# Toray Advanced Materials to expand carbon fiber production in Gumi, South Korea

Toray Advanced Materials announced a 3,300-tonne-per-year carbon fiber production line expansion at its Gumi 4 plant in Gyeongbuk, South Korea, targeting start-up in the second half of 2025, raising total capacity to 8,000 tonnes per year.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2023-07-13
- Where: Gumi, Gyeongbuk, South Korea
- Starts operating: Q3 2025
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 3,300 tonnes per year
- Products: carbon fiber
- Sectors: [Specialty Chemicals](https://endata.com/sectors/specialty-chemicals.md)

## Companies

- [Toray Advanced Materials](https://endata.com/companies/58160.md)

## Sources

- [newsis.com](https://www.newsis.com/view/NISX20230713_0002374749), 2023-07-13: "도레이첨단소재는 경북 구미시에 위치한 구미 4공장에 2025년 하반기 가동을 목표로 연산 3300톤 규모의 탄소섬유 생산설비를 증설한다고 13일 밝혔다."

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