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Teijin to enter high-performance polyethylene market

Teijin Limited announced today that it will enter the high-performance polyethylene (HP-PE) market by establishing its first production facility in Emmen, the Netherlands, aiming to start commercial production in the second half of 2011. Teijin plans to grow its HP-PE business quickly through innovation and market cultivation, targeting a global market share of 15% to 20% by 2015. HP-PE, which generally comes in the form of fibres or tapes, is produced with ultra-high-

10th November 2010

Innovation in Textiles
 |  Tokyo

Protective, Medical/Hygiene, Clothing/​Footwear, Industrial

work glovesTeijin Limited announced today that it will enter the high-performance polyethylene (HP-PE) market by establishing its first production facility in Emmen, the Netherlands, aiming to start commercial production in the second half of 2011.

Teijin plans to grow its HP-PE business quickly through innovation and market cultivation, targeting a global market share of 15% to 20% by 2015. HP-PE, which generally comes in the form of fibres or tapes, is produced with ultra-high-molecular-weight polyethylene (UHMWPE) polymers.

Being highly resistant to impact, cutting, wear and chemicals while offering outstanding toughness and strength, HP-PE has a wide range of applications, including reinforced plastics, protective materials, ropes, nets and medical materials.

Teijin Aramid BV and Teijin Techno Products Limited, core companies in Teijin’s Aramid Fibers Business Group, have been developing HP-PE production processes and products in their respective research facilities in Arnhem, the Netherlands and Iwakuni, Japan. Currently, Teijin produces limited amounts of HP-PE at pilot plants in the Netherlands and Japan.

As the result of these two companies successfully establishing viable mass-production technologies and new production processes, as well as the required product quality on a mass-production basis, Teijin has decided to move forward with its commercial production of HP-PE.

The Teijin Group’s ultra-high performance materials portfolio also includes Twaron para aramid, Technora para-aramid-copolymer, Teijinconex meta-aramid and Tenax carbon fibres, as well as hybrid products that combine these various speciality materials.

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