# Lanxess receives Tepex supply contract from Brose for door module carrier

Lanxess received a contract from German system supplier Brose Fahrzeugteile GmbH & Co. KG to supply Tepex composite material to ElringKlinger AG for a door module carrier in a compact-class vehicle. The component is produced in a hybrid molding process and saves about 1.6 kg per vehicle compared to injection-molded designs.

- Type: Contract
- Announced: 2017-04-04
- Where: Germany
- Status: announced
- Products: Tepex continuous-fiber-reinforced thermoplastic composite, door module carrier
- Sectors: [Automotive Components](https://endata.com/sectors/automotive-components.md), [Plastics and Polymers](https://endata.com/sectors/plastics-polymers.md)

## Companies

- [LANXESS](https://endata.com/companies/15514.md)
- [ElringKlinger](https://endata.com/companies/19714.md) (supplier)
- [Brose Fahrzeugteile GmbH & Co. KG](https://endata.com/companies/23319.md) (customer)

## Sources

- [plastech.pl](https://www.plastech.pl/en/news/tepex-from-lanxess-in-large-series-production-11322), 2017-04-03: "The structural component exemplifies the tremendous potential opened up by our composite in cost-effective lightweight design."

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