SGL Carbon GmbH is a technology-based company and world leader in the development and production of carbon-based solutions. Its high-quality materials and products made from specialty graphite and composites are used in key industrial sectors that are setting the trend for the future - namely in automotive, aerospace, solar and wind energy, and semiconductor and LED technology, as well as in the production of lithium-ion batteries and other energy storage systems. Not only that, but SGL also develops solutions for chemical and industrial applications. At this year's HANNOVER MESSE, the company’s central research and development team is showcasing its latest development projects at the Bayern Innovativ pavilion.

SGL is exhibiting at the world's leading industrial trade fair under the slogan "innovation with carbon". The exhibition itself focuses on three major topics - additive manufacturing with carbon and silicon carbide, hybrid materials with carbon, and high-performance ceramics. Some of the solutions the team is showcasing include 3D-printed casting cores, pump housings, heat exchangers, a metal CFRP structure, a test rocket nozzle infiltrated with silicon carbide, and innovative carbon-fiber textiles for reinforcing concrete with CFRP.