# 4M Carbon Fiber and Montefibre Carbon to partner for low-cost carbon fiber production

4M Carbon Corp. and Montefibre Carbon Fiber are finalizing a letter of intent to establish a partnership, including a potential U.S.-based joint venture, to produce low-cost industrial-grade carbon fiber using Montefibre's ultra-large tow precursor and 4M's technology.

- Type: Partnership
- Announced: 2019-10-21
- Where: Knoxville, Tennessee, United States
- Status: announced
- Products: low-cost industrial-grade carbon fiber
- Sectors: [Industrial Textiles](https://endata.com/sectors/industrial-textiles.md)

## Companies

- [4M Carbon Fiber](https://endata.com/companies/42825.md) (partner)
- [Montefibre Carbon Fiber](https://endata.com/companies/42826.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [textileworld.com](https://www.textileworld.com/textile-world/nonwovens-technical-textiles/2019/10/4m-carbon-fiber-and-montefibre-carbon-to-partner-for-production-of-the-lowest-cost-carbon-fiber-in-the-world/), 2019-10-21: "4M and Montefibre hope to disrupt the carbon fiber industry by combining Montefibre’s ultra-large tow precursor and 4M’s low-cost carbon fiber production technology to produce the world’s lowest-cost industrial-grade carbon fiber."

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