Toho Tenax Co. Ltd., the core company in the Teijin Group's carbon fibres business operations, has announced that it will participate in the 15th China International Composites Industrial Technical Expo 2009 (China Composites Expo 2009), China's largest trade fair for the composites industry that will be held in Shanghai, from September 2 to September 4. Toho Tenax will partake in the annual exhibition for the 8th time in a row, aiming to support its expansion of carbon fibre business in the fast-growing Chinese market.

Toho Tenax, which set up a subsidiary in Shanghai in January 2003, has been laying the groundwork for the company to develop markets in China.

The Toho Tenax booth at China Composites Expo 2009, A1101 in Shanghai Mart, will feature its PAN-based carbon fibre Tenax and introduce product applications using Tenax composites materials, particularly for industrial applications such as blades in wind-power generators, construction and civil engineering materials and pressure vessels.

Teijin is a global technology-driven group operating in five main fields: synthetic fibres (polyester fibres, carbon fibres and aramid fibres); films and plastics; pharmaceuticals and home health care; trading and retail; and IT and new products. Teijin Limited, the holding company for the Teijin Group, is listed on the Tokyo and Osaka stock exchanges. The group had consolidated sales of USD 9.4 billion (JPY 943.4 billion, USD 1=JPY 100) in fiscal 2008 and employs 19,453 people worldwide, with 169 companies around the world.