Toho Tenax (Europe: Wuppertal / Germany; www.tohotenax-eu.com) is to collaborate with carbon fibre and aramid textile manufacturer Hindoostan Technical Fabrics (Mumbai / India; www.hindoostantech.com) in the development of carbon fibre fabrics for India’s composite industry.

Under the partnership, Toho Tenax will supply its “Tenax” carbon fibre to Hindoostan Technical Fabrics for weaving and processing into quality textiles. The two companies will jointly market products to manufacturers of composite materials and reinforced sheets. The focus of the collaboration will be on applications including transportation such as automotive, aerospace and railway; wind power; sports and leisure; medical equipment; construction reinforcement and retrofitting; electronics such as computer and mobile phone housings, as well as a wide range of other industrial applications.

India’s composite industry has recorded growth of about 20% per annum over the last five years – for more details, see Plasteurope.com of 09.08.2010. “Tenax” carbon fibre textile is used globally in a number of composite products, such as automotive parts, wind-turbine generator blades, medical machinery and machine tools.