# Teijin Frontier and Asahi Kasei Advance to form joint venture

Asahi Kasei Advance will be merged with Teijin Frontier to create a joint venture, with Teijin holding 80% ownership and Asahi Kasei holding 20%. The merger aims to build a more competitive trading company for fibres, nonwovens, textiles, and chemical items.

- Type: Acquisition
- Announced: 2025-12-01
- Where: Japan
- Status: announced
- Products: fibres, nonwovens, textiles, chemical items, construction materials
- Sectors: [Industrial Textiles](https://endata.com/sectors/industrial-textiles.md), [Specialty Chemicals](https://endata.com/sectors/specialty-chemicals.md)

## Companies

- [Asahi Kasei](https://endata.com/companies/8888.md) (investor)
- [Asahi Kasei](https://endata.com/companies/8888.md) (partner)
- [Teijin](https://endata.com/companies/19925.md) (partner)
- [Teijin Frontier](https://endata.com/companies/23526.md) (acquirer)
- [Teijin Frontier](https://endata.com/companies/23526.md) (target)
- [Asahi Kasei Advance](https://endata.com/companies/59649.md) (target)

## Sources

- [yarnsandfibers.com](https://www.yarnsandfibers.com/news/textile-news/teijin-frontier-asahi-kasei-advance-to-form-new-joint-venture/), 2025-12-01: "Asahi Kasei Advance will be merged with Teijin Frontier to create a joint venture, in which Teijin will hold 80% ownership and Asahi Kasei will hold the remaining 20%."
- [innovationintextiles.com](https://innovationintextiles.com/asahi-kasei-advance-and-teijin-frontier-to-merge/), 2025-12-01: "the two Japanese corporations have decided that a merger will be the most promising path forward, rather than pursuing independent growth for Asahi Kasei Advance"
- [nonwovens-industry.com](https://www.nonwovens-industry.com/breaking-news/asahi-kasei-advance-teijin-frontier-to-merge/), 2025-12-01: "Considering sustained business expansion, it was determined that operating the business under Teijin Frontier would be the most promising path forward."
- [apparelresources.com](https://apparelresources.com/business-news/manufacturing/asahi-kasei-teijin-seal-merger-deal-create-new-textile-joint-venture/), 2025-12-03: "Asahi Kasei has confirmed that it has entered into an agreement with Teijin Limited to carry out an absorption-type merger between their respective subsidiaries."

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