ACS invests €4 million for second composites site opening

Advanced Composites Solutions (ACS) Srl (Tortoreto, Italy) specializing in the production of carbon fiber components for various industrial sectors, is to invest €4 million to open a second plant in Tortoreto, in the province of Teramo which is in the region of Abruzzo in Italy, about 6 kilometers from its current operational headquarters.

The agreement, signed with Pedicone Holding Srl, leases an approximately 14,000 square meter to ACS, which will host the company’s new serial production lines. Within 12 months, 50 new employees are expected to be hired as specialized operators in composite materials processing — primarily laminators and finishers — whom ACS is already training with specific courses.

The agreement requires Pedicone Holding to refurbish the plant and to renovate and expand its offices. ACS will be responsible for making the new machinery operational (increasing production capacity by 400% compared to today) and installing a photovoltaic system for self-consumption to meet the company’s sustainability goals.

The launch of the new plant, scheduled between the end of 2024 and the early months of 2025, is tied to new and significant orders ACS has received from well-known international automotive brands. These orders will be partially managed with novel molding press technologies. There are also ongoing projects in the aerospace and space sectors following ACS’ 9100 certification.

ACS’ current plant in Salinello, where it began its production activities in 2015, will continue production activities for motorsport and racing sectors, manage one-off projects and small series, host the Academy (the training school that has become an integral part of the company) and strengthen ACS’ R&D department, to begin with various R&D projects already funded and in progress.

“This is an important challenge that is engaging all our energies in view of the transition to serial production,” says Engineer Roberto Catenaro, founder and CEO of ACS. “We strongly believe in this project, which our clients have also invested in. We are proud to be able to restart a historic plant, which we hope can provide continuity and employment prospects to a production sector that has always been very dynamic.”