# Toray opens foam innovation center in Virginia

Toray Plastics (America) opened a $4 million innovation center in Front Royal, Virginia, for its polyolefin foam business. The center complements a recent $40 million expansion of the plant that includes a new extrusion line, irradiation unit, and salt bath unit.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2020-03-21
- Where: Front Royal, Virginia, United States
- Value: $4.00M
- Starts operating: 21 Mar 2020
- Status: completed
- Products: polyolefin foam, electron beam cross-linked foam
- Sectors: [Specialty Chemicals](https://endata.com/sectors/specialty-chemicals.md), [Automotive Components](https://endata.com/sectors/automotive-components.md)

## Companies

- [Toray Plastics (America)](https://endata.com/companies/4564.md)

## Sources

- [cen.acs.org](https://cen.acs.org/materials/polymers/Toray-opens-foam-innovation-center/98/i11), 2020-03-21: "Toray says the $4 million center boasts a pilot line that allows it to try new resin systems and technologies."

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