Toray Carbon Fibers America (CFA)Manufacturer of TORAYCA® carbon fiber using the PAN (polyacrylonitrile) process. Recognized for its high quality and processing consistency, the characteristics of TORAYCA® fiber make it the preferred choice of designers and engineers. Toray Carbon Fibers America, Inc. began producing TORAYCA® carbon fibers in Decatur, Alabama in 1999, at a site established expressly for that purpose. The Decatur facility houses the world's largest single carbon fiber production line, with a nominal capacity of 4 million pounds per year (1,800 tons per year), which will be expanded to 8 million pounds per year (3,600 tons per year), by early 2006.
Toray Industries, Inc. of Japan is the recognized worldwide leader in the carbon fiber industry, having pioneered development of PAN-based carbon fibers over 30 years ago. The
Toray Group, including its US-based subsidiary,
Toray Carbon Fibers America, Inc., is the world's largest producer of PAN (polyacrylonitrile)-based carbon fibers, with manufacturing and distribution facilities in the United States, Europe and Japan and a current installed capacity of 7300 tons per year.