Industrial-application polyester fibres are currently part of the High Performance Fibers Business Unit, which is in the Advanced Fibers & Composites Business Group. The unit will specialise in aramid fibres business after the reorganisation.

“The High Performance Fibers Business Unit has earned the confidence of customers as a material manufacturer and provider of polyester fibres for a broad range of industrial applications, including automobiles, bedding and infrastructure,” said Masaya Endo, General Manager of Advanced Fibers & Composites Business Group of Teijin Group. “I am convinced that this reorganisation will strengthen our capability to provide advanced solutions for polyester fibres, and it will enable us to strengthen our commitment to meeting diverse global needs for aramid fibres.”

New development activities

The reorganisation will establish a structure for providing maximum customer value with existing polyester and aramid-fibre products and services for industrial applications, the company reports. It is also expected to facilitate new development activities.

The Fibers & Products Converting Business Group will strengthen the competitiveness of Teijin’s polyester fibres businesses and develop solutions based on Teijin’s highly competitive materials. For apparel applications, it will strengthen development through the establishment of an extra-reliable supply chain that newly integrates R&D and raw material and fibre productions with existing textile-processing and sewn-products supply functions.

For industrial applications, the group will provide trusted high-end solutions for automobiles and other segments by reinforcing supply capabilities through the integration of functions ranging from materials development and processing to final production.

New solutions

The company says that the decision to form the Fibers & Products Converting Business Group is based on Teijin’s recognition of synergies between its development and production functions for polyester fibres and processing technologies and marketing functions for textiles. The integration has great potential to enhance Teijin Group’s capability to offer new solutions. In terms of aramid fibres, the High Performance Fibers Business Unit will continuously realise accelerated marketing functions needed to serve growing demand for products that offer properties such as high tensile strength, tensile modulus and impact resistance.

“The Products Converting Business Group has been providing unique solutions through hybrid businesses combining converting and manufacturing, paying close attention to needs for polyester fibers in apparel applications,” said Shinji Nikko, General Manager of Products Converting Business Group of Teijin Group.

“The new group will develop an integrated system—from production to sales—and leverage the expertise of the existing Products Converting Business Group by complementing business functions in polyester fibers for industrial applications.”

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