Composites and carbon fibre fabrics producer Toho Tenax has announced today that it will showcase a range of carbon fibre composite products at the International Conference and Exhibition on Reinforced Plastics (ICERP), India’s largest and Asia’s second-largest trade show for composite materials. The show will take place at the Bombay Exhibition Centre, NSE Complex in Mumbai from 2-4 March.

Toho Tenax’s initial appearance at the show will highlight the company's growing initiatives to develop its carbon fibre market in India and the company’s exhibition stand will present a wide range of advanced carbon fibre products, including:

Composite products made with Tenax carbon fibre, including pressure vessel, CT scan tabletop, automotive propeller shaft and bonnet, upper floor deck beam for Airbus A380 and thermoplastic molded material

• Tenax filament and chopped fibre
• Ultra-lightweight carbon fibre fabric
• Gas diffusion layer

“India’s composites industry has recorded robust growth of about 20% per annum over the last five years. The use of fibre-reinforced plastics is expected to grow continuously in fields such as energy, transportation, infrastructure, piping, wind energy and telecommunication. Toho Tenax envisions the demand for carbon fibre used in composite materials also will increase, particularly for industrial applications such as wind-turbine generator blades, construction reinforcement materials, sporting goods and aircraft,” a spokesperson for Toho Tenax said today.

Since establishing Teijin India Private Limited in 2007, the Teijin Group has been actively developing its Indian market, particularly for automotive/railcar weight reduction, electronics, infrastructure, new energy and healthcare.

ICERP is a bi-annual trade fair organized by the FRP Institute of India.