a polyacrylonitrile (PAN), the carbon fiber precursor, production line in Lacq, south-western France. Operations The world headquarters is in the Nihonbashi Mitsui Tower, 1-1, Nihonbashi-Muromachi 2-chome, Chūō, Tokyo, Japan Toray sponsors the Pan Pacific Open Tennis Tournament Toray sponsors the Digital Creation Awards, in its 10th year in 2005 Toray has operations in 20 countries and regions: Japan, China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, South Korea, Indonesia, Malaysia (Penfibre SDN Berhad), Singapore, Thailand, India, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Switzerland, United Kingdom, Mexico, and the United States In 2013, Toray acquired an approximately 13% stake in Spectral Diagnostics, a Canadian pharmaceutical company focused on sepsis. In March 2018, Toray announced it would acquire TenCate Advanced Composites to advance carbon fiber production capabilities. Gallery See also Composite material Textile manufacturing Alcantara (material) Mitsubishi X-2 References External links List of products Entrant sports fabrics Toray See popular glass-cleaning cloth for eyewear or stemware Pan Pacific Open Tennis Tournament Chemical companies based in Tokyo Textile companies of Japan Defense companies of Japan Manufacturing companies based in Tokyo Companies based in Osaka Prefecture Mitsui Companies listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange Companies listed on the Osaka Exchange Companies formerly listed on the London Stock Exchange Chemical companies established in 1926 Conglomerate companies based in Tokyo Japanese companies established in 1926 Eyewear companies of Japan Japanese brands