30 September 2009, Tokyo - Toho Tenax Co. Ltd., the core
company of the Teijin Group’s carbon fibres business, announced today that it
will promote its high-performance Tenax carbon fibre products and ongoing
expansion into Southeast Asia and India at JEC Composites Asia 2009.
JEC Composites Asia 2009, one of Asia’s major trade shows
for composite materials, will be held at the Suntec Exhibition Center in
Singapore from October 14 to 18. This is the first time for Toho Tenax to
participate in JEC Composites Asia.
The Toho Tenax booth will feature PAN-based carbon fibre Tenax
filaments, chopped fibres and woven fabrics as well as introduce end-use
applications in the automotive, electronics, construction and civil engineering
industries, where the excellent reinforcement properties of Tenax composite
materials are used as high-performance substitutes for glass fibre, the company
said today.
JEC Composites Asia was inaugurated last year as a major
exhibition for the fast-growing composite industries of the Middle East, Asia
Pacific, Australia and New Zealand. More than 300 leading players are expected
to showcase innovative, cutting-edge technologies at the show.