Toray International UK Ltd
  • Toray Succeeds in Production of the World's First Fully Renewable, Biobased Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET) Fiber

    05 Jan 2012

    Toray Industries, Inc. (Head Office: Chuo-ku, Tokyo, Japan; President, CEO & COO: Akihiro Nikkaku, hereafter referred to as “Toray”) has succeeded in producing laboratory-scale samples of the world’s first fully renewable biobased PET fiber by using fully renewable biobased PET derived from biobased para-xylene from Gevo, Inc. (Head Office: Englewood, Colorado, U.S.A, CEO: Patrick R. Gruber, hereafter referred to as "Gevo"), a leading company in renewable chemicals and advanced biofuels.

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  • Toray Advanced Film to Manufacture Surface Protection Film in Taiwan

    12 Aug 2011

    Toray Advanced Film Co., Ltd. (head office: Chuo-ku, Tokyo; President: Susumu Yamaguchi; 94.41% owned by Toray; hereinafter referred to as “TAF”) today announced that it has decided to establish a company in Taiwan for the manufacture and sales of surface protection films. The new company, Toray Advanced Film Kaohsiung Co., Ltd., will be set up in Kaohsiung in May this year and a plant to manufacture TAF’s self-adhesive surface protection film TORETEC* will be also constructed.

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  • Toray Establishes Automotive Center (China) in Shanghai

    12 Aug 2011

    Toray Industries, Inc. (Chuo-ku, Tokyo; President: Akihiro Nikkaku; hereinafter referred to as “Toray”) announced today that it established an integrated automotive-related parts and materials showroom, the Automotive Center (China), (AMCC), at the Shanghai Office of Toray Fibers & Textiles Research Laboratories (China) Co., Ltd. (Nantong, Jiangsu, China; President: Naoyuki Kinoshita; TFRC).

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  • Toray Succeeds in Production of Fully Renewable, Biobased Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET) Polymer

    12 Aug 2011

    Toray Industries, Inc. (Head Office: Chuo-ku, Tokyo, Japan; President: Akihiro Nikkaku, hereafter referred to as “Toray”) in partnership with Gevo, Inc. (Head Office: Englewood, Colorado, U.S.A, CEO: Patrick R. Gruber, hereafter referred to as "Gevo"), a leading company of renewable chemicals and advanced biofuels, has succeeded in producing laboratory-scale samples of fully renewable biobased PET and its films.

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  • Toray Advanced Film Developed New Transparent Conductive Material Using Silver Nanowire Ink

    16 May 2011

    Toray Advanced Film Developed New Transparent Conductive Material Using Silver Nanowire Ink - Best in the world in transparency and conductivity, superior flexibility, natural color, durability and workability; to be mass-produced for use in touch panels

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  • Toray Starts Full-scale Sales of Ultrafine Nylon Fiber MICROMAFIN™

    16 May 2011

    Toray Industries, Inc. (Chuo-ku, Tokyo; President & COO: Akihiro Nikkaku; hereinafter referred to as “Toray”) announced today that it would start selling MICROMAFIN™, an ultrafine nylon fiber with a delicate feel and superior softness. Toray in April started shipping the product to major apparel manufacturers, and it aims to achieve a sales volume of 25 tons in the first year on the market and 100 tons in three years primarily for making stockings and inner wears.

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