# Toray to boost large-tow carbon fiber production at Zoltek in Mexico

Toray Industries announced that its subsidiary Zoltek will invest $130 million to expand large-tow carbon fiber capacity at a facility in Jalisco, Mexico, by about 54% to over 20,000 tons per year, with combined capacity in Mexico and Hungary reaching about 35,000 tons.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2021-11-18
- Where: Jalisco, Mexico, Mexico
- Value: $130.0M
- Starts operating: 2023
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 20,000 tons per year (Mexico); 35,000 tons combined (Mexico and Hungary)
- Products: large-tow carbon fiber
- Sectors: [Industrial Textiles](https://endata.com/sectors/industrial-textiles.md)

## Companies

- [Toray Industries](https://endata.com/companies/4565.md)
- [Zoltek Companies](https://endata.com/companies/22740.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [textileworld.com](https://www.textileworld.com/textile-world/fiber-world/2021/11/toray-to-boost-large-tow-carbon-fiber-production/), 2021-11-18: "Toray Industries Inc., announced today that U.S. subsidiary Zoltek Companies Inc., will bolster its large-tow carbon fiber production capacity in 2023."

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