Teijin opens U.S. composite application center

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Teijin Ltd will open the Teijin Composites Application Center (TCAC), a technical center to develop automotive and other industrial applications of carbon fiber reinforced thermoplastic (CFRTP) composite products, in Auburn Hills, Michigan on April 1.

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The TCAC is part of Teijin Advanced Composites America Inc (TACA), a wholly owned subsidiary of Teijin Holdings USA Inc, the Teijin Group’s holding company in the United States.

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Teijin’s CFRTP composite business is centered on its innovative technology for high volume production of CFRTP components with cycle times of less than a minute, a breakthrough that overcomes one of the biggest challenges in the automotive industry and represents a long stride toward the increasing usage of carbon fiber in automobiles and other products.

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The opening of the TCAC marks another milestone in Teijin’s global expansion of its carbon fiber composite business.

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