Brake disc firm wins £13m electric car deal

Supercar brake disc maker Surface Transforms (ST) has secured a £13m contract to supply its carbon ceramic brake disc to be fitted to an electric vehicle.

Due to start in early 2024, the deal with the unnamed automotive manufacturer will last for five years. ST will be the sole supplier of the carbon ceramic brake disc on both axles of a new variant of an existing model.

ST makes brake discs for a number of high performance cars. Customers have also included Porsche, Ferrari and Nissan. It also supplies brake discs for the Aston Martin Valkyrie which retails at £3m.

Surface Transforms plc (LON:SCE) are experts in the development and production of carbon-ceramic materials and the UK’s only manufacturer of carbon-ceramic brakes for automotive use.

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