Teijin Limited announced that it will enter the high-performance polyethylene (HP-PE) market by establishing its first production facility in Emmen, the Netherlands, aiming to start commercial production in the second half of 2011. Teijin plans to grow its HP-PE business quickly through innovation and market cultivation, targeting a global market share of 15% to 20% by 2015. HP-PE, which generally comes in the form of fibers or tapes, is produced with ultra-high-molecular-weight polyethylene (UHMWPE) polymers. Being highly resistant to impact, cutting, wear and chemicals while offering outstanding toughness and strength, HP-PE has a wide range of applications, including reinforced plastics, protective materials, ropes, nets and medical materials. Teijin Aramid BV and Teijin Techno Products Limited, core members of Teijin's Aramid Fibers Business Group, have been developing HP-PE production processes and products in their respective research facilities in Arnhem, the Netherlands and Iwakuni, Japan. Currently, Teijin produces limited amounts of HP-PE at pilot plants in the Netherlands and Japan. As the result of these two companies successfully establishing viable mass-production technologies and new production processes, as well as the required product quality on a mass-production basis, Teijin has decided to move forward with its commercial production of HP-PE. By adding HP-PE to its product portfolio, which also includes para-aramid (Twaron(R)), para-aramid-copolymer (Technora(R)), meta-aramid (Teijinconex(R)) and carbon fibers (Tenax(R)), as well as hybrid products that combine these various specialty materials, the Teijin Group will further pursue a position as a world leader in ultra-high-performance materials.
New nanotech fiber: Robust handling, shocking performance
Rice University's latest nanotechnology breakthrough was more than 10 years in the making, but it still came with a shock. Scientists from Rice, the Dutch firm Teijin Aramid, the U.S. Air Force and Israel's Technion Institute this week unveiled a new carbon nanotube (CNT) fiber that looks a ... more
Teijin Establishes World's First Mass Production Technologies for Carbon Fiber Reinforced Plastic
Teijin Limited announced that it has established the world's first mass production technologies for carbon fiber reinforced plastic (CFRP), achieving a significant reduction of the cycle time required for molding automobile cabin frame to less than one minute. The breakthrough represents a ... more
Teijin Aramid and Avantium enter partnership to explore green high-performance polymers
Teijin Aramid and Avantium announced that they have entered into an R&D partnership to explore high-performance polymers. The partnership builds on Teijin Aramid’s world leading position of polyaramids and Avantium’s catalytic technology for producing building blocks for green materials and ... more
Teijin Aramid is the name behind the world’s leading supplier of aramid. A fiber renowned for its strong but lightweight properties that has become an irreplaceable part of so many of the world’s most innovative products and businesses. Backed by the strength of Teijin Ltd, our four produc ... more
Teijin Aramid is the name behind the world’s leading supplier of aramid. A fiber renowned for its strong but lightweight properties that has become an irreplaceable part of so many of the world’s most innovative products and businesses. Backed by the strength of Teijin Ltd, our four produc ... more
Based in Tokyo and Osaka, Japan, Teijin is a global technology-driven group operating in eight main fields: aramid fibers, carbon fibers, polyester fibers, plastics, films, medical & pharmaceuticals, fiber products marketing and IT businesses. Teijin Limited, the holding company for the Tei ... more
