Partner, Vice President at Continental Structural Plastics - Auburn Hills, Michigan, US
Continental Structural Plastics, a member of the Teijin Group, is the global leader at creating award-winning, lightweight advanced composite materials for the light-vehicle, heavy-truck, and industrial markets. With multiple patents and award-winning formulations, we have the right composite to meet your design and lightweighting challenge. Our systems approach, from CAE design through material selection, molding, bonding and prime/paint results in the highest quality composite parts in the marketplace today. Quite simply, we have the most innovative material development capabilities in the world, coupled with sophisticated product design expertise and quality-focused processes, allowing us to be a full-service destination for customers needing durable, lightweight solutions. Our products include: molded structural (thermoset & thermoplastic) components, Class-A exterior body panels, high voltage battery carriers and composite pick-up boxes. Our materials expertise includes: Tough Class A Ultra Lite, mid-density and standard density composites Carbon Fiber SMC Carbon Fiber RTM Sereebo Glass Mat Thermoplastics (GMT) Long Fiber Thermoplastics (LFT) Long Fiber Thermoplastics Direct (LFTD) Natural Fiber Composites (NF) Low-Pressure Thermoplastic Composites Facilities: Corporate HQ and R&D - Auburn Hills, MI Ohio Manufacturing: Carey, North Baltimore, Conneaut Indiana Manufacturing: Huntington North Carolina Manufacturing: Salisbury, Lenoir, Newton Louisiana Manufacturing: Sarepta Mexico Manufacturing: Saltillo and Tijuana European Operations: Pouance, France (R&D, SMC production in 2019); Leca do Balio, Portugal; Palmela, Portugal Raw Materials Production: Van Wert, OH and Grabill, IN Joint Venture: Tangshan, China