Toray Industries Inc. (TYO:3402) holds a leading share of the market for carbon fiber, having played a significant role in the material’s development throughout its history. Following on from earlier...
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Toray’s Long History of Carbon Fiber Development – Part 1
Following its slogan, “Materials can change our lives,” Toray Industries Inc. (TYO:3402) helps contribute to energy conservation and greenhouse gas reductions via its Torayca carbon fiber and carbon fiber reinforced...
Toray Plans Launch of Low-Cost RFID Tags
Toray Industries Inc. (TYO:3402) is moving to introduce radio frequency identification (RFID) tags made using printable semiconductors, with plans being to test these at real stores as soon as 2019....
Japanese Chemical Companies Take Aim at Europe’s Automotive Market – Part 1
Japanese automakers currently make up a one-third share of the North American market, but their share in Europe stands in the single digits. This as such has meant that parts...
Toray Develops Blood-Purifying Fiber Adsorbent With Application in Preventing Respiratory Failure
Toray Industries Inc. (TYO:3402) has developed a fiber adsorbent for purifying blood, able to selectively eliminate activated leukocyte cells and cytokine proteins that lead to respiratory failure. It is a...
Toray Develops New PPS Grade With High CTI
Toray Industries Inc. (TYO:3402) has developed a new grade of polyphenylene sulfide (PPS) with a high comparative tracking index (CTI). By optimizing filler content and using proprietary alloy technology for...
Japan’s ImPACT Program Brings World Closer to Realization of Next-Gen Cars
Materials innovation is moving ever closer to bringing about the next generation of automobiles. Working under Impulsing Paradigm Change through Disruptive Technologies (ImPACT), an R&D program from Japan’s Cabinet Office,...
Toray Eyes Top Market Share for PPS Composite Materials
Toray Industries Inc. (TYO:3402) is boosting its production capacity of polyphenylene sulfide (PPS) composites, aiming to capture a top share of 30 percent of the world market within fiscal 2018....
Chemical and Material Manufacturers Eye Sustainable Growth in Health Care Sector
Chemical and material manufacturers are focusing their efforts in on the health care sector, seeing here little risk of fluctuation effects and as such expecting sustainable growth over the medium–long...
Toray Targets Cross-Organizational Marketing Opportunities in ASEAN Region
Toray Industries Inc. (TYO:3402) is intensifying its cross-organizational marketing in the ASEAN region. At the helm will be an ASEAN marketing and sales team that Toray recently established for the...
Toray Considers Seven Key Themes for New R&D Base
Toray Industries Inc. (TYO:3402) is setting out to conduct R&D initiatives for a number of cutting-edge materials, including process materials used in the production of biopharmaceuticals. The company will be...
Toray to Introduce AI in Film Production Lines
Toray Industries Inc. (TYO:3402) has set to work on leveraging AI at its film production plants. In an effort to improve quality and yield, the company plans to use AI...
Toray Announces Plans for New Resin Compound Facility in India
Toray Industries Inc. (TYO:3402) announced on April 18 that it will set up a new resin compound center in India. The facility will handle nylon and polybutylene terephthalate (PBT) and...
Toray Looks to Acquire Dutch Carbon Fiber Composite Maker TCAC
Toray Industries Inc. (TYO:3402) announced on March 15 that it will acquire Dutch-based TenCate Advanced Composites Holding BV (TCAC) for 930 million euros ($1.14 billion). A world-leading producer of thermoplastic...
Interview: Toray CEO Akihiro Nikkaku Talks Positive Business Climate, Expansion at Home and Abroad
Toray Industries Inc. (TYO:3402) appears to be running like a well-oiled machine right now. CEO and President Akihiro Nikkaku recently sat down with The Chemical Daily to discuss his company’s...
Toray Plans New Nonwoven Fabric and Resin Compound Plants in India
Toray Industries Inc. (TYO:3402) is gearing up to invest in India’s growth markets. Plans under consideration include the construction of a new nonwoven polypropylene spun bond (PPSB) fabric plant and...
Toray Fiber Technology Exerts Full Control Over Proteins, Health Care Applications
Toray Industries Inc. (TYO:3402) will provide the health care sector with technology that controls the surface structure of hollow fiber membranes and fibers to inhibit protein adsorption and otherwise selectively...
Toray Raises RFID Tag Potential with Printable CNTs
Toray Industries Inc. (TYO:3402) has achieved the highest electron mobility in the world for a printable semiconductor by combining semiconducting single-walled carbon nanotubes (CNTs) with the company’s own semiconducting polymers....
Toray Develops Highly Heat-Conductive PET Film
Toray Industries Inc. (TYO:3402) has developed a biaxially oriented polyethylene terephthalate (PET) film with thermal conductivity 2.5 times that of conventional products. The new film looks set to improve performance...
Toray Gears up for Big Push in Automotive Materials
Toray Industries Inc. (TYO:3402) is advancing its development of new automotive materials. The company is launching onto the market a new line of car seat springs made of fabric. The...
