TenCate and Toray Industries sign long term supply agreement
(Thomson Reuters ONE) -
TenCate Advanced Composites and Toray Industries Inc (Tokyo, Japan) have signed
a long term agreement for the supply of carbon fibers to TenCate for the
production of thermoplastic TenCate Cetex® RTL composite materials. These fibers
will be used for the growing amount of composite laminates that TenCate produces
for the aerospace industry. In the near future these lightweight and high
strength composite materials could also be used for automotive applications.
Under the new supply agreement over five years through 2015, Toray Industries
will supply high performance carbon fiber to TenCate Advanced Composites in
support of growing thermoplastic prepreg demand from the aerospace industry.
Frank Meurs, director TenCate Advanced Composites EMEA states: 'Thermoplastic
materials are rapidly establishing a meaningful position in a growing amount of
aircraft applications, and are also used in structural parts of the latest
Aircraft. This long term supply agreement fits to our needs, because it covers
our long-term needs based on our contracts with for instance Airbus for the
production of the Airbus aircrafts. TenCate Cetex® has been used in aircraft
applications for more than ten years. TenCate will continue to focus on the
market for large commercial aircraft and regional jets with its TenCate Cetex®
product line'.
Automotive industries
On the occasion of the signing ceremony, TenCate Advanced Composites and Toray
Industries also agreed to study a joint market-product development in
thermoplastic composites used for automotive applications.
Frank Meurs explains: 'TenCate Cetex® thermoplastic composite materials are
suitable for volume markets like automotive, where low cost materials and
processing are of critical importance. With the growing need for weight savings
in trucks and automobiles, these markets offer great potential. Joint
development programs will accelerate the introduction of new applications.
Because Toray Industries is strategically developing carbon fiber in automotive
use in addition to aerospace, there is a strategic and technological link with
our future developments in this respect. We see a need to cooperate within the
value chain in order to speed up the time to market for new materials and
processing technologies'.
Royal Ten Cate
Almelo, the Netherlands, Tuesday, 21 June 2011
For further information:
Royal Ten Cate
Frank Spaan, Corporate Director, Business Development
Telephone : +31 546 544 977
Mobile : +31 6 129 617 24
E-mail :f.spaan(at)tencate.com
Internet :www.tencate.com
TenCate Aerospace Composites is a leading developer and producer of thermoset
and thermoplastic prepreg composites for space and aerospace and industrial
applications. Prepregs of TenCate Aerospace Composites are used in commercial
aircraft, satellites, helicopters, general aviation, aircraft interiors, radomes
and unmanned vehicles. TenCate Aerospace Composites has plants in Europe and
North-America.
Royal Ten Cate (TenCate) is a multinational company which combines textile
technology with related chemical processes and material technology in the
development and production of functional materials with distinctive
characteristics. Products of TenCate are sold worldwide.
Systems and materials from TenCate come under four areas of application: safety
& protection, space & aerospace, infrastructure & the environment, and sport &
recreation. TenCate occupies leading positions in protective fabrics, composites
for space and aerospace, antiballistics, geosynthetics and synthetic turf.
TenCate is listed on the NYSE Euronext (AMX).
Toray Industries Inc produces fibers, textiles, resins, plastics, films,
chemicals, ceramics, composite materials, medical products, and electronics.
Toray has head offices in Tokyo, Japan. More information on: www.toray.com
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