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SGL Carbon SE
Wiesbaden-headquartered (Meitingen campus legacy) German specialty carbon and graphite company (XETRA: SGL). Carbon fiber tow production at Moses Lake, Washington, USA (SGL Automotive Carbon Fibers joint venture with BMW — primarily supplied BMW i3/i8 automotive body structures). PAN precursor at Lavradio, Portugal. SGL has moved away from large-scale commodity CF toward specialty graphite, ceramic brakes (Brembo-SGL JV), and specialty carbon products. The Moses Lake WA automotive CF JV with BMW (using hydroelectric power for ~50% reduced CO2 footprint) is the primary CF tow output. SGL is NOT a significant SCBA pressure vessel market player; automotive and specialty industrial are its primary carbon fiber markets.
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Did you know2024
SGL Carbon's Moses Lake, Washington carbon fiber plant (BMW joint venture) uses Columbia River hydroelectric power to produce automotive-grade carbon fiber for BMW electric vehicle bodies at approximately 50% lower CO2 footprint than natural gas-powered CF production. This means the carbon fiber that reduces weight in a BMW iX electric SUV (enabling greater electric range) is made with the same renewable energy source (Pacific Northwest hydropower) as the aluminum smelters it replaced in the region. The environmental equation is circular: renewable energy → carbon fiber → lighter EV → less energy needed per mile → less renewable energy consumed in operation. Moses Lake's proximity to cheap hydropower is what makes this possible — the same geographic advantage that drew aluminum smelters to the Columbia River basin in the 20th century now draws carbon fiber production in the 21st.
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