Teijin: Concluded a supply contract for high-performance composite materials with Safran, France
October 27, 2020
Teijin:
We have signed a contract with France’s Safran S.A. to supply high-performance composite materials used in aircraft parts.
Signing this contract:
Strengthen supply of high-performance materials for next-generation aircraft.
We will start supplying high-performance composite materials.
Manufactured by Renegade:
Renegade of the United States manufactures and sells highly heat-resistant thermosetting prepregs.
We manufacture some of the first materials we supply to Safran in the United States.
High heat resistance thermosetting prepreg:
Teijin acquired Renegade in 2019.
We have built a new carbon fiber manufacturing base in South Carolina, USA.
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Teijin and Safran sign Master Contract for the Purchasing of High-Performance Composite Materials
Tokyo, Japan, October 27, 2020
Teijin Limited
announced today that a long term master agreement has been signed by Teijin and Safran S.A., an international high-technology group and tier-1 supplier of systems and equipment in the Aerospace and Defense market.
Teijin has been supplying high-performance materials to Safran for the last 25 years.
The contract establishes the frame for the supply of Teijin`s high-performance materials dedicated to the manufacturing of equipment parts for new generation aircrafts.
Teijin and Safran
intend to reinforce their collaboration to meet the challenges of the aviation market, creating advanced technologies that lower production costs and environmental impact.
Teijin may supply Safran with a variety of high-performance materials to manufacture various Safran products used for aircraft applications in
- commercial,
- defense industry
- space applications.
Some of the first materials supplied to Safran
should be manufactured by US-based Renegade Materials Corporation, a prepreg supplier specialized in high temperature resistant resin and safe, non-toxic polyimide prepreg materials, which Teijin acquired in 2019.
Safran Vice President, Materials Purchasing, Thierry Viguier, stated,
The signature of this master agreement materializes the growing relation between Safran and Teijin.
Safran expects to reach new steps in aeronautical equipment performance and competitiveness, thanks to the innovation capacity of Teijin in high-performance materials.