11 July 2013
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Teijin Limited
announced today that it has developed a new type of
meta-aramid fiber
offering the world's highest level of
heat resistance combined with excellent dyeability,
which the company will produce in a facility
to be built in Ayutthaya Province,Thailand.
Construction begins this December and
production is scheduled from July 2015.
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The newly developed fiber will strengthen
the Teijin group's global presence
in the protective apparel market,
where demand for high-performance materials is increasing.
Teijin will invest around JPY 4.5 billion ( US $ 45 million)
to build the plant on the premises of
Teijin (Thailand) Limited. when completed,
the plant will nearly double the annual capacity of
Teijin's global meta-aramid fiber production.
New production technology developed by Teijin enables
the new meta-aramid fiber to achieve
unsurpassed heat resistance and excellent dyeability,
providing customes with diversified solutions for
the design and manufacture of protective apparel.
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Teijin
Masaya Endo,
Teijin group executive officer and
general manager of Teijin's high-performance fibers business unit
- The new type of meta-aramid fiber strengthens
Teijin's competitiveness
* in the emerging economies and Asia, where the demand for
heat-proof and flame-retardant high-performance materials
is growing due to increasing safety regulations.
* and in North America and Europe, where the demand is high for
advanced solutions that combines
comfort and maneuverability with high protection.
- We have supported the global market for protective apparel
over decades with high-performance materials, such as
* Meta-aramid
* Para-aramid
* Flame-resistant fiber
* High-performance polyethylene
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