# Teijin to invest $320M in US carbon fiber plant and Japan precursor expansion

Teijin announced total investments of approximately $320 million for the new carbon fiber production facility in the U.S. and a precursor capacity expansion at Toho Tenax's factory in Mishima, Japan.

- Type: Investment
- Announced: 2017-12-04
- Where: Greenwood, South Carolina; Mishima, Japan, United States
- Value: $320.0M
- Status: announced
- Products: carbon fiber, polyacrylonitrile (PAN) precursor
- Sectors: [Specialty Chemicals](https://endata.com/sectors/specialty-chemicals.md)

## Companies

- [Teijin](https://endata.com/companies/19925.md)
- [Toho Tenax Co., Ltd.](https://endata.com/companies/28576.md)

## Sources

- [polyestertime.com](https://www.polyestertime.com/teijin-us-carbon-fiber-toho-tenax/), 2017-12-04: "The total investments of the new carbon fiber production facility in the U.S. and Toho Tenax’s precursor capacity expansion in Japan will amount to approximately $320 million."

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