Teijin invests $45 million in new heat-resistant fibre
24/07/2013
Construction will begin in December and production is scheduled from July 2015. The company says demand for high-performance materials for the protective apparel market is increasing and it hopes the newly developed fibre will strengthen its presence market.
Teijin will invest $45 million to build the plant on the premises of Teijin (Thailand) Limited. When completed, the plant will nearly double the annual capacity of Teijin’s global meta-aramid fibre production.
“We have supported the global market for protective apparel over decades with our high-performance materials, such as Teijinconex meta-aramid, Twaron and Technora para-aramid, Pyromex flame-resistant fibre and recently with Endumax high-performance polyethylene,” said Masaya Endo, Teijin group executive officer and general manager of Teijin’s high-performance fibres business unit.
“The new type of meta-aramid fibre strengthens Teijin’s competitiveness in the emerging economies and Asia, where the demand for heat-proof and flame-retardant high-performance materials is growing due to increasing safety regulations, and in North America and Europe, where the demand is high for advanced solutions that combine comfort and maneuverability with high protection.”
He added that the group will continue to strengthen capabilities in growing markets for protective apparel and will be supported by its research centre in Osaka, Japan; development lab in Wuppertal, Germany; research centre in Arnhem, the Netherlands; and technical centre Asia in Shanghai, China; as well as the Iwakuni and the Matsuyama plants in Japan, the Emmen plant in the Netherlands and in the new plant in Thailand.
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