28 January, 2019: Teijin Limited, a Japanese chemical, pharmaceutical and information technology company has signed a contract with Bombardier Aero structures and Engineering Services to supply its Tenax carbon fiber material.
Teijin was given the contract by Bombardier to supply Tenax for major primary and secondary composite structures in 2010. It has now been extended for another seven years until 2025.
The Tenax Carbon Fiber is mainly been used in primary structure applications which includes wing, center wing box structures and empennage applications.
Teijin intends to become a leading solution provider for aircraft applications by strengthening its carbon fiber and its intermediate material business. They are targeting annual sales in this field in excess of USD 900 million by around 2030.
One of the growth strategies of Teijin is to focus on its aircraft business strategies in its medium-term management plan for 2017-2019. They will be accelerating the development of mid- to downstream applications, such as cost-effective carbon fibers with higher-tenacity and higher-tensile modulus, intermediate materials including Tenax TPUD, carbon fiber thermoplastic consolidated laminate (Tenax TPCL), thermoset prepreg and non-crimp fabric.