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Teijin Boosts Carbon Fiber

October 22, 2007 | A version of this story appeared in Volume 85, Issue 43

Teijin's subsidiary Toho Tenax will build a new carbon fiber production line in Wuppertal, Germany. The 1,700-metric-ton unit will boost total capacity at the site to 5,100 metric tons when it is completed in August 2009. In Japan, Teijin is building a 2,700-metric-ton production line that is due to start up in April 2008. Teijin says demand for carbon fiber, largely from the aircraft industry, is growing 15% annually.

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