# Toyobo and Indorama Ventures open nylon yarn factory in Thailand

Toyobo and Indorama Ventures completed construction of a factory in Rayong Province, Thailand, to produce high-performance nylon yarn for automobile airbags. Commercial production is expected to start in mid-2023.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2022-10-12
- Where: Rayong Province, Thailand
- Starts operating: Jul 2023
- Status: completed
- Products: high-performance nylon yarn for airbags
- Sectors: [Automotive Components](https://endata.com/sectors/automotive-components.md)

## Companies

- [Toyobo](https://endata.com/companies/7774.md) (partner)
- [Indorama Ventures Public Co. Ltd.](https://endata.com/companies/16732.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [toyobo-global.com](https://www.toyobo-global.com/news/2022/release_499.html), 2022-10-12: "The manufacturing team will start test production in October 2022 with the goal of starting commercial production in the middle of 2023."

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