Company news

25th Jun 2021

Teijin Limited, a Japanese company engaged in aramid, carbon fibre and composite moulding material, has announced that it has joined the Aerospace Innovation Centre (AIC) organised by Spirit AeroSystems, one of the world's leading manufacturers of aircraft structural components. Teijin will work directly alongside Spirit and other members of the AIC.

14th Jun 2021

Teijin’s Tenax carbon fibre prepreg, which has been developed especially for aircraft applications, is being used in part of a nacelle, or streamlined housing, for next generation aircraft engine for Airbus. A prototype of the nacelle part, which Nikkiso Co is producing for Airbus’s Propulsion of Tomorrow project, will be delivered to Airbus by 2021...

22nd Jul 2020

Teijin’s carbon fibre material Tenax Dry Reinforcements (DR) has qualified for Airbus A320neo wing spoilers using a Resin Transfer Moulding (RTM) solution that joins Tenax Dry Reinforcements Non-Crimp Fabrics (DRNF) & Tenax Braided Fibres (DRBF) to form skins and stiffeners that maintains existing product interfaces allowing replacement of spoiler...

4th Jun 2020

Murata Manufacturing, a leader in manufacture of ceramic-based passive electronic components & solutions, and Teijin Frontier, involved in the integrated manufacture of fibres, have jointly developed the world's first piezoelectric fabric, Pieclex, that generates electrical energy and exhibits antimicrobial performance when a motion is applied.

31st Jan 2020

Teijin is setting up Teijin Automotive Centre Europe (TACE) in Wuppertal, Germany as a new base for technical functions within the company’s automotive composite business. TACE will enable Teijin to strengthen and advance its solution capabilities by forming a strong platform for collaboration within the Teijin Group’s European automotive composite...

18th Nov 2019

Teijin and the industrial park operator Veolia have initiated a project to use the waste heat produced at the Heinsberg-Oberbruch site, saving around 1,500 tonnes of carbon dioxide emissions yearly. The waste heat will be fed into the Veolia hot water network, which supplies the local companies. Teijin also wants to use this heat to heat its premises.

29th Oct 2019

Teijin, a technology-driven company offering advanced solutions, is developing a wide range of innovative solutions to further workstyle reforms. The solutions will help Japan which is facing an urgent need to enhance the efficiency and diversity of its workforce as the nation's working population continues to decrease owing to a declining birth-rate.

9th Sep 2019

Teijin, a group which offers advanced solutions in areas as environmental value, and safety, security and disaster mitigation, has taken over Benet Automotive, a leading automotive composite and component supplier in the Czech Republic, from Jet Investment. Teijin will benefit from Benet's automotive composite technologies and its well-proven supply...

27th Aug 2019

Teijin has launched a unique line-up of wearable devices integrating highly functional materials, sensing techniques, and know-how in home healthcare to provide new solutions for the society. Teijin, based in Japan, is a technology-driven global group offering advanced solutions in the areas of environmental value; safety, security, and disaster...

6th Aug 2019

Teijin has completed the acquisition of all the shares of Renegade Materials Corporation, a leading North American supplier of highly heat-resistant thermoset prepreg for the aerospace industry. The acquisition was completed on August 1, 2019. Teijin is a technology-driven global group offering advanced solutions in various areas of operations.