The Teijin Group has announced that its new Teijin Product Development China Co. Ltd. has started developing yarns and textile products, including environmentally friendly products, for automotive, electronics and materials industries, etc., in Nantong, Jiangsu Province.
Teijin Product Development China Co. Ltd. will enable Teijin to meet local demand by concentrating operations for R&D and production in one location. It will operate as an independent corporation based on the premises of Nantong Teijin Co. Ltd., a polyester textile manufacturing and processing firm engaged in weaving and dyeing recyclable polyester textiles and manufacturing and processing polyester textiles.
The new center will strengthen Teijin’s textile R&D functions, including co-operative activities with local companies. Teijin entered into a comprehensive alliance with the China Chemical Fibers Association in March 2012 to develop business for synthetic textiles produced by Chinese companies and textiles manufactured by Teijin.
The center’s two-storey research building and one-storey production building will have a total floor space of 10,000 sq. metres and comprise three facilities – a laboratory, an experimental production facility and an analysis and measurement facility.
The weather simulation laboratory will simulate various weather conditions, including air temperature, sunlight, humidity, rainfall, snowfall and wind, to test the functions of textile materials and products.
The experimental production facility will conduct experimental operations for weaving, knitting, dyeing, functional processing and other processes, as well as designing and sewing of clothing. Textiles will be designed and evaluated on their applicability to clothing.
The analysis and measurement facility will evaluate functionality and assess quality to support development of textiles that meet specific market needs.
The Teijin (China) TextileProductDevelopmentCenter, covering approximately 20,000 sq. metres, will be located on the premises of Nantong Teijin in the Nantong Economic and Technological Development Zone. It will be headed by President Hirohisa Shimizu.
Teijin is a technology-driven global group offering advanced solutions in the areas of sustainable transportation, information and electronics, safety and protection, environment and energy, and healthcare. Its main fields of operation are high-performance fibers such as aramid, carbon fibers & composites, healthcare, films, resin & plastic processing, polyester fibers, products converting and IT.
The group has some 150 companies and around 17,000 employees spread out over 20 countries worldwide.