As a strategic shareholder in ECF, Mitsubishi Corporation will provide relevant resources to support the company\u2019s global expansion. It will also broaden access to key markets for ECF\u2019s products, particularly for the Asian market. In return, this investment is in line with Mitsubishi Corporation\u2019s formation of a mobility materials division focussed on advanced transportation solutions, including lightweight automotive structures \u2013 one of the largest markets for ECF\u2019s products.<\/p>\n
Under the agreement, Mitsubishi Corporation will promote the sales and marketing of ECF products through the company\u2019s channels already engaged in the business of plastic resin sales. By uniting ECF\u2019s advanced technology and proficiency in the metals reprocessing industry and Mitsubishi Corporation\u2019s global network and broad interface with different industries, the companies aim to enhance the global business development and reliable supply of reprocessed carbon fibre by ECF.<\/p>\n
ELG acquired ECF, previously known as Recycled Carbon Fibre Ltd, in 2011 and has since developed the business from an R&D operation into a global recycled carbon fibre business operating at an international scale out of the world\u2019s first and largest carbon fibre recycling plant in Coseley, West Midlands, in the UK.<\/p>\n
Whilst the company continues to optimise the patented carbon fibre reclaiming process, its primary focus is to develop and industrialise the conversion technologies to manufacture recycled carbon fibre products that can be reintroduced to the composites and compounding industries.<\/p>\n
ELG Haniel GmbH, a subsidiary of Franz Haniel & Cie. GmbH, the German family-owned group headquartered in Duisburg, Germany, is a global leader in the trading, processing and recycling of raw materials for the stainless-steel industry as well as high performance materials such as superalloys, titanium and carbon fibres. Its UK subsidiary, ELG Carbon Fibre Ltd, is a market leader in recycled carbon fibre materials.<\/p>\n
Mitsubishi Corporation (\u201cMC\u201d) is the largest Japanese trading house and it develops and operates businesses across virtually every industry, including industrial finance, energy, metals, machinery, chemicals, and daily living essentials. MC\u2019s current activities have expanded far beyond its traditional trading operations to include investments and business management in diverse fields including natural resources development, manufacturing of industrial goods, retail, new energy, infrastructure, finance and new technology-related businesses. With over 200 offices and subsidiaries in some 90 countries and regions worldwide and a network of approximately 1,300 group companies, MC employs a multinational workforce of over 70,000 people.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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