Market Share % of Leading Automotive OEMs & Composites Specialists Developing Carbon Fibre Reinforced Plastics (CFRP), Glass Fibre Reinforced Plastics (GFRP), Aramid Fibre #viso0ngaion's report covers the following areas: Reinforced Plastics (AFRP), PMC, CMC & MMC for Durability, Performance & Vehicle Weight Reduction to Improve Fuel Efficiency & Meet Emissions Targets

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Top 20 Automotive Composite Companies 2018
Market Share % of Leading Automotive OEMs & Composites Specialists Developing
Carbon Fibre Reinforced Plastics (CFRP), Glass Fibre Reinforced Plastics (GFRP),
Aramid Fibre Reinforced Plastics (AFRP), PMC, CMC & MMC For Durability, Performance &
Vehicle Weight Reduction To Improve Fuel Efficiency & Meet Emissions Targets
BMW has already started to work on its self-driving production timeline and it has plans to release an
autonomous electric car by 2021. To help meet the goal, the company is opening a dedicated facility
to develop connected and automated driving tech near Munich, Germany. The facility is designed to
begin operations in mid-2017, and will host more than 2,000 employees once it’s functional.
5.10.2 BMW AG Recent Automotive Composites
Developments
Table 5.26 BMW AG Recent Developments
Date Project Details
October
2016
BMW AG has invested heavily in carbon fibre production and, while its stronger and lighter
than other traditional materials like aluminium and steel, it’s also vastly more expensive,
which leaves the company with tough choices on how to remain profitable as it’s
competition closes in.
One of the options being looked at is bonding carbon fibre with other lightweight steels to
reduce weight without dramatically increasing the cost.
March
2016
The BMW Vision Next 100 is the German automakers attempt to foresee what cars will
look to a future where driverless vehicles are commonplace and on-board AI can learn and
adapt to a passengers behaviour.
The concept vehicle features 800 moving triangles, which are set into the instrument panel
and fitted to the side panels on the outside. These triangles feature something BMW is
calling Alive Geometry which would move to allow the car to communicate with the driver.
August
2015
BMW AG has just patented designs for two carbon fibre motorbike frames, along with
plans for assembly.
While BMW’s carbon-fibre beam frame will look much like a conventional aluminium
chassis, according to MCN the patents reveal that internally its construction is quite
different.
July
2015
The University of Delaware’s Centre for Composite Materials hosted a three-day course to
focus on composites at BMW and offer hands-on lab experience.

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Top 20 Automotive Composite Companies 2018
Market Share % of Leading Automotive OEMs & Composites Specialists Developing
Carbon Fibre Reinforced Plastics (CFRP), Glass Fibre Reinforced Plastics (GFRP),
Aramid Fibre Reinforced Plastics (AFRP), PMC, CMC & MMC For Durability, Performance &
Vehicle Weight Reduction To Improve Fuel Efficiency & Meet Emissions Targets
5.19 TenCate
5.19.1 TenCate Overview
Table provides a market share summary for TenCate
Table 5.52 TenCate Overview 2017 (Founded, Stock Exchange, Website, CEO, Automotive
Composites Market Share %, Total Company Sales 2017 $Bn, Income/Loss $Bn, Number Of
Employees, Headquarters)
Founded 1704
Stock Exchange Paris Stock Exchange
Website https://www.tencate.com/
Chairman and CEO Carlos Ghosn
Automotive Composites Market Share % 0.4%
Total Company Sales 2017 US$1.5 Bn
No. of Employees 3,550 (2016)
Headquarters Nijverdal, Netherlands
Source: Visiongain 2018, TenCate
TenCate is a multinational company which combines textile technology with chemical processes in the
development and production of functional materials. The company’s materials are mainly used for personal
safety and protection of the living and working environment; modernisation of equipment used by armed
forces, fire brigades, and police; aerospace; water management, infrastructure and environmental care; and
industrial applications such as the automotive sector. The company employs approximately 4,350 people
worldwide.
In 2014, TenCate won a deal to supply carbon fibre prepped for the production of the monocoque of the Alfa
Romeo 4C supercar. Under the agreement, E700 series carbon fibre prepress from the TenCate Advanced