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Taekwang to pour $113m into aramid facility

16/05/2022

Textile and chemical company Taekwang Industrial, based in Seoul, is due to invest roughly $113 million (145 billion South Korean won) in the expansion of its aramid fibre factory in the city of Ulsan. Taekwang makes Acepara, a high-tenacity, heat-resistant para-aramid fibre used in technical textiles and protective clothing. The company began...

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