Mitsubishi Rayon (MRC, Tokyo / Japan; www.mrc.co.jp) is to acquire US-based Aldila (Poway, California; www.aldila.com) to strengthen and expand its graphite golf club shafts and carbon fibre ...

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The program aims to create a silicon-graphite composite that combines Epsilon’s graphite with Daejoo’s silicon material to achieve greater efficiency and performance in LiB technology.