Teijin Limited and Teijin Twaron BV announce a new production expansion called "Niji" ("Rainbow" in Japanese) for their high-performance fiber Twaron® in their plants in Emmen and Delfzijl. The expansion will result in a 20% increase of the total production volume of Twaron yarn and pulp. This expansion is the third major capacity increase since the take-over by Teijin of Twaron at the end of 2000.The first step was the successful "Mirai" ("bright future" in Japanese) project, completed in the second quarter 2003, which increased capacity with 50%. The second step was the expansion with a spinning line which will be completed in the third quarter of this year and which will increase capacity with 5-10% depending on product mix. The project will start in March 2005 and additional yarn and pulp capacity will be available in the second half of 2006. The expansion will encompass monomer and polymer capacity in Delfzijl and spinning capacity in Emmen. The total investment amounts to approximately 140 million Euro, including de-bottlenecking on existing production lines. Total nameplate capacity will go up to approximately 23,000 tons.
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 to Enter High-Performance Polyethylene Market
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 inn ... 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
