2020 - PACE Award Finalist

What: CarbonPro pickup box

Innovation: By developing a composite pickup box made of carbon-fiber nylon thermoplastic, Continental Structural Plastics allowed an automaker to compete on a large-scale production basis with the lightweighting gains of an all-aluminum pickup box. The new carbon-fiber material solution cut more than 100 pounds of mass from the vehicle and requires no paint or bedliner. Unlike other thermoset composite materials, CarbonPro is recyclable.

First customer: GMC Sierra Denali

Website: cspplastics.com