Teijin's Carbon Fiber Business has a long, successful history going back to 1934 and the manufacture of synthetic fibers.
2018 | Teijin Limited to Integrate Carbon Fiber Subsidiary Toho Tenax. |
2014 | Taiwan Office opened. |
2013 | Toho Tenax Singapore Pte. Ltd. opened. |
2008 | Sakura Line completed at Mishima Plant. |
2007 | Toho Tenax becomes a wholly-owned subsidiary of Teijin Limited via stock swap. |
2006 | Change of carbon fiber brand name from Besfight to Tenax. |
2005 | Company logo changed, and names of subsidiaries changed to Toho Tenax Europe GmbH and Toho Tenax America, Inc. |
2004 | Acquisition of Fortafil Fibers and create product base in America. |
2003 | Shanghai Office opened. |
2001 | Company name changed to Toho Tenax. |
2000 | Teijin Ltd. becomes majority shareholder and therefore parent corporation. |
1993 | Toho Carbon Fibers established in the U.S. |
1993 | Tenax Fibers established in Germany. |
1977 | Manufacture of prepreg begins. |
1975 | Final decision to enter carbon fiber business. Sale of Besfight® begin. First mass-production line for Pyromex™ flame-resistant fiber completed at Mishima Plant. |
1972 | Carbon fiber pilot plant operation begins. |
1969 | Research into carbon fiber begins. |
1963 | Operations begin at Mishima Plant (acrylic fiber production) |
1952 | Ibigawa Plant constructed. |
1950 | Toho Rayon Co., Ltd. established in compliance with Japan's Antitrust Law and Corporate Reorganization Law. |
1935 | Tokushima Plant opened, production of rayon staple begins. |
1934 | Toho Synthetic Fiber Co., Ltd. established. |
2018 | Change of company name into Teijin Carbon Europe GmbH. | |
2011 | July 2011: Toho Tenax Europe GmbH receives EN 9100 certification. | |
2010 | October 2010: Full-fledged operation of carbon fiber production line #4 in Oberbruch. | |
2009 | August 2009: Completion of line #4. | |
2009 | Toho Tenax Europe receives lab certification from Germanischer Lloyd. | |
2008 | April 23, 2008: The foundation stone is laid for production line #4. | |
2008 | April 1st, 2008: Introduction of a worldwide unified nomenclature and lot number system for all filament yarns within Toho Tenax Group. | |
2007 | September 2007: Toho Tenax becomes a 100% subsidiary of Teijin Limited. | |
2006 | August 2006: Start-up of production line #3. | |
2006 | January 2006: Tenax™ becomes the worldwide unified trade name for Toho Tenax Group carbon fiber | |
2005 | April 1st, 2005: Change of company name into Toho Tenax Europe GmbH. | |
2004 | August 31st, 2004: Acquisition of carbon-fiber business in the United States. | |
2001 | July 2001: Toho Rayon Co., Ltd., changes its name into Teijin Carbon Co., Ltd. | |
2000 | March 1st, 2000: 100% Toho Rayon (Japan). | |
2000 | February 2000: Teijin Ltd. acquires more than 50% of shares in Toho Rayon Ltd. | |
1999 | Increase of company percentage Toho Rayon (95%), Acordis (5%). | |
1998 | Start-up of production on line #2, Oberbruch (Germany). | |
1997 | Increase of company percentage Toho Rayon (80%), Akzo Nobel (20%). | |
1993 | Tenax Fibers is certified according to ISO 9001. | |
1993 | Joint Venture between Toho Rayon and Akzo Nobel resulting in the foundation of Tenax Fibers GmbH & Co. KG. | |
1990 | Start-up of a development production line. | |
1987 | First aerospace qualification for Tenax™ carbon fiber. | |
1986 | Start-up of first production line in Germany. | |
1983 | Toho Rayon (today’s Teijin Limited, Japan) licenses carbon fiber manufacturing technology to Enka AG (later Akzo Nobel AG and Acordis AG). |
2018 | Change of company name into Teijin Carbon America, Inc. |
2005 | Toho Tenax America, Inc. is established. |
2004 | Toho Carbon Fibers, Inc acquires Fortafil* Fibers, Inc, Rockwood, TN from Acordis thereby securing a production base in North America. |
1993 | Toho Rayon forms Toho Carbon Fibers, Inc to directly market carbon fiber in North America. |
1992 | BASF exits carbon fiber business. |
1985 | Celanese sells carbon fiber operations to BASF. |
1981 | Carbon fiber manufacturing starts in Rock Hill, SC. |
1976 | Toho Rayon forms technical and sales collaboration with Celanese Corporation in North America. |
2019 Renegade Materials Corporation became a wholly owned subsidiary of Teijin Holdings USA, Inc.