Faurecia joins the German Carbon Fiber Composites Cluster in Augsburg
The proximity of German premium OEMs and internationally recognized partners such as the Institute of Textile Engineering Augsburg, the Fraunhofer Institute IGCV, the German Aerospace Centre (DLR) or the University of Augsburg is a unique opportunity for Faurecia to take the lead in the mass production of structural and semi-structural composite parts for the automotive industry.
Faurecia is already a leading member of the FORCE consortium in France which has the aim of producing low cost carbon fiber for the automotive industry.
A ceremony took place in Augsburg in presence of Franz Josef Pschierer, State Secretary in the Bavarian Ministry of Economic Affairs and Media, Energy and Technology, Eva Weber, second mayor of Augsburg and referee for Economy and Finance, Christophe Schmitt, Executive Vice President Faurecia Clean Mobility, Wolfgang Hehl, Managing Director Technologiezentrum Augsburg (TZA), Dr. Reinhard Janta, Board Member of Carbon Composites e.V., Prof. Dr.-Ing. Stefan Schlichter, Managing Director Institute of Textile Engineering, Prof. Dr.-Ing. Siegfried Horn, Managing Director MRM institute at the University of Augsburg, Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Reif, Vice President of the University Augsburg for Technology and Innovation, Prof. Dr.-Ing. Klaus Drechsler, Head of Fraunhofer IGCV in Augsburg and Chairman of MAI Carbon as well as Prof. Michael Kupke, Head of the Augsburg Centre for Lightweight Production Technology (ZLP) of the DLR.