# Chomarat invests in new carbon multiaxial machine as part of €35M plan

Chomarat invested in a new carbon multiaxial machine that is ten times more productive than previous generations, as part of a €35 million three-year investment plan announced in mid-2017 to upgrade its French sites. The machine will produce carbon multiaxial reinforcements for aerospace, automotive and other sectors.

- Type: Investment
- Announced: 2017-11-02
- Where: Le Cheylard, France
- Value: $41.0M (35.0M EUR)
- Status: announced
- Capacity: ten times more productive than previous generation
- Products: carbon multiaxial reinforcements, non-crimp fabrics, C-PLY
- Sectors: [Industrial Textiles](https://endata.com/sectors/industrial-textiles.md)

## Companies

- [Chomarat](https://endata.com/companies/23687.md)

## Sources

- [textileworld.com](https://www.textileworld.com/textile-world/nonwovens-technical-textiles/2017/11/chomarat-invests-in-a-carbon-multiaxial-technology-ten-times-more-productive/), 2017-11-02: "This cutting-edge equipment takes the industrialization of high-performance reinforcements to the next level."
- [textileworld.com](https://www.textileworld.com/textile-world/nonwovens-technical-textiles/2017/11/chomarat-purchases-high-speed-multiaxial-machine/), 2017-11-28: "With this new carbon multiaxial, we are boosting our competitive power in France and abroad."

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