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Faurecia Automotive Composites (Saint-Malo, France), part of ’s (Nanterres, France) Lightweight Solutions Division, was acquired by  (Munich, Germany) in late February 2025. The transaction includes production locations in Saint-Meloir-des-Ondes and Theillay, as well as a high-tech R&D center in Saint-Malo.

The investment firm will continue to operate Faurecia’s sites, and now supplies existing and new customers under the name .  Compositec will continue to serve the sports and luxury car, e-mobility, automotive and trucks, and off-road vehicle industry with composite solutions out of its facilities in France.

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ASC currently operates a portfolio of companies headquartered in Europe, with activities that span around the globe, and encompass a multitude of sectors and industries, such as general industrials, automotive, automation, building materials, lighting solutions, business process outsourcing and the chemicals.

Forvia took the decision to divest its Lightweight Solutions Division as it no longer aligns with the company’s core business strategy. After a thorough selection process, ASC was selected as the best new home of the business, among other reasons, due to its strong and reliable track record in managing complex carve-outs and sustainably improving and growing companies.

“We are confident that this transition will be beneficial for all our business partners,” says Paul Quessart, managing director of Compositec. “As a standalone company, Compositec will be focusing 100% on composite-based solutions for its customers. The entire Compositec management team is committed to collaborating with ASC and driving a customer centric, agile, autonomous and forward-looking enterprise. We will also explore expanding composite solutions to different sectors and thereby grow and diversify our business mix.”

With a history of more than 50 years, Compositec has a strong heritage in composites manufacturing, mastering various thermoset and thermoplastic production processes.