Teijin to showcase latest carbon and aramid-fibre composites at China exhibition

The Teijin Group announced that Tokyo-based Toho Tenax Co., Ltd., the group’s carbon-fibre composites business company, and Shanghai-based Teijin Aramid Asia Co., Ltd., the group’s aramid-fibre business company, will participate in China Composites Expo 2012, Asia’s largest composites exhibition, which will take place at the Shanghai World Expo Exhibition & Convention Center in Shanghai from September 5 to 7.

Customers will be able to visit the two Teijin booths to learn about innovative new concepts for carbon- and aramid-fibre-reinforced composites developed by Teijin.

Toho Tenax (booth no. 924) will showcase advanced applications of carbon fibre reinforced plastics, including large-scale model aircraft for racing and smartphone and tablet casings made with ultra-lightweight carbon fibre fabrics, and other moulded products such as bicycle wheels and automotive diffusers.

Teijin Aramid Asia (booth no. 1125) will introduce two filament yarns - Twaron Black and Technora Black - both deep-black versions of high-modulus para-aramid fibres that were originally launched in gold colour. They are highly suited to applications requiring strength, weight-reduction and beauty, such as mobile phone casings, boat sails, hockey sticks and other sporting goods. Additional applications such as reinforcements for concrete, ships and gears/bearings also will be introduced.

High-strength, high-elasticity carbon fibres and aramid fibres are often combined with resin as composite materials for a variety of lightweight products. Composite materials are attracting growing interest in China, where demands for energy-saving and eco-minded solutions continue to rise.