# Toray Advanced Textile opens new plant in Jalisco, Mexico

Toray Advanced Textile has started operations at a new plant in El Salto, Jalisco, Mexico, producing nylon fibers for automotive airbags. The $80 million investment will create 173 jobs and produce about 10,000 tons of nylon fiber per year.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2018-02-08
- Where: El Salto, Jalisco, Mexico
- Value: $80.0M
- Jobs: 173
- Starts operating: 8 Feb 2018
- Status: completed
- Capacity: 10,000 tons of nylon fiber per year
- Products: nylon fibers for airbags
- Sectors: [Automotive Components](https://endata.com/sectors/automotive-components.md), [Industrial Textiles](https://endata.com/sectors/industrial-textiles.md)

## Companies

- [Toray Advanced Textile](https://endata.com/companies/29964.md)

## Sources

- [pt-mexico.com](https://www.pt-mexico.com/noticias/post/toray-advanced-textile-abrir-nueva-planta-en-jalisco), 2018-02-08: "La firma japonesa Toray Advanced Textile, dedicada a la fabricación de fibras para la producción de bolsas de aire de la industria automotriz, ha iniciado operaciones en su nueva planta ubicada en El Salto, Jalisco."

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