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BMW plant opening hailed in Moses Lake, Washington

Carbon fiber-producing facility could be ‘industrial history’ in the making

German carmaker BMW AG and a European carbon manufacturing company celebrated the opening of a new plant to produce carbon fibers for the automotive industry on Thursday.

Drawn to the region by cheap hydropower and Washington state’s renewable energy efforts, the SGL Automotive Carbon Fibers plant could become the largest facility of its kind in the world because of strong demand for the composites.

Shannon Dininny Associated Press

Full Story: http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2011/sep/02/bmw-plant-opening-hailed/

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