INDUSTRY NEWS: Toray to produce carbon fibre in the USA

From: Advanced Ceramics Report | Date: June 1, 1997 | Copyright information

Toray Industries Inc of Tokyo, Japan, has announced the establishment of Toray Carbon Fibers America (CFA) Inc which will manufacture and market carbon fibre based on polyacrylonitrile (PAN) in the USA.

CFA will be based at Monsanto's Decatur Plant in Alabama. The new company will be capitalised with $45 million, Toray contributing 95% and Toray Industries (America) Inc the remaining 5%. A carbon fibre production line, worth about $70 million, with an annual production capac...

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