# Toray invests $80 million in nylon fiber plant in Jalisco

Japanese firm Toray invested US$80 million in a new industrial building in Jalisco, Mexico, to produce nylon fibers for automotive airbags. The plant has capacity to produce nearly 10,000 tons of nylon fibers per year and will employ 173 people.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2018-01-25
- Where: Jalisco, Mexico
- Value: $80.0M
- Jobs: 173
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 10,000 tons of nylon fibers per year
- Products: nylon fibers for airbags
- Sectors: [Industrial Textiles](https://endata.com/sectors/industrial-textiles.md), [Automotive Components](https://endata.com/sectors/automotive-components.md)

## Companies

- [Toray](https://endata.com/companies/29633.md)

## Sources

- [mexico-now.com](https://mexico-now.com/toray-investing-us-80-million-in-jalisco/), 2018-01-25: "Japanese Firm Toray invested US$80 million on a new industrial building and is going to employ 173 associates."

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