It’s no coincidence, for example, that the German government-backed €80 million Mai Carbon series of 35 R&D projects and its clustering of businesses was launched across Germany in parallel with the car company’s roll-out of its ground breaking i3 and i8 vehicles.

Mai Carbon has led to many significant new developments in terms of the faster and more efficient processing of carbon fibre composites projects and truly served as a vehicle for linking up Germany’s supply chain.

On Tuesday, a visit to BMW’s Landshut plant was organised as part of the programme...

Read the full article by Adrian Wilson on our Inside Composites website