Arnhem, The Netherlands, October 26, 2021 – Teijin Aramid, a world leader in aramid, has achieved yarn-to-yarn recycling for its flagship product Twaron®. The organization is now partnering with FibreMax and Hampidjan to demonstrate the performance of the resulting circular Twaron® fiber. Aligning with Teijin Aramid’s belief in taking responsibility for the environmental impact of […]
Teijin Aramid to showcase groundbreaking aramid circularity collaboration at A+A 2021
Arnhem, the Netherlands, 19 October, 2021 – Teijin Aramid, the world-leading aramid producer, will exhibit at the International A+A Congress in Düsseldorf (October 26th-29th). As well as showcasing its high-performance aramid solutions for protective materials, such as Teijinconex®, the company will highlight its dynamic new circularity collaboration with Purfi. Breathing new life into aramid fibers […]
Teijin Aramid supports DARE to reach new heights
Teijin Aramid, the world’s leading producer of aramids, is supplying university student rocket society Delft Aerospace Rocket Engineering (DARE) with high-performance materials for its new Stratos IV rocket, which will be launched in Spain in October 2021. This support is part of a five-year-long partnership that helps enable DARE to reach its goals and Teijin Aramid […]
Teijin Aramid is looking for new alliances to become fully circular.
Arnhem, The Netherlands, October 7th, 2021 – All protection. No waste. Moving from linear to circular business is probably the biggest challenge ánd opportunity for the industry since the invention of aramids. Next to showcasing Teijin Aramid’s proven materials at the Milipol in Paris (booth 5D141), our priority is to close the material loop with […]
Teijin Aramid raising the bar for protective performance with ultra-light Formula E racing suit
Arnhem, 5 August, 2021. Teijin Aramid, the world’s leading producer of aramids, has helped engineer a new protective motor racing suit that will be worn for the first time at the Berlin Formula E ‘E-Prix’ on 14 August. The ultra-light suit harnesses the superior protective qualities of Teijinconex® neo high heat-resistant and dyeable meta-aramid that […]
Teijin Aramid: reduces Twaron® carbon footprint by 28%
Arnhem, July 7, 2021. The recently conducted Life Cycle Analysis (LCA) shows that Teijin Aramid has improved the carbon footprint of Twaron® by 28% compared to 2014. The reduction is the result of years of focus on sustainability, process improvements and the transition to 100% renewable electricity. For Teijin’s customers, this improvement means that the […]
Teijin Aramid: Helping drive Formula E to new levels
Arnhem, 27 May, 2021. Teijin Aramid, a world leader in aramid, and Formula-Eindhoven, a foundation working towards bringing a Formula E race to Eindhoven, the Netherlands, are partnering to drive innovation in motorsports. By supplying Formula-Eindhoven with its strong, lightweight, and recyclable aramid fibers. Teijin Aramid will support the team’s competitive performance and sustainability, and […]
EcoVadis Gold status renewed: Teijin Aramid remains in top 2% of sustainable manufacturers of man-made fibers
Arnhem, 23 March, 2021. Independent certifier EcoVadis has renewed Teijin Aramids Gold status in recognition of the company’s continuous high standards in environment, labor and human rights, ethics and sustainable procurement. This is the fifth year in a row that Teijin Aramid has been awarded EcoVadis Gold status, confirming its place in the top 2% […]
XXL transport signals production expansion for Teijin Aramid and sustainable investment in the Netherlands
Emmen, February 25, 2021. This Saturday 27 February, a 600 m3 industrial tank will be moved from Hengelo via Drachten to Teijin Aramids production location in Emmen. The XXL transport is part of Teijin Aramids ongoing efforts to produce more sustainably while meeting global demand for their aramids. CEO Peter ter Horst: “Operations like this not only boost the capacity and sustainability of our production locations, they also prove that we continue to serve the global aramid market from our bases here in the Netherlands”. Meeting global demand for high-performance aramids Installing the new equipment is just the […]
Mars Perseverance Rover lands successfully thanks to Technora®
Arnhem, February 18, 2021 – After a 100-million-kilometer journey, NASA’s Mars Perseverance Rover touched down safely at its final destination: Mars. Once the Perseverance Rover entered Mars’s atmosphere, a Technora®-enabled parachute slowed the 1,025-kg-spacecraft from 1,235 km/h to just 320 km/h. It did this within approximately two minutes. Mars Perseverance Rover carried the heaviest payload […]