Ballard’s material products division is a leading provider of gas diffusion layer (GDL) material.  The company is a major producer of GDL material – a core fuel cell component – in the North American market.  Ballard Material Product’s series of AvCarb Gas Diffusion Systems combine BMP’s proprietary carbon fiber paper, a PTFE treatment, and micro-porous layer coating, each designed for the rigorous demands of specific fuel cell applications such as PEMFC, DMFC, and PAFC.