# Toray to double T1100 carbon fiber capacity at Decatur plant

Toray Composite Materials America announced a $15 million investment to double production capacity of TORAYCA T1100 carbon fiber at its Decatur, Alabama plant, with upgrade starting April 2023 and completing by September 2023.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2022-10-06
- Where: Decatur, Alabama, United States
- Value: $15.0M
- Starts operating: Sep 2023
- Status: announced
- Capacity: double production capacity of TORAYCA T1100 carbon fiber
- Products: TORAYCA T1100 carbon fiber
- Sectors: [Specialty Chemicals](https://endata.com/sectors/specialty-chemicals.md)

## Companies

- [Toray Composite Materials America](https://endata.com/companies/46168.md)
- [Toray Industries](https://endata.com/companies/4565.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [toraycma.com](https://www.toraycma.com/toray-announces-investment-to-double-torayca-t1100-production-capacity-at-its-decatur-alabama-carbon-fiber-plant/), 2022-10-06: "The $15 million investment will double the production capacity of the high-performance TORAYCA T1100 carbon fiber and add critical redundancy."
- [k-online.de](https://www.k-online.de/de/Media_News/News/Archiv_Branchen-News/Toray_Kapazit%C3%A4tserweiterung_f%C3%BCr_BoPET-Trennfolien_und_Carbonfasern), 2022-10-27: "In einer weiteren Aussendung kündigt Toray die Verdopplung der Produktionskapazitäten für Carbonfasern der Marke Torayca T1110 am Standort Decatur im US-amerikanischen Bundesstaat Alabama an."

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