Japanese companies Toray Industries and Teijin are set to unveil carbon fibre products which could halve aircraft production costs for the likes of Boeing and Airbus. Toray's new composite material reduces production times by 20% to 30%, and the firm also manufactures thermoplastic materials suitable for moulding. Teijin has also developed a thermosetting material suitable for mass production, and hopes it will triple annual sales to JPY100bn ($920m) by 2030.
Japanese companies Toray Industries and Teijin are set to unveil carbon fibre products which could halve aircraft production costs for the likes of Boeing and Airbus. Toray's new composite material reduces production times by between 20% and 30%, and the firm also manufactures thermoplastic materials suitable for moulding. Teijin has also developed a thermosetting material suitable for mass production, and hopes it will triple annual sales to JPY100bn ($920m) by 2030.