# Zoltek to double carbon fibre capacity at Mexico facility

Zoltek Companies is starting a large-scale capacity expansion of carbon fibre production at its Mexico facility, effectively doubling capacity to more than 10,000 tons per year. The expansion will grow Zoltek's total global capacity to more than 20,000 tons per year.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2017-03-09
- Where: Mexico, Mexico
- Starts operating: 2017
- Status: announced
- Capacity: more than 10,000 tons of carbon fibre per year
- Products: PX35 industrial grade carbon fibre
- Sectors: [Specialty Chemicals](https://endata.com/sectors/specialty-chemicals.md)

## Companies

- [Zoltek Companies](https://endata.com/companies/22740.md)

## Sources

- [just-auto.com](https://www.just-auto.com/news/zoltek-signifcantly-expands-mexico-carbon-fibre-production/), 2017-03-09: "It is clear the utilisation of Zoltek's carbon fibre is on the rise across a variety of industries, in particular, for automotive and wind energy applications."

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