Ballard Material Products

Ballard Material Products is produced in Lowell, MA, USA. Since 1978, Ballard has been an innovator of carbon-based products. Our materials and manufacturing expertise have enabled Ballard to develop commercial solutions for the most demanding end use carbon fiber applications, from defense systems to automotive drive trains. Our Accucarb carbonization process serves as the backbone of many products and our capabilities evolve continuously to meet diverse market requirements. For example, we added electrode manufacturing capabilities for electrochemical cell customers. This philosophy extends to all markets we serve, emerging and established. The development and production of our entire portfolio of carbon fiber products conforms to ISO 9001 and ISO/TS-16949 quality systems. Ballard manufactures material products in two areas: Gas diffusion layer products for use in fuel cell Carbon friction products used in specialized applications