# Toray to increase carbon fibre capacity at Gumi plant in South Korea

Toray Industries plans to increase regular tow carbon fibre production capacity at its Gumi plant in Gyeongsangbuk-do, South Korea by 20%, adding lines to reach 35,000 metric tons annually beginning in 2025.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2023-07-13
- Where: Gumi, Gyeongsangbuk-do, South Korea
- Starts operating: 2025
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 35,000 metric tons per year
- Products: regular tow carbon fibre
- Sectors: [Specialty Chemicals](https://endata.com/sectors/specialty-chemicals.md)

## Companies

- [Toray Industries](https://endata.com/companies/4565.md)
- [Toray Advanced Materials Korea](https://endata.com/companies/24789.md)

## Sources

- [nonwovensnews.com](https://www.nonwovensnews.com/raw-materials-news/16431-toray-to-increase-carbon-fibre-capacity), 2023-07-13: "Toray has made growing sustainably pivotal to Project AP-G 2025, its medium-term management program."

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