TOKYO -- Japanese chemicals giant Toray Industries will pour 100 billion yen ($780 million) into increasing production capacity for carbon fiber materials used in airplanes and hydrogen fuel tanks by 2025, Nikkei has learned.
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Japanese synthetic fiber maker Toray will invest in additional carbon fiber production capacity for the aviation industry, which is recovering from the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. © Reuters
TOKYO -- Japanese chemicals giant Toray Industries will pour 100 billion yen ($780 million) into increasing production capacity for carbon fiber materials used in airplanes and hydrogen fuel tanks by 2025, Nikkei has learned.