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Toho Tenax and Henkel have partnered to develop a new family of carbon fiber reinforced prepregs based on Henkel’s novel benzoxazine resin system.

The first potential application for this new technology will be in the utilisation of a woven Tenax® carbon fiber reinforced benzoxazine prepreg in the Airbus A380 Auxillary Power Unit (APU) housing.

About Toho Tenax

Toho Tenax is the core company of the Teijin Group's carbon fibers business. Toho Tenax is a leading carbon fiber manufacturer with an annual production capacity of 13,900 tons in Japan, Germany andUSA. Toho Tenax Europe GmbH is an affiliate located in Germany and responsible for the European market.

About Teijin

Teijin is a global technology-driven group operating in five main fields: synthetic fibers (polyester fibers, carbon fibers and aramid fibers); films and plastics; pharmaceuticals and home health care; trading and retail; IT and new products. Teijin Limited, the holding company for the Teijin Group, is listed on the Tokyo and Osaka stock exchanges. The group had consolidated sales of USD 10.5 billion (JPY 943.4 billion, USD 1=JPY 90) in fiscal 2008 and employs 19,453 people worldwide, with 169 companies around the world.