Japan's carbon fiber makers at risk from mooted EU crackdown

Material described as harmful in draft revision to bloc's car disposal rules

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Carbon fiber, stronger than steel and lighter than aluminum, is used in car components and other applications. (Source photos by Getty Images and Teijin)

EIKI HAYASHI, EMI OKADA and ANNA SATO

FRANKFURT, Germany/TOKYO -- The European Union is considering a virtual ban on carbon fiber in motor vehicles that could take a toll on the material's Japanese manufacturers, which have more than half of the global market share, Nikkei learned on Tuesday.

The proposed crackdown, which is intended to tackle potential health risks associated with the composite material's disposal, would be the first such set of restrictions imposed anywhere in the world.

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