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- Title
Global Vectran capacity 1,000 tons.
- Abstract
The article reports on the expansion project completed by Japanese fiber producer Kuraray Co. Ltd. at its Vectran fiber manufacturing line in Saijo, Japan. The U.S. plant of the company in Fort Mill, South Carolina also underwent improvements in preparation for the impending additional capacity in May 2008. According to the company, it plans to increase production of its Vectran fiber by 40% to 1,000 tons annually. Vectran is the world's only multifilament yarn that is made from liquid crystal polymer (LCP) and is utilized in a variety of technical applications.
- Subjects
SOUTH Carolina; JAPAN; BUSINESS expansion; KURARAY Co. Ltd.; TEXTILE fiber industry; TEXTILE factories; PLANT capacity; YARN; POLYMER liquid crystals; FORT Mill (S.C.)
- Publication
Technical Textiles / Technische Textilen, 2008, Vol 51, Issue 2, pE59
- ISSN
0323-3243
- Publication type
Article