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Teijin Unveils Advanced Spread-tow Carbon Fiber Woven FabricTokyo, Japan, February 17, 2022 --- Teijin Limited announced today that it haslaunched a lightweight, strong and cost-effective carbon fiber woven fabric developedwith the company’s proprietary tow-spreading technology.
The new woven fabric is made with 3K (3,000) carbon fiber filament yarn forapplications requiring low weight and design flexibility, such as automotive interiormaterials and sporting goods. Teijin, using its in-house tow-spreading technology,
succeeded in thinning the 3K fabric from a molding thickness of 0.2 mm toapproximately 0.15 mm, the same as that of 1K woven fabric, when molded into carbon
fiber reinforced plastic (CFRP).
Thanks to the flat undulations of the fabric’s intersecting yarns, CFRP made with Teijin’s
new fabric offers superior smoothness, resulting in more stable strength compared toCFRP made with 1K carbon fiber woven fabric (according to the company’s in-houseresearch). In addition, the high efficiency of Teijin’s special tow-spreading technology
lowers the fabric cost below that of conventional 1K carbon fiber woven fabric.
Furthermore, despite using 3K yarn (200g/m2), Teijin reduced the weight by 35%, similar
to fabric made with 1K yarn (125g/m2).

Teijin will now market its new fabric to manufacturers of industrial and sports products.
Together with other spread-tow carbon fiber woven fabrics in the Teijin portfolio, thecompany is targeting sales of JPY 2 billion in fiscal 2030. Going forward, Teijin willcontinue to strengthen its carbon fiber lineup with other innovative, high-performancematerials and solutions under a long-term vision of being a company that supports thesociety of the future.

Strong, lightweight CFRP is widely used to improve performance and reduce weight inaircraft, industrial and sports applications. Stabile strength needed to improve themechanical properties of CFRP can be realized by relaxing the stress concentration
applied to the carbon fibers, resulting in smoother carbon fiber woven fabric for use as areinforcing material. While increasingly thin carbon fiber filament yarn is being used toproduce ever-thinner woven fabrics, the difficulty of producing such yarns can increasethe costs of these fabrics.
About the Teijin Group
Teijin (TSE: 3401) is a technology-driven global group offering advanced solutions in thefields of environmental value; safety, security and disaster mitigation; and demographic
change and increased health consciousness. Originally established as Japan's firstrayon manufacturer in 1918, Teijin has evolved into a unique enterprise encompassing
three core business domains: high-performance materials including aramid, carbon
fibers and composites, and also resin and plastic processing, films, polyester fibers andproducts converting; healthcare including pharmaceuticals and home healthcare
equipment for bone/joint, respiratory and cardiovascular/metabolic diseases, nursing
care and pre-symptomatic healthcare; and IT including B2B solutions for medical,
corporate and public systems as well as packaged software and B2C online services for
digital entertainment. Deeply committed to its stakeholders, as expressed in the brandstatement “Human Chemistry, Human Solutions,” Teijin aims to be a company that
supports the society of the future. The group comprises more than 170 companies andemploys some 20,000 people across 20 countries worldwide. Teijin posted consolidated
sales of JPY 836.5 billion (USD 7.7 billion) and total assets of JPY 1,036.4 billion (USD9.5 billion) in the fiscal year that ended on March 31, 2021.
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