Sustainability
Sustainability report 2024
Teijin Carbon's First Sustainability Report
We’re excited to share our very first Sustainability report, published on September 9, 2025. This marks a major milestone in our journey toward greater transparency and accountability. The report highlights our sustainability efforts, achievements, and future goals as we continue to build a more responsible and resilient business.
Explore the report and learn more about how we’re shaping a sustainable future.
Download Sustainability report 2024
Reinforcing excellence
All carbon fiber production processes are energy intensive. Therefore, the entire production process is monitored and audited in accordance with ISO 50001 (Energy Management System) and ISO 14001 (Environmental Management System). In our process, the waste heat generated during carbon fiber production is captured by a local heat exchanger system and repurposed to air-condition other production facilities, contributing to improved energy efficiency and supporting the company’s sustainability efforts."
Life cycle assessments (LCA) are carried out for our various carbon fibers and downstream products to quantify all energy and mass flows in this energy-intensive production process. Essentially, the LCA balances all environmental aspects along the life cycle of a product from raw material through production and use phases up to disposal.
Starting from the localization of energy demand and greenhouse gas emissions, the following approaches are considered:
- Use of circular polyacrylonitrile which is not based on petroleum but on polymers from sustainable sources,
- Use of renewable electricity for all sub-processes, including nitrogen production,
- Optimized production parameters,
- CO2-reduced treatment of waste gas from carbon fiber production,
- CO2-optimized logistics.
Tenax Next – a sustainable revolution in carbon fibers
Tenax NextTM represents a remarkable leap forward in eco-conscious material science. Featuring circular feedstock with a significantly reduced carbon footprint, the carbon fiber materials under this new brand maintain the strength, durability and performance that TenaxTM carbon fiber products are known for.
This innovation aligns with Teijin Carbon's commitment to sustainability and addresses growing demand for environmentally responsible, high-performance materials.
“With Tenax NextTM we're driving the evolution of carbon fiber technology. We've developed a new generation of materials that meet the growing demand for sustainable solutions... And this is just the beginning. We are delivering top-tier performance while pushing forward circularity and advancing the optimization of production processes.”
Jörg Friedrich
CTO of Teijin Carbon Europe
Join us in embracing circularity
Combine the experience and quality of a product from our supply chain with our commitment to reducing our environmental impact – we ensure traceability throughout the entire process to convert as much of our residues as possible into feedstock for high-quality, circular materials. We are eager to explore solutions together with our partners to close the production loop.
Let’s collaborate: Together, we can innovate, save resources, and drive sustainability forward.