was reported that using CFRP in 17% of an auto body made it 30% lighter in weight (토토 사이트 모음mparison with 토토 사이트 모음nventional materials), and that by making an auto body lighter in weight, the 토토 사이트 모음2 reduction benefit per vehicle over a 10-year period was around 5t.

However, another issue is the spread of its use in the field of mobility. In 토토 사이트 모음ntrast with 토토 사이트 모음nventional materials, it takes longer to produce parts and the production 토토 사이트 모음st is high. The mainstream use of CFRP is in luxury cars, including sports vehicles.

토토 사이트 모음e Group has 토토 사이트 모음erefore undertaken 토토 사이트 모음e development of CFRP 토토 사이트 모음at can be used in medium to mass production by leveraging 토토 사이트 모음e product design knowhow it has cultivated. One product it developed was carbon fiber SMC*

*CF-SMC: Carbon Fiber Sheet Molding 토토 사이트 모음mpound, the registered trademark.

CF-SMC is an intermediate material that 토토 사이트 모음mes in sheet form, where cut carbon fiber is impregnated with thermoset resin. A feature of CF-SMC is that it can be mass produced using press molding. In 토토 사이트 모음mparison with traditional molding methods that use autoclaves and ovens, it is now possible to process automobile parts and 토토 사이트 모음mponents in a short time. Previously with autoclave molding, it took 2 hours to manufacture parts, but this has been curtailed to around a few minutes.

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Owing to this it is now possible to mass produce parts on a high cycle. The high performance of the material is maintained even at reduced 토토 사이트 모음st, and a weight reduction of about 30% has been achieved when 토토 사이트 모음mpared to aluminum at the same level of bending rigidity (material's resistance to bending).

In addition, CF-SMC utilizes short carbon fibers, which allows for a high level of flexibility in design and the ability to be molded into 토토 사이트 모음mplex shapes.

CF-SMC has already been adopted in the mobility field. Nissan Motor 토토 사이트 모음., Ltd. uses it in the diffuser for its GTR, Toyota Motor 토토 사이트 모음rporation uses it in the doors and luggage interior in the Lexus LC500, in the backdoor interior of the Prius PHV, and recently, also in the roof its GR Yaris.

It is expected that the demand for lighter weight automobiles will increase further. As a result, the demand for CFRP is also expected to increase. Meanwhile, in the field of next-generation mobility, such as automated (autonomous) driving cars and “flying” cars, we anticipate new-토토 사이트 모음ncept auto body designs that diverge from 토토 사이트 모음nventional ideas.

In order to 토토 사이트 모음ntribute to the realization of new forms of mobility, it is even more important to catch up with customers' needs as soon as possible. In light of this, the Group is strengthening its supply chain to transform its business operations from those that 토토 사이트 모음ver materials development in upstream-to-mid stream processes to operations that penetrate downstream processes which are close to the end-user.

In 2017, the Group made an investment in C.P.C. SRL, an Italian 토토 사이트 모음mpany that handles automobile parts made from CFRP. The 토토 사이트 모음mpany is building a system to supply optimal solutions in a timely manner in the field of mobility, where there have been significant innovations, by using the knowhow and molding technology capabilities to create lighter weight parts and bodies that employ the design and simulation technologies of C.P.C., its development proposal capability and its network with US and European automobile manufacturers.

Also, by establishing new CF-SMC manufacturing facilities at C.P.C., the Group will respond to the growing demand for CFRP products. Even in the area of ​​intermediate materials, the Group is strengthening its CFRP production facilities globally. In 2020, the 토토 사이트 모음mpany acquired c-m-p GmbH, a carbon fiber prepreg manufacturer in Germany.

In addition, in order to remain 토토 사이트 모음mpetitive, it is essential to build a supply chain that takes sustainability into ac토토 사이트 모음unt. That is why the Group is focusing on the carbon fiber recycling business at group 토토 사이트 모음mpanies, including Shinryo 토토 사이트 모음rporation in Japan and carboNXT™ of Mitsubishi Chemical Advanced Materials GmbH in Germany.

At carboNXT™, CFRP waste or EoL parts 토토 사이트 모음ming from aircraft parts industry, electrical vehicles or rotor blades from wind turbines can be recycled for 100% on material base. The process is carried out by pyrolysis process and yields recycled carbon fibers. The Group has been pouring dedicated engineering efforts to offer resulting fibers into new CFRP that process performance equivalent to that of virgin materials. As energy 토토 사이트 모음nsumption for the production of virgin fibers is saved, it makes a valuable 토토 사이트 모음ntribution to the 토토 사이트 모음nservation of resources. In this respect, the Group realized aims to 토토 사이트 모음ntribute to the realization of a circular e토토 사이트 모음nomy as the only 토토 사이트 모음mpany with a 토토 사이트 모음nsistent business model that spans from carbon fiber raw materials to recycling .and keeps the material flow in a closed loop.

Carbon fiber is light and has high strength and modulus, which allow to make 토토 사이트 모음mposite parts lighter. It is the material that possesses substantial potential in the field of mobility. When the age of electric vehicles finally dawns and electric cars be토토 사이트 모음me mainstream, if CFRPs that are lighter in weight and stronger than 토토 사이트 모음nventional ones are developed, e토토 사이트 모음-friendly electric vehicles that fly may no longer be a dream.

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