东丽收购法国碳纤维公司索费卡Soficar
By www.carbonfiber.com.cn
东丽实业公司近日宣布已从阿科玛公司手中购得法国碳纤维制造商索费卡（Soficar）的剩余股份。Soficar是法国一家专门从事碳纤维生产和销售的专业公司。此前，东丽拥有该公司70％的股权，阿科玛持有剩余的30％股权。此次交易完成后，Soficar成为东丽公司的全资子公司，名称也将变更为东丽碳纤维欧洲公司。Soficar目前碳纤维生产能力为5200吨/年，东丽公司计划未来进一步扩大该公司产能。
Toray takes Arkema’s Soficar share
As European initiatives to accelerate the adoption of carbon fibre composites in new areas such as mass market vehicles continue, Japan’s Toray Industries has purchased Arkema’s 30% shares in Soficar.
Soficar currently has annual carbon fibre production capacity of 5,200 tons and will be renamed Toray Carbon Fibers Europe.
It was established in 1982 as a joint venture with Elf Aquitaine and Toray increased its stake to 70% in 1988
Toray now plans to further accelerate its move to establish the integrated value chain of carbon fiber Torayca and expand the business through installing new production lines of raw material fibre (precursor) and prepreg for aircraft application in the future, as well as further expansion of carbonization capacity at new CFE.
Global demand for polyacrylonitrile(PAN)-based carbon fibre in 2011 is estimated to be almost 40,000 tons and to continue growing significantly at an annual rate exceeding 15%.
Toray is accelerating application developments in the fields of aerospace, sporting goods and general industrial and its production network to be based on its current three sites in Japan, France and the USA, and also in South Korea from 2013.
东丽实业公司近日宣布已从阿科玛公司手中购得法国碳纤维制造商索费卡（Soficar）的剩余股份。Soficar是法国一家专门从事碳纤维生产和销售的专业公司。此前，东丽拥有该公司70％的股权，阿科玛持有剩余的30％股权。此次交易完成后，Soficar成为东丽公司的全资子公司，名称也将变更为东丽碳纤维欧洲公司。Soficar目前碳纤维生产能力为5200吨/年，东丽公司计划未来进一步扩大该公司产能。
Toray takes Arkema’s Soficar share
As European initiatives to accelerate the adoption of carbon fibre composites in new areas such as mass market vehicles continue, Japan’s Toray Industries has purchased Arkema’s 30% shares in Soficar.
Soficar currently has annual carbon fibre production capacity of 5,200 tons and will be renamed Toray Carbon Fibers Europe.
It was established in 1982 as a joint venture with Elf Aquitaine and Toray increased its stake to 70% in 1988
Toray now plans to further accelerate its move to establish the integrated value chain of carbon fiber Torayca and expand the business through installing new production lines of raw material fibre (precursor) and prepreg for aircraft application in the future, as well as further expansion of carbonization capacity at new CFE.
Global demand for polyacrylonitrile(PAN)-based carbon fibre in 2011 is estimated to be almost 40,000 tons and to continue growing significantly at an annual rate exceeding 15%.
Toray is accelerating application developments in the fields of aerospace, sporting goods and general industrial and its production network to be based on its current three sites in Japan, France and the USA, and also in South Korea from 2013.
