# Toray completes $15M expansion of TORAYCA T1100 carbon fiber capacity in Decatur, Alabama

Toray Composite Materials America completed a $15 million upgrade to double production capacity of TORAYCA T1100 carbon fiber at its Decatur, Alabama facility, supporting defense applications.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2024-01-29
- Where: Decatur, Alabama, United States
- Value: $15.0M
- Starts operating: 29 Jan 2024
- Status: completed
- Capacity: doubled production capacity
- Products: TORAYCA T1100 carbon fiber
- Sectors: [Industrial Textiles](https://endata.com/sectors/industrial-textiles.md)

## Companies

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

## Sources

- [prnewswire.com](https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/toray-celebrates-the-commissioning-of-expanded-torayca-t1100-production-capacity-at-its-decatur-alabama-carbon-fiber-plant-302047183.html), 2024-01-29: "The $15 million upgrade doubles the production capacity of the TORAYCA T1100 carbon fiber and adds critical redundancy to support the rising demand for defense applications."
- [toraycma.com](https://www.toraycma.com/toray-celebrates-the-commissioning-of-expanded-torayca-t1100-production-capacity-at-its-decatur-alabama-carbon-fiber-plant/), 2024-01-29: "The $15 million upgrade doubles the production capacity of the TORAYCA T1100 carbon fiber and adds critical redundancy to support the rising demand for defense applications."
- [textileworld.com](https://www.textileworld.com/textile-world/textile-news/2024/02/toray-commissions-toraycat1100-production-expansion-in-alabama/), 2024-02-13: "Toray provides high performance carbon fibers which are critical to our defense industrial base and national security."

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