Japan Speeds Up Carbon Fiber Research And Development To Seize High-End Fields

Japan economic news reports, using Dongli, Japan

Carbon fiber, after the stone and steel and other metals, is known as the "third generation material" internationally, because the composite made of carbon fiber has high strength.

After the financial crisis in 2008, the demand for carbon fiber materials decreased by 1 over the same period last year. But it began to increase gradually from 2010 to 15% over the same period, reaching about 30 thousand tons, and is expected to increase by 15%-20% every year.

Japan's MITSUBISHI rayon started the production line of 2700 tons per year in the second half of this year, mainly producing carbon fiber composite materials for wind power equipment. Germany, which has announced the abandonment of nuclear power, will become an important customer. MITSUBISHI has set up relevant business departments in Germany to prepare for the ever expanding demand. Dongli has set up a carbon fiber material factory in South Korea in June this year, and plans to start production next year. At the same time, it has ensured that the area is equal to 8 Tokyo sports venues, so as to make preparations for future capital expansion.

According to the analysis of relevant people, carbon fiber materials will be widely used in aviation, environment and other fields in the future, and the main market will also be pferred from advanced countries to new developing countries in Asia.