# SGL Automotive Carbon Fibers breaks ground on $200M Moses Lake expansion

SGL Automotive Carbon Fibers, a joint venture between BMW Group and SGL Group, broke ground on a $200 million site expansion in Moses Lake, Washington, to triple carbon fiber production capacity.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2016-11-27
- Where: Moses Lake, Washington, United States
- Value: $200.0M
- Jobs: 120
- Starts operating: Q1 2015
- Status: under construction
- Products: carbon fiber reinforced plastics (CFRP)
- Sectors: [Automotive Components](https://endata.com/sectors/automotive-components.md)

## Companies

- [SGL Automotive Carbon Fibers](https://endata.com/companies/20204.md)
- [BMW](https://endata.com/companies/13009.md) (partner)
- [SGL Group](https://endata.com/companies/20205.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [tcjdhs.com](http://www.tcjdhs.com/news/show-htm-itemid-449.html), 2016-11-27: "SGL Automotive Carbon Fibers, a joint venture between the BMW Group and SGL Group, has broken ground on the site expansion project in Moses Lake, Washington in the US."

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