# Teijin Aramid to increase Twaron capacity by over 25%

Teijin Aramid announced plans to increase production capacity for its Twaron para-aramid fiber by more than 25%. The additional capacity will become available within five years, with full availability planned by 2022.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2017-12-20
- Where: Emmen, Netherlands
- Starts operating: 2022
- Status: announced
- Capacity: more than 25% increase
- Products: Twaron para-aramid fiber
- Sectors: [Industrial Textiles](https://endata.com/sectors/industrial-textiles.md)

## Companies

- [Teijin Aramid](https://endata.com/companies/25603.md)

## Sources

- [textileworld.com](https://www.textileworld.com/textile-world/fiber-world/2017/12/teijin-aramid-to-increase-its-twaron-aramid-yarn-capacity-by-more-than-25/), 2017-12-20: "This new investment in increased capacity will help us, as market leader, to meet market demand, anyplace and anytime."
- [prnewswire.com](https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/teijin-aramid-to-increase-its-twaron-aramid-yarn-capacity-by-more-than-25-665416813.html), 2017-12-20: "This new investment in increased capacity will help us, as market leader, to meet market demand, anyplace and anytime."
- [indiantextilemagazine.in](https://www.indiantextilemagazine.in/teijin-aramid-to-raise-twaron-yarn-capacity-by-more-than-25/), 2018-01-24: "Teijin Aramid has just announced its plan to increase the production capacity for its Twaron super fiber by more than 25%."

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