# Toray to install spun bonded fabric development equipment at Shiga Plant

Toray Industries Inc. will install prototype equipment to develop higher value spun bonded fabrics at its Shiga Plant in Japan, with operation starting in November 2017.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2017-04-04
- Where: Shiga Plant, Japan, Japan
- Starts operating: Nov 2017
- Status: announced
- Products: spun bonded fabrics, nonwoven fabric
- Sectors: [Industrial Textiles](https://endata.com/sectors/industrial-textiles.md)

## Companies

- [Toray Industries](https://endata.com/companies/4565.md)

## Sources

- [apparelresources.com](https://apparelresources.com/business-news/sourcing/toray-to-install-spun-bonded-fabric-development-equipment-in-japan/), 2017-04-04: "Toray will utilize the equipment for developing speciality spun-bonded fabrics for hygiene applications, such as disposable diaper, as well as for improving productivity throughout the group and expanding initiatives targeting the high value-added market."

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