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Brembo “Carbon
Factory” for
racing pads
Rendering of the new Brembo “Carbon Factory” for racing at Curno
Brembo has started construction
on a new factory “dedicated to
the processing of carbon special
materials that will compete on
the tracks all over the world”.
The Chairman of Brembo SpA,
Alberto Bombassei, placed the
first stone of the new building
at Curno, Italy. The building will
host the "Carbon Factory" - the
company’s flagship facility for
carbon fibre race product
manufacturing.
Dedicated to the design,
development and production of
the company’s competition
carbon brake pads and discs,
this all-new green field
operation “verticalises the
carbon brake process under one
roof. The new facility is an
addition to the Brembo
operations already existing in
Curno, where the company
already develops and finishes
braking components for
racing”.
The new building will occupy an
area of approximately 7,000
square meters (23,000 square
feet), on an approximately
17,000 square meter site, with
production activities expected
to be fully operational by the
end of 2019.
Brembo will produce semi-
finished carbon-carbon discs and
pads - different from the carbon-
ceramic discs destined for
super-performing road cars,
produced at Stezzano and in
Germany. The new facility’s
production will be dedicated to
equipping the cars and
motorcycles of teams competing
in all the main motor racing
disciplines, from Formula One
and MotoGP on down.
Brembo says it is a leader in the
racing sector and has won more
than 300 championships. Today
the company operates in 15
countries on three continents,
with 23 production and business
sites, and a pool of about 9,000
employees, about 10% of whom
are engineers and product
specialists active in R&D. Their
2016 turnover was € 2,279.1
million. Brembo is the owner of
the Brembo, Breco, AP, Bybre and
Marchesini brands and operates
through the AP Racing brand too.
www.brembo.com
The Chairman of Brembo SpA Alberto Bombassei with Vice President Matteo
Tiraboschi, CEO Andrea Abbati Marescotti and Director Performance Group
Mario Almondo
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