# Teijin Frontier and Asahi Kasei Advance to merge into TA Frontier

Teijin Frontier Co., Ltd. and Asahi Kasei Advance Co., Ltd. have decided to merge effective October 1, 2026, forming TA Frontier Co., Ltd. Teijin will hold 80% and Asahi Kasei 20% of the new company. The merger aims to strengthen business foundations and focus on growth areas in textiles, industrial materials, construction materials, and resin products.

- Type: Acquisition
- Announced: 2026-05-11
- Where: Japan
- Status: announced
- Products: textiles, industrial materials, construction materials, resin products
- Sectors: [Industrial Textiles](https://endata.com/sectors/industrial-textiles.md), [Construction Materials](https://endata.com/sectors/construction-materials.md), [Plastics and Polymers](https://endata.com/sectors/plastics-polymers.md)

## Companies

- [TA Frontier](https://endata.com/companies/91863.md)
- [Teijin Frontier](https://endata.com/companies/23526.md) (acquirer)
- [Asahi Kasei Advance](https://endata.com/companies/59649.md) (target)
- [TA Frontier](https://endata.com/companies/91863.md) (target)

## Sources

- [tafrontier-grp.com](https://www.tafrontier-grp.com/news/278/), 2026-05-11: "本経営統合は、両社の相互補完による事業基盤の強化および成長領域への重点的な取り組みを通じて、変化の激しい市場環境に対応し、持続的な成長を実現することを目的としています。"
- [tafrontier-grp.com](https://www.tafrontier-grp.com/english/news/278/), 2026-05-11: "TA Frontier Co., Ltd. will bring together the complementary materials-related technologies and marketing capabilities of Teijin Frontier and Asahi Kasei Advance to provide solutions spanning apparel textiles, industrial materials, building materials and resin products."

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