Tejin starts carbon fiber production with acrylonitrile from waste and biomass-residue

Abstract

On December 21, 2023, Teijin Limited announced that it will begin production and sales of TenaxTM Carbon Fiber made with sustainable acrylonitrile (AN) using waste and residue from biomass-derived products or recycled raw materials that have received ISCC PLUS certification from the International Sustainability and Carbon Certification system. The TenaxTM Carbon Fiber under ISCC Plus certification will be produced at Teijin's Mishima plant in Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan, using the mass balance approach. With this method, materials are verifiably tracked through complex value chains, for example, when biomass-derived raw materials are mixed with petroleum-derived raw materials to create products.