# Toray expands carbon fiber production capacity in France

Toray Industries decided to expand its French subsidiary Toray Carbon Fibers Europe S.A.'s production facilities at the Abidos plant, increasing annual capacity from 5,000 to 6,000 metric tons of regular tow medium- and high-modulus carbon fibers.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2023-10-04
- Where: Abidos, South-West France, France
- Starts operating: 2025
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 6,000 metric tons annually
- Products: regular tow medium- and high-modulus carbon fibers
- Sectors: [Industrial Textiles](https://endata.com/sectors/industrial-textiles.md)

## Companies

- [Toray Industries](https://endata.com/companies/4565.md)
- [Toray Carbon Fibers Europe](https://endata.com/companies/66969.md)

## Sources

- [toray-cfe.com](https://toray-cfe.com/en/toray-expanding-european-carbon-fiber-production/), 2023-10-04: "By boosting carbon fiber production capacity in Europe, Toray is responding to its customers’ demand for medium and high-modulus carbon fibers, as befits the market leader."

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