Hyundai and Toray to develop carbon fiber composite for future mobility
Hyundai Motor Group and Toray Industries, Inc. (Toray Group) signed a Strategic Joint Development Agreement to collaborate on advanced materials and components innovation for future mobility.
“By clearly defining our focus areas and combining our respective strengths, we will work closely together across the entire process—from R&D to production and commercialization—in the field of advanced composite materials, enhancing our ability to respond to market demands,” said Heung-soo Kim, Executive Vice President and Head of Global Strategy Office at Hyundai Motor Group.
Miki Terada, General Manager of Advanced Composites Division at Toray Group, also commented that “The Joint Development Agreement marks a significant step forward in advancing the partnership established in the previous year.
The signing ceremony took place at Hyundai’s headquarters in Seoul, Korea.
Building on the strategic cooperation agreement signed in April 2024, the two companies have continued to work together to develop high-performance composite materials, such as carbon fiber-reinforced plastic (CFRP), to enhance safety and performance in mobility.
Since then, the two companies have identified projects that maximize synergy through close collaboration and have outlined concrete plans for joint development by leveraging their respective strengths.
The newly signed agreement represents a major step forward in their collaboration, accelerating the development of advanced materials and components for future mobility, including high-performance vehicles as well as special-purpose mobility such as lunar exploration rovers and robots.
As part of this effort, Hyundai Motor Group will carry out vehicle-level design, suitability assessments and performance evaluations of advanced materials and components through its Materials Research & Engineering Center, which is responsible for developing and validating new body materials.
The development and production of carbon fiber composites will be carried out by Toray Group’s global subsidiaries. These entities focus on developing intermediate materials and molded products based on Toray Group’s carbon fiber technology.
