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o complete its portfolio of ultra high-performance materials, Japan-based Teijin will enter the high-performance polyethylene (HP-PE) market by establishing its first facility in Emmen, the Netherlands, with start up in 2011. The company says it is targeting a global market share of 15% to 20% by 2015.
HP-PE, which comes in the form of fibres or tapes, is produced from ultra high-molecular weight polyethylene (UHMWPE) polymers. Besides being resistant to impact, cutting, wear and chemicals HP-PE is also tough. Thus, it has a wide range of applications, including reinforced plastics, protective materials, ropes, nets and medical materials.
Teijin Aramid and Teijin Techno Products, core members of Teijin's Aramid Fibers Business Group, have been developing HP-PE production processes and products in their respective research facilities in Arnhem, the Netherlands, and Iwakuni, Japan. Currently, Teijin produces limited amounts of HP-PE at pilot plants in the Netherlands and Japan.
As the result of the offering of mass production technologies and new processes by its sister companies, as well as the required product quality on a mass production basis, Teijin has decided to move forward with its commercial production of HP-PE.
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