Principal Products
- Para- and Meta-aramid Fibers
- Artificial Leather
Reinforcing our Position as a Major Player in the Global Market for High-Performance Fibers
The Teijin Group develops, manufactures and sells aramid fibers—considered the top high-performance fibers—around the world, providing products for industrial applications that respond to the needs of customers for superior performance and safety. By continuing to develop and market outstanding high-performance fibers, we have reinforced our position as a major player in the global market.
A Solid Business Foundation Built on Superior Products and Marketing Capabilities
Our high-performance fibers portfolio includes both para-aramid and meta-aramid fibers, two distinctly different types of aramid fiber. Thanks to decisive efforts to develop a variety of products—particularly for use in protective clothing and automotive applications, including rubber reinforcements and asbestos alternatives—the Teijin Group has emerged as one of two companies that essentially share the global markets for both para-aramid and meta-aramid fibers.
Capitalizing on Market Expansion to Advance to a New Phase of Growth
In a market where priorities are shifting toward products that contribute to the reduction of energy and resource consumption and offer greater safety, demand and applications for aramid fibers are increasing—a trend that continues to drive market growth. In addition to expanding our production capacity to accommodate this mounting demand, we will cooperate with Teijin Group R&D teams in Japan and overseas to enhance our ability to cultivate new applications, reinforce cost competitiveness and develop next-generation products.
Through such efforts, we will continue to further augment our high-performance fibers operations to establish ourselves as a global market leader offering a full product lineup.
| Principal Products | Brand Names | Applications |
|---|---|---|
Aramid fibers |
 (Para-aramid) Twaron®
Technora® |
 Brake pads, gaskets, rubber reinforcements (hoses, belts), tires, protective clothing, plastic reinforcements, civil engineering materials, optical fiber reinforcements
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 (Meta-aramid) Teijinconex® |
 Fireproof clothing, heat-resistant filters, rubber reinforcements, plastic reinforcements |
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Artificial leather |
 Cordley® |
 Sporting goods
(shoes, balls) |
Outline of Operations
Aramid Fibers
Aramid fibers are high-performance industrial fibers that are broadly classified into two types: para-aramid and meta-aramid. The outstanding tenacity and tensile modulus, heat resistance and dimensional stability of para-aramid fibers make them particularly suited for use as an alternative to asbestos in automotive brake pads and other friction materials, tire cords and protective clothing, among others. Our lineup comprises "Technora", produced in Japan, and "Twaron", produced in the Netherlands. Together, these products account for approximately 50% of the global market for para-aramid fibers. Meta-aramid fibers are valued for their superb, long-term heat and flame resistance, and are favored for such applications as heat-resistant filters and other industrial materials and fireproof clothing for firefighters.
Artificial Leather
"Cordley", manufactured by Teijin Cordley, features a nonwoven fabric base made from the Teijin Group's high-performance fibers. Manufactured using an innovative impregnation technology that eliminates some of the disadvantages of natural leather, "Cordley" was developed with the aim of creating a product that offers special performance features that natural leather does not. "Cordley" is used in sporting goods, notably shoes and balls, as well as in ordinary shoes, bags, apparel, automobile seats and miscellaneous household sundries.
