Teijin invests in its Twaron capacity in Dutch production facility
Arnhem – Teijin Aramid today announced it is going to expand its aramid production capacity for its Twaron super fiber. It will invest in new spinning technology at the Twaron facility in Emmen, the Netherlands, starting up in the first quarter of 2019.
The demand for Teijin’s high-performance para-aramid fiber Twaron is increasing and the new spinning technology will enable the organization to increase the production capacity and meet the market demand. Teijin Aramid is constantly investing in its technology to create innovative aramid products and solutions together with its customers. In the past years, 5 percent of the annual revenue has been invested into R&D activities.
Twaron, Teijin Aramid’s super fiber, is used more often and in more advanced products in different industries. Gert Frederiks, CEO & President of Teijin Aramid states: “This investment underscores our ambition to produce and deliver sustainable and cost efficient products to the market and reinforces our position as global market leader. It will enable us to meet the growing market demand and simultaneously implement the latest technology.” The spinning capacity expansion is planned to start in the first quarter of 2019.
The new technology also results in further automation of the spinning process which is a huge improvement in the amount of physical work for operators. This is in line with Teijin Aramid’s plans to further automate production and improve HSE (Health, Safety, Environment) aspects.
As of April 1, 2017, Teijin has merged all its aramid activities into one global business unit. Since then, Teijin Aramid is responsible for all aramid and polyethylene products the company is producing, developing and selling. Therefore, the Teijin Aramid organization now has aramid production facilities in Thailand (Teijinconex neo), Japan (Teijinconex and Technora) and The Netherlands (Twaron and Endumax).
Filed Under: News
Categories
Investments
2017-07-13
at GETEC PARK.EMMEN (NL)Chemical substances
Countries
Companies
Latest news
Vynova Alkoxides GmbH awards first basic engineering contract for new alcoholates plant at the Lülsdorf site in Germany.
Vynova starts the construction of a new alcoholates plant at the Chemiepark Lülsdorf. A contract for basic engineering has been awarded to an external engineering company for finalising the basic d...
OQ Chemicals to Launch Heptanoic Acid Production in Oberhausen, Germany
OQ Chemicals is set to begin heptanoic acid production in Oberhausen, in June 2025. This investment is part of the company's strategy to strengthen its carboxylic acid portfolio and enhance supply ...
thyssenkrupp Uhde selected for Elyse Energy’s Biomass-to-SAF project in France
Elyse Energy BioTJet project© Elyse Energy. Proven PRENFLO® gasification turns biomass into valuable syngas for Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF)
Res Integra and Ohmium will Deploy Four-Megawatt Green Hydrogen Project in Sicily
Res Integra is installing an electrolyzer system with an annual capacity of up to 700 tonnes of hydrogen using Ohmium International PEM electrolyzer technology at a facility in an industrial area o...