Teijin and the group’s core aramid-fibres business Teijin Aramid B.V. will jointly expand the worldwide sales of Technora in response to increasing market demand worldwide.

Growth strategy

High-performance composite materials offering new value are one of the four business pillars in the Transformation and Growth Strategies of Teijin’s current medium-term business plan.

According to the manufacturer, promising fields for Teijin’s high-performance fibres include infrastructure and energy, safety, functional paper and filters and mobility. By boosting Technora capacity, the company is putting a higher priority on leveraging high-performance materials in advanced solutions to meet diverse demands in the global market.

Para-aramid fibres

Teijin is a leader in para-aramid fibres. Teijin’s Twaron and Technora para-aramid fibres are used for applications including reinforcement materials for automobile rubber parts and composites to civil engineering ropes and cables, and protective clothing. Technora is produced by Teijin Limited in Japan and Twaron is produced by Teijin Aramid in the Netherlands.

Technora is designed to feature high tensile strength and resistance to impact, fatigue, chemicals, moisture and heat. It takes advantage of these superior properties in order to meet the specific requirements of a range of applications such as reinforcement materials for transmission belt, hose and ground, the company reports. The fibre has been produced by full-capacity operation, with its global market steadily increasing since 2014.

Teijin Group

Teijin is a technology-driven group offering advanced solutions in the areas of sustainable transportation, information and electronics, safety and protection, environment and energy, and healthcare. Its main fields of operation are high-performance fibres, such as aramid, carbon fibres and composites, healthcare, films, resin and plastic processing, polyester fibres, products converting and IT.

The group has some 150 companies and around 16,000 employees spread out over 20 countries worldwide.

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