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Teijin to increase Twaron super fibre's production

01 Jan '18

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Teijin Aramid plans to increase the production capacity for its Twaron super fibre by more than 25 per cent. This additional capacity will become available within the next five years. With this capacity expansion, Teijin Aramid will be able to meet future market demand and provide its customers with the material they need to excel in their markets.

The demand for Teijin's high-performance para-aramid fibre Twaron is increasing, and the market outlook is positive. Growing the aramid business is one of the Teijin Group's key strategies, with an expected growth rate of eight per cent per year. The company is determined to ensure that this growth will go hand in hand with an even better service for its customers. As market leader, Teijin Aramid aims to capture a substantial part of the global market growth, which should eventually lead to a future market share bigger than 50 per cent. Several substantial investments are planned to increase production capacity which includes implementing the latest technology.

"This new investment in increased capacity will help us, as market leader, to meet market demand, anyplace and anytime," says Gert Frederiks, CEO and president of Teijin Aramid. "It's our strategy to continuously invest in both optimising our production facilities and in increasing our Twaron capacity. This will enable us to provide our customers with best-value products, in the right quantity, the right quality, and at the best price. Combined with our long history of knowledge and expertise in aramid fibres, this will place us in an excellent position to serve the world market."

By introducing the lean methodology and internal optimisation programmes, Teijin Aramid has been able to increase its Twaron production capacity by 130 per cent since 1999. Teijin Aramid will continuously invest in its factories, implement the latest technologies, and ensure economy of scale. This will enable the company to keep up with market demand and market competitiveness, while meeting its customers' demands.

The total extra capacity is planned to be fully available in the year 2022. Teijin Aramid is currently implementing a new spinning technology at its Twaron facility in Emmen, the Netherlands. The extra capacity of that investment will become available as of May 2018. (SV)

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