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Teijin to expand European automotive business
Teijin has agreed to acquire Inapal Plasticos, a leading automotive composite supplier in Portugal.
28th August 2018
Innovation in Textiles
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Tokyo
Inapal, headquartered in Leca do Balio, Porto, Portugal, is a Tier One supplier of composite components to the automotive and heavy truck industries. The company’s capabilities include Class A body panels, structural and underbody components using a variety of materials and processes, including sheet moulding compound (SMC), carbon fibre SMC, prepreg compression moulding (PCM), direct long fibre thermoplastic (D-LFT), and glass mat thermoplastic (GMT). The company has two manufacturing locations in Portugal serving a variety of European OEM customers including Jaguar, Land Rover, BMW, Mercedes, Volkswagen and Bentley.
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